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JAPANESE AGAR-AGAR.
VALUE OF A SEAWEED "PRODUCT.
DOCTOR'S FATAL ERROR
“FILTHY MILK.”
FARMERS RETORT TO
SIR K. WOOD."
GAS FROM WRONG CYLINDER.
A mistake made by Mr. Rubons. The Commercial Sec etary of Wade, an anaethotist, in giving to of a great many dleenses, particu Sir Kingsley Wood-The origin the Japanese Embassy writes in patient gas from the wrong larly the disease of tuberculosis the Columbia Port Digest:.
cylinder, because the distinctivo mercial name applied to the dried, continued up to the top but only
Agar or Agar-Agar is the com- colouring of the cylinders was not in children, could be traced to bade
and filthy milk. ́..... bleached Gelatinous Extract of down the sides, was explained at Mr. T. Baxter (president of the certain species of Red Seaweeds. an inquest hold, by Dr. Danford National Farmers' Union)—My re- The native specie, Gelidium Cor-Thomas, deputy coroner for the tort is that a good many neum, is the one principally em- City of London. The inquest con cauos of consumption would be ployed in the manufacture of Ju-cerned the death of Mrs. Isabel found duo to children not taking panese Agar-Agar.
Emma Waghorn, aged 35, of sufficient milk. I object to public Bruce-road, Barnet, who died in St. men getting up and suggesting Bartholomew's Hospital..
that the milk in this country is either bad or filthy.
Agar, Kanten, or Seaweed Ising- lass is a very valuable and inter- eating product known to the Japan- esc; and an industry in a class by itself.
Kanten, the Japanese name for this product, is like so many of the fanciful terms with which the Japanese invest common objects. It means "cold weather," and has reference to the circumstances that this article is, and can be made only during colder months, (December to February).
mora
said an anesthetic had been given Dr. Levick, the house surgeon,
Sir Kingsley Wood, M.P., Par to the patient for an operation, lamentary Secretary to the Minis- and a few minutes later she show try of Health, made the statement ed signs of failure. Efforts to ro- arst given at a luncheon of the store animation, including hoart Milk Recording Societies at the massage, were tried for seventy-Holborn Restaurant recently. Sir five minutes, without success.
which was
After using the words quotad, Mr. Baxter said: The farmers of this country are endeavouring to give the public the very best milk supply that can possibly be pro- duced. I don't hestitate to say giving more attention to this mat ter than British farmers.
Kingsley had to leave the luncheon Sir Bornard Spilsbury, the pat-early, and did not hear the reply examination, stated that the wo hologist, who made post-mortem made subsequently by Mr. Baxter. Agar, or Kanten, has been made man was quite healthy, and the operation that she was to have since about 1760. In the early years it was simply a mass of had was often quite successful. The jelly formed by the boiling of the use of death was asphyxia from seaweeds; but at the present time carbon dioxide gas, the entire output is in a more con- given sometimes in small quantities that so farmers in the world are venient form of alender Agar or a stimulant. In this case it bars, manner of preparation caused collapse of the lungs.
Dr. Wade, one of the hospital which was taken up quite accid- entally. Some soft jelly was anesthetists, said that during the thrown out-of-doors and overnight past twenty years" he had given congealed in the shape of alender about 20,000 anesthetics. It was
his first administration that day. sticks. suggesting the idea of pre-. paring it in this form.
Sir Kingsley Wood had explain- ed that Mr. Neville Chamberlain was desirous of avoiding any sug gestion that the Ministry of Health He commenced with gas and was a departmental dictatorship. Kanton is made from, Algae of oxygen, and unfortunately turned Rather did he desire it should the Genus Gelidium, the principal on carbon dioxide instead of co-operate with societies such as species being G. Corneum. The nitrous oxide gas. A small quan- their own. They wanted farmers Japanese name for the plant is tity of carbon dioxide was some to realise it was good business to Tengusa," a contraction of "Kan-time used. He used eighty parts provide clean milk, and possess tentengusa menning "weed for of carbon dioxide to twenty parts healthy rather than diseased cows. of oxygen, instead of eighty parts They were anxious to find some of nitrous oxide to twenty parts speedy test which would show do- oxygen. The dioxide cylinders finitely whether milk contained were painted grech down the sides tubercular bacilli. by means of rakes with long han-and-black on top, and his mistake Lord Stanley, M.F., who proald- occurred through his standing uped at the annual meeting which and looking at the cylinder from preceded the luncheon, told the above instead of from the side. It members who had been bemoan- was purely his mistake that causeding the hard times for agriculturo the death of the patient.
Kanten."
The red Algae grow on rocks in relatively shallow water and are gathered from small boats, either
dles or by diving. The gathering season extends from May to Octo- ber-July and August are the best months.
After the seaweed has been col- lected it is spread upon the bench to dry and some bleaching takes place during the drying process. It is then sold to the Agar maņu- facturers.
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Processes.
The process of manufacturing Agar is quite elaborate, although the appliances required are simple and inexpensive.
The Coroner: The mistake might have occurred at other times?
that protection and subsidies for agriculture were "off the mep." The Government could only assist by doing small things.
Lord Desborough was
elected
Dr. Wade: Yes, the cylinders Ehould be green right up to the top, and there should be a differ-president of the Societies, in suc- ent tap. He realised his mistake cession to Lord Stanley, in three minutes, and before the patient was in extremis, and he at
once asked for strychnine. Every- "GOD SAVE THE KING.” thing humanly possible was done for her.
