Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-12
MILK SELLING LICENSE.
What IL Proposed In tho Projeo-
ted Ordinance.

Al its regular meeting on Thursday
night, the Committee on Health recon-
mended Council TO appropriate soo 70
pay for the inspection OF tho diaries 10
this city and vicinity, so that statistics
might be furnished the committee oy
which il could draft an ordinance reqnir'
inc milk-dealers TO be licensed. This
was the idea OF DR.. Reeves, aud Tor the
purpose of obtaining an elaboration oil
h A representative OF the REoIsrER call
ed upon him yesterday at his residence
ON Ghapline street South Side.
"What is your idea, Doctor, in having
An inspection of the diaries aud milk
houses in this vicinity -,
Because, sir, think II is oil the high
est importance. In the first place there
are in the city about 5000 persons, chill,
dren and invalids, who are compelled
10 live almost entirely on milk: You
NAV see, then, the importance OF having
the milk pure. Why, sir, some OF the
milk that is retailed in this city Is per.
iectly damnable. Here along Twenty
second street you may see cows drink
ing from the filthy cutters, filled with
refuse anu ItIHhcubuk ""Ne't go" Wv
ing the straw and hay from stable boxes
in the alleys. What kind OF milk could
YOU expect from such cowsY
"Then you should go and look at
some of the COW stables about here. The
hest authorities say each milch COW
should have, when stabbed, not less than
600 cubic feet of air. How many
stables have you ever seen where that
much space is giyenp And then the
stables are neither drained or ventilated,
aud many dairymen don't seem TO think
the health OF the COW affects the quality
or purity OF the milk, Why. sir, it's
perfectly maddGning to think OF the
poison We may convey, in the
shape of milk, To the mouths
OF innocent babes aud unsuspectlng
adults: aud perhaps it encourages the
very disease we physicians are laboring
To conquer"
How il milk, as a carrier Of disease ?"
BEST in the world. There is nothing
that will more quickly absorb aud re-
tam infectious diseases and poisonous
gases. And the trouble is that chem
zeal test may not show it. Milk takes
up disease as Il sponge does water.
'"Do YOU attribute any share Of the
present epidemic to the assistance OF
milk"
"Cudouhtedly do, sir
"Well, what about the inspection p"
"ThC idea is this: The Health Com
mittce wishes to prepare an ordinance,
but must first have the data, which will
bc furnished 10y the inspection. II Is
desired to require all milk producers,
dealers aud agents to pay an annual IL
cense. The amount vii! be very small,
but no license will be issued until the
applicant can furnish certificate from
the Health Officer showing his cattle,
stable, milk rooms, utensils, etc, TO be
i'm good condition This license will he
30 light as to he no burden, hut the pen
atty Tor selling without 1t will be very
heavy. A provision OF the ordinance will
require every milkman TO sell, on pay.
mcut oi the regular price, aqua-t OF
milk to the Health Officer, at any time,
Tor ANALYSIS. OF course, there are nu-
mcrous details which may bo arranged
afterwards. Think We could DO no bet
ter than to follow the Milwaukee Ordi.
nance, which believe is perfect
"IIave You any idea of the daily CON
sumption Of milk in this city,
81 have heard il estimated at 5000
quarts. hut do not give thisas INV own"
"WlIl so he sufficient for the inspcc.
tion2"
eyes, | think il will.
And will Council appropriate it,"
al certainly think So. Ii would he
exceedingly short sighted not to DO So.
oh, no, don't think there will be any
hesitation.