162 OTHER METHODS. 
main object in view, this agent has, I believe, an import- 
ant use in being readily applicable in preventing fermenta- 
tion, under circumstances when the immediate application 
of heat is impracticable. It is said also by some to have 
the power of restoring the original taste and color to the 
juice of soured canes, but the statement “‘needs confirma- 
tion.”’ 
