1 62 THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



pounds. If a storm or some other calamity should prevent the ship- 

 ment of fresh meat the cold storage supply would last but a short time 

 and a meat famine would follow. 



It seems clear that cold storage is a great boon to man at present 

 and will be of greater value in the future. Not many years ago, before 

 cold storage facilities were generally available, it was not an uncommon 

 occurrence to buy tainted meat from recently slaughtered animals. The 

 animals had to be killed in places where flies were common and the 

 meat offered favorable breeding places for the pests. Modern sanitary 

 slaughtering houses with the addition of cold storage facilities have 

 conquered many evils of similar nature. The cold storage industry 

 should receive the hearty support of the public and it should be the aim 

 of legislators to protect legitimate cold storage by appropriate regula- 

 tions. This can not be brought about until the great problems involved 

 have been thoroughly investigated both from a scientific and commercial 

 point of view. 



