The Effect of Tobacco Smoke on Meat.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 3 May 1890, Page 2

The Effect of Tobacco Smoke on Meat.

i Cases of poisoning due to meat ; which seemed thoroughly, wholesome | have sometimes occurred, and have i remained unexplained; In th» 'Kovuo d'Hygiene' M. Bourrler, i inspector of meat for the city of Paris, i makes 'a valuable- suggestion. Ho describes.his experiments with meat/ impregnated with tobacco smoke. Some thin slices of beef were exposed for a considerable, time to the fumes' of tobacco, and afterwards offered to a dog which had been deprived of food for twelve hours, The dog, after smelling the meat, refused to eat it, Some qf the meat was then out into small pieces and concealed w'ittm bread. .This the dogate with avidity. b ; uMn twenty minutes began to'dig. : pljythem.Qsj distressing symptoms, gndsoon died in great agony." Ay sorts, of meM, • both raw and cooked, : some groiled, roasted, and boiled, were exposed, tq smoke, apd then given to animals, and' in all case 3 produced symptoms of acute poisoning. Even the process of boiling could not extract from meet the nicotine poison. Greese and similar substances have facilities of absorption in proportion with their • fineness and fluidity. Fresh killed' : meat is inpre rapidly impregnated, . and stands ill order of Busoeptability , as follows i-Pori, veal, rabbit,; | poultry, beet-mutton','horse/ The " jeffeot also varies considerably accordling to the quantity' of tbe tobacco. I All these experiments would seem to denote that great care 'should be taken not to allow smoking where : foods, especially moist foods, .such as 'meats, fats, and certain fruits-are exposed.-Exohange. Tragic Scene pn a Balcony.

4 parkable trial 'was' begun latelyit| Thodefendant is a M. de Caunes, :who' ■ contested a seatattbe.iast,geueral' ' eleotionstahd be eta charged with ■■■■■.'■

wife, a Mi Galibert, formerly a lead'

, ing magislrato at Bfiziers, but now a Sactising barrister.'' It appears that . de Caunes baying bad bis suspio- ; ions aroused by the conduct of bis wife, announced that he was about to i tako a lorig journey, according to the ' form prescribed in all such cases. Instead of setting out on his tour, the watchful husband hid. himself .in a ' cupboard in bis wife's bedroom. The t consequence of this was that the rising inhabitants of Boziers saw a tremendous drama enacted one fine morning on the balcony of M, de Caunes residence M.' Galibert appeared at an open window calling for help. Behind him was M.de Caunes ■ with a Derringer or a Colt revolver in his band, while near tho two stood Madarao do Caunes in her nocturnal habiliments, wringing her hands in a supplicating manner. Then M. Galibert was seen to fall suddenly, just after a report from a revolver had boon heard, A ball bad struok Galibert behind tho ear, aud : ißierc it still remains. But M. . >fle Cauues, instead of following up his vengeance, had his rival put to bed, sent for ft priest and a doctor, and " then had himself arrested. FromM. do Caunes' own statement it appears that after having waited until his wifoaud'her unlawful admirer had gone into the lady's bedroom, he' went to sleep in his dining-room, and asking early in the: morning, be Sink some coffcoand cognac; armed nself with two revolver's; wrotoa ter to, the Procurator of the Eepublio, and finally proceeded in searoh of bis rival, M. Galibert's • defence is that M. de Caunes. was a ] fliori complaisant of the tragic comedy, and ho says he has letters to prove tlie allegation. Another witness is to declare that on the night of M. de Caunes' mythical departure, M, ) Galibert put on his cap and toga of magistrate, and went through a mock trial in Madame de Caunes' dining- j room for the amusement and instruc- '. tion of that lady. . 1