Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-08
sprepsrvxn> mot s.Adulterated Milk.s

'sPrepszpns not s'Adulterated MILK"
AmAp who had long been engaged
al q milk peddler on the streets Of Bos-
ton attn alb 1doning the business, was
ask led ~ al Interviewer this question:
as adEltera.ed milk sold in this mar
ket?v fHaHESied: ..No, sir, not drop,
as we uaffk~ peddlers understand it, but
there is plenty of prepared milk" On
beine. asksel "What is the difference
between prepared, and 'adulterated'
milk?" he replied: ps::We nailkmen asso-
ciate something criminal with the word
.adulterated' milk but not with the
word prepared milk He continued:
Prepared n1ifkhassin 1t nd deleteri-
GUS matter - [Is-Water- furnished
city used to s.preparen, milk i. so how
can it be said that it contains no ''dele-
terions matter" when, it has defied the
most learned chemists to tell the w alter
Board why the water furnished the city
is unfit ITO drink When asked, How
much prepared milk is sold in Rostona"
he replied .NineLtenths of all that is
sold is more or less prepared. ~ y 1.-The
interviewer remarked: ''You don't mean
to say that. only one-tenth of the milk
sold in Boston is pure? pr The, milkman
replied: s'That's precisely what meant
to say, and know what L am talking
about, at least was long enough i'll the
business to know it, aud every milk
peddller' knows it., and, the, Inspector
knowssit too, if not q sfooi.F'h He adds:
g Prepared milk stands the test.of the
lactolmefer and the most skilful tasters.
1t is only when a man is a rogue and
anxious to make money too'fast that he
h lnfootnI bxys6 nc yray afInp nf hIs
milk" ~ Lt.s sE,
The milk vender was next asked if
he had any objection to telling how
milk is prepared? And he replied as
follows: ..There can be no objection to
letting the general public know, as q.
great many. milk-consumers already do
know, and buy their milk with: that.
knowledge. The principal ingredient.
is water, which, If pure, is harmless,
and only serves to increase the qqapti--
ty. Then we put in salt, which tends
to keep it fresh, and burnt sugar,Which
is the coloring matter used to give that
rich lookito the milk which, to the eyes
of the Ignorant is sure Indication of
cream. That is all.'' The interviewer
inquired: "What proportion of water
is used?'' That" replied the milk
man, "depends upon the class of trade
and the dairy from which he obtains his
supply. If milkman be wise he will
select source of supply upon which he
can safely rely, and then he will. if
careful, test his milk to see that the
farmer does not cheat him by prepar-
ing it for the first time. The milk from
some COWS will stand more water than
that from others. Itdepends a good
deal, too, upon how the cows are fed.
Then again, as to the consumers If
milkman sells his milk to a poor class
of people who can not afford to pay a
fair price for it, so as to give him liv-
ing margin of profit, of course he uses
water more literally than he would if
he dealt with people who We're Milling
to pay, and did pay. If a milkman
pays four cents quart for his milk,
you can readily see that he can not sell
it to a small grocer who retails it attive
cents quart. In this case he gets his
profit from the water used in prepare
ton One in five is not bad milk, and
one in eight is, of course. better. - ~
"What do you mean by 'one to five
and 'one to eighth - Said, the milkman
in reply:
'''One in five means one can of:
water to five cans of milk, and 'one in
eight of course, one can of water to.
eight cans of milk. By the way, l for
got to tell you there is another ingredi-
ent sometimes used. In a dry season..
when milk IS scarce and prices high, L
have knowp milkmen in order not to-
lose customers by failing to supply
them, to use condensed milk with water
and the other ingredients already men,
toned. This makes very good milk
and one can of condensed milk will
make a great many large cans of milk."
The milkman being interrogated, sWhy
not sell pure milk to people who are.
willing to pay for itp" answered.. =. eff
intelligent people, we do so; but there's
the rub. People don't like pure milk
as it comes from the COW. 1t is nauseat-
ing to most people. How often has the
city child been heard to exclaim when
in the country when served with pure
milk, 4 don't want. cow milk, give me.
milkr 1t may .seemgstrange.
but it is nevertheless true. Isonce had
a customer who said, al want pure
cows milk and l will pay you your
price for it. y said ALI right and I
served him with the pure article, but he
bitterly complained; said he knew milk
when he tasted it; cursed all milkmen
as frauds, and was going to withdraw his
custom, when told him would try an
other farmer, I then gave him .one in
eight, land he was perfectly satisfied.
There is another fallacy.s Mothers
always demand pure milk for infants.
Now, l venture to-assert that the ma
jofity- of cows milk, fresh from the,
cow, would not stay upon an infants
stomach. Again, without salt, it is i'm
possible to keep milk sweet but very
short time. It sours soon, and here.
again the poor milkman comes in for
abuse. If you pay eight or nine
cents g quart for your milk, you will
get good nutritious article. but not
pure milk. So what can you expect
when you only pay five cents quartP''
Such is the revelation made by an ex-.
milk peddler of this city. whose boast.
IS, II know what Fam talking about
and concludes by saying, II am thank
Jul that / am no longer obliged to fol-
Ow tho necupafiop 0f rniIErnop opl