Age of Wonders.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 287, 16 April 1889, Page 3

Age of Wonders.

The London correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald writes :—“ The most remarkable incident in practical science is the recent test and exhibition of a new process of meat preservation, I have been a witness of the marvel—a most cheap and simple process of food preservation of ths utmost interest to the colonies. Here is one thing that it claims to do, and which I have no doubt about. It can treat thirty carcasses of oxen for 30s, the time occupied being three hours, and send them a trip of six or twelve weeks M ordinary cargo, and guarantee its arrival trash and good and ns pure as on the day the meat was killed. luw moat, fruits, and fish many weeks old, as good in appearance and flavour as when they were subjected to the inventor’s simple operation. London scientific mon have subjected the foods to severe tests, and they are satisfied that at last one of the greatest problems of the day is solved. By and bye 1 The Fairy Tale ’ will be public property. I mention it here as something of the very greatest moment to Australia. Ice is not a factor in the new method ; no iceroom is required, and the meat is not ■oddened, or the fruit softened. Imagine the possibility of Australia turning rabbits to account They are a popular article of food throughout Great Britain; and by the aid of tbc new invention they could be paoked like herrings, and arrive not only sweet and good, but could be kept a week or so at the poulterer's afterwards. In England during the year tons of fish are destroyed through being too long at sea, or from arriving at an overstocked market. Every smack and steamer can be fitted with * treated ’ water, into Which fish when caught can be thrown, They will thus remain as fresh as when caught, for weeks. I saw eels and white herrings which had been kept a fortnight that had as fresh a sea smell as If they had just come to thi Market. What a blessing to the poor if all » works out in practice m the iaventol io, sad m 1 sioeeroly beUevs it Will,"