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of Hooper Foundation for Medical Research; Dr. J. C. Geiger, of 

 the U. S. Public Health Service ; and Dr. E. O. Jordan, of the Uni- 

 versity of Chicago. Much of their work is completed, and among 

 their conclusions are the following : 



1. That many cases of illness are wrongly diagnosed as "ptomaine 

 poisoning." 



2. That of the total 41 known outbreaks of Botulism, which have 

 occurred in this country, but 15 have shown commercially canned 

 foods as the cause ; most of the rest were caused by improperly pre- 

 pared home canned foods or home canned foods which did not keep. 



3. That Botulism cannot result from consumption of properly 

 packed commercially canned foods. 



The following shows comparatively the total sweet corn packs 

 of commercial canneries for the past five years expressed in cases: 



