miles also made public statements, reported in the newspapers, claiming that the canned meat was the after-product of the process for making beef extract. "there was no life or nourishment in the meat," charged miles. "it had been used to make beef extract, and after the juice was squeezed out of it the pulp was put back in the cans and labeled 'roast beef.'" as for the embalmed beef, miles stated "i have the affidavits of men who have seen the process of embalming beef ... treating it chemically for the purpose of preserving it."