"Germ Syrup" May Help Hungry Troops Digest Grass and Leaves

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Soldiers who are cut off from their food supply may be able to eat grass, leaves and wood with the aid of a chocolate-flavored syrup of germs, according to preliminary tests conducted by Dr. Gustav J. Martin of the Warner Institute for Therapeutic Research in New-York City. The syrup, containing germs of a type that do not cause disease, is said to manufacture various B vitamins in the digestive tract and permits humans to live on hitherto inedible material. If the experiments prove successful, civilians as well as soldiers may be able to obtain a lifetime supply of vitamins from the germ syrup at a cost of only about $2 per person.

Title (Dublin Core): "Germ Syrup" May Help Hungry Troops Digest Grass and Leaves
Subject (Dublin Core): en Technology; en Medical techniques and tools
Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core): "Germ Syrup" May Help Hungry Troops Digest Grass and Leaves
Language (Dublin Core): Eng
Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core): World War II
Date Issued (Dublin Core): 1942-07
Is Part Of (Dublin Core): Popular Mechanics, vol. 78, n. 1, 1942
pages (Bibliographic Ontology): 16
Rights (Dublin Core): Public domain
Source (Dublin Core): Google books
References (Dublin Core): New York City
Archived by (Dublin Core): Enrico Saonara

Item sets: Wars of Wonders; full text

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