Show SALTPETER IN MEATS packers are to det determine ermine the E effect ff act on health I 1 chicago april 1 A dispatch to the record H herald from uraina Ur abana abna ill says I 1 it la Is the plan of the commission to make the most elaborate tests ever made to determine the effect of the saltpeter contents of cured meat upon the health said president james ot 0 the university of illinois yesterday in discussing the work of the national food commission commIs Blon the work he added is und erta ken at the solicitation of the packers themselves 1 who h 0 ba haap long wanted to know whether cheth e r or r not saltpeter 1 I lpeter when consumed in small quantities i uan Is injurious I 1 tho the will be carri carried on at the university of illinois under the direct super supervision vW on of prof grindley of the university A squad of 0 twenty men will be housed at a club room under the most favorable conditions possible half halt of the men will be fed meats cure cured in the ordinary way and the otherl on exactly the bame same diet except that the meats will not contain any saltpeter A doctor will examine the men dally and their weight and willbe hlll be carefully noted the investigations will extend over six months and the results will be accurate in every particular ti 1 1 I 1 41 the men com p 0 sing the comae 1 s sio nare the most 0 R itry they TI dir direct t the h w wo ark alc arid their presence on the commission insures that the results achieved will toe be final the work Is of great groat importance I 1 owing to the immense amount of cured meats consumed in the country it is imperative that the people know of the injurious or non injurious use of saltpeter I 1 As ag soon as the saltpeter investigation Is finished other work in connection with nutritive problems will be undertaken |