Sir Bernard Spilsbury said that Dr. Wade's explanation would account for everything he found.
A CURIOUS FRENCH CLAIM:
In connexion with M. Doumer-
1 The first step is the removal of all foreign matter from the masses of the dry Algae. This is accomplished by beating and pounding the weed until most of
Recording a verdict of death the shells, sand and other foreign from misadventure, the coroner gue's visit to Bugland a claim is matter is removed. Further said it was a very sorious matter.now made that when he was greet- cleaning is effected by washing The hospital steward was in court,ed by the National Anthems of the Algae in cool, fresh water. and no doubt he would see. that France and England he listened 2. The wet Algae or Tengusa is such a mistake did not happen to two French hymns, since, ac- spread out to dry in flakes with again. Dr. Wade admitted that he cording to M. Pierre Soulaine, bamboo tops, through which the made a mistake, and there was no writing in the Figaro, our "God water drains. The seaweed is evidence of negligence.
Save the King" is, both in words and music, of French origin,
then alternately wet by sprinkling with water, and dried in the sun until it is bleached nearly colour-tine, limiting its production to cer-hitherto been divided between Dr.
tain localities.
legs..
Credit for its compositioin has
John Bull, who in 1619 composed 3. As the drying and bleaching
It's Uses.
an "ayre on which it may have progress, the Algae become matted The best known use of Agar is been based, and Henry Carey, who together, and form loose meshed in the treatment of chronic con- first sang it in 1740 as a hymn of sheets. These sheets are loosely stipation. Agar is widely pre- his own composition. M. Soulaine rolled and as required are boiled scribed by the medical profession declares, however, that it was writ in fresh water in a large iron and increasingly by those who ten by J. B. Lulli at the request of kettle, placed over a 'specially con- need correction of their diet where Madame de Maintenon, and was structed oven or furnace. The constipation is present.
sung for the first time by pupils bailing extraets the Gelatine and a Mineral oil has always held a to the "great entry" of Louis XIV. thick, pulpy mass results. From leading position for use in the into the Chapel of St. Cyr. Tho the boiling kettle the jelly is train-correction of constipation. The words of the hymn as sung by ed or Gltered through coarse average user, however, com Madame de Maintenon's proteges cloths into a vat or tank, this pre-plains of its nauseating effect, liminary straining being followed griping and leakage.
by a more thorough straining Of late, mineral oil emulsions through linen bags of finer mesh. have been developed. These con- These bags are placed in a crib, tain a maximum amount of Agar- and squeezed by means of a lever, Agar. the jelly falling into a large vat This form of preparation is cast. under the press.
ly palatable and dependable, be- 4. From the wat the jelly ising equally recommended in the poured into wooden trays to cool, correction of constipation. When cold, a firm jelly is produced The following represents the which the Japanese call "Tokoro-range of uses of thin product in ten."
the commercial world: Pharmaceutical Art-
5. At a certain stage of the cooling and hardening process, the contents of the trays are cut into pieces of uniform size, in or- der to facilitate handling. The cutting is done by means of oblong iron frames, adapted to the shape of the trays, divided into squares of various sizes. One face of the frame has sharpened edges and the cutting is done by inserting the frame along one side of the tray and drawing it horizontally through the jelly.
6. The bars are then put into a wooden box alightly larger and with a coarse wire grating over the lower end. A wooden piston with a broad end, acta into this box and is pushed against the bar of jelly, forcing it through the grating in the form of slender sticks.
7. The sticks and bars of harden- ing jelly are arranged in regular rows on flakes occupying an ex- posed position on a mountain or hillside. The congealing requires from one to three days, according to wind and temperature, and a further drying of three to four days is usually allowed.
8. The thoroughly dried pieces, are trimmed to uniform lengths and baled for shipment.
9. The senson during, which. Agar is manufactured is limited to. the winter months. Moreover fair weather is required for the thaw- ing and drying of the frozen Gola-
Adhesive Dressings. Laxative.
Used in combination with sto- mach and intestinal remedies.
Cold Creams.. Suppositories.
Can be used with Phenolpthalein and Cascara, etc.
Castor oil can be incorporated with it 80 thut the nauseating effect wil be covered.
Culture Media in Bacteriological 'Work.
Food Usea-
Jn Cereal Foods. Jellies, Preserves and Jams. Salad Dressing."
Confectionery (Candies, etc.) Pastrice.
Thickener in Soups.
Used in articles of food in place of starch or animal gelatin.. Industrial Uses-
Clarifying Purposes. Fly-paper.
Soap.
Water-proof Cloth and Paper. Furnishes lustre for Paper Paint and Varnishes.
Preserving Food in Canning In- dustries.
Explosives, Isinglass... Hectographs.
Sizing in Silk Industry. Packing. Fish or Meat when low temperature in needed.
Stencil Patterns in Art,
were:
"Grand Dieu Bauvez le Roi, · Grand Dieu vongez le Roi, Vive le Roi!
Que toujours glorieux, Louis victorieux,
Voie ses enneinis toujours
soumis."
And at this time it may be noted the principal enemies of the "Rol Soleil were the English. Accord- ing to M. Soulaine, Handel, hear- ing the hymn and being struck by its majesty and inspiration, minde a note of it, and as he lived.in Lon-.. don at that time presented it to George I., omitting to mention that Its author was a Frenchman.
LAYS
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