Telegram-herald., 1891-09-18
PROTECT lHI BABIES
sickness and Death too OMEN Lurk
in Impure Milk.
POISONED FOOD PRODUCTS ARE SOLD
The Physsssass OF shs ctsy usise Ia
ps@asaisg Thai = Feed taspestss
shalt be Appssstsd "a save
Health aad Life.

The ordnance. now pending IN tie
Common Council. relating 10 the sp-
pointment OF one or moro inspectors oi
milk aud food products, continues 70
attract considerable attention. Other
cities, such as Cleveland. Jackson, De-
.rot and Ruifslo have deemed sueh an
appointment necessity, and The good
results arising from such inspection
have shown the wisdom OF 1t.
The existing ordinance. relating to
the inspection ot fruits and moAts 10
practically dead letter, hat the pend
ing ordinance will include the inspcc-
ton Of all food products.
The demand for milk Is almost uni
versai; IL Is easily prepared Tor usc.an
II is inexpensive. Toincrease tho stock
on hand INSCRIPTIONS dealers resort "
adulteration. But scientific men say
that the evils from adultcration are
small compared with the evils produced
by the improper care Of the food and
drink OF tina COW.
Almost daily people hear OF poisoning
BY milk, cream, ics-cream and cheese.
and probably there are hundreds Vt
cases never heard of by the press. Thus
far, eighteen distinct species OF para
sites have been found in milk. Several
physlcians have been interviewed on
the subject Of food adultcration and
its consequence in our city.
Opinion OF Dr. welsh.
DR.. WEIGH, president of the Board Of
Health: "Thc reason that the men,
bers OF the board are anxious that the
ordinance shall be passed Is that it will
take long time to get 1t in good work.
ing order. Books Of record must be
prepared, in which every milk dealer
will he registered. Then he will be pro-
vided with card showing that he has
authority to sell milk; the card will
also tell how many cows he has;
whether he keeps them IN the city or
the adjoining township, or gets his
supply of milk from another county;
and the amount of mix he handles
daily. After he can make a satisfac-
tory report concerning his cows, an ex-
animation of the stables will be entered
into, with reference to their cleanliness.
ventilation, and as near a. possible to
their isolation from swine. it being
against the ordinance to put COWS IN
the same building with swine. The re-
ports must also be satisfactory with
reference to the character of the drain
age of the barn, Its light, the amount
OF room given each COW, and 20 on, all
Of which are importa Mt factors to the
pure and healthful condition of the
cow.
The milk of cows fed on pasturage h
| alkaline in ito reaction, while that of
cows fed on malt, Stops, and refuse.
even If mixed with pastursgs, hae been
shown by statistics to be acid in reac-
ton. Such being the case, this acid
ity, if it exists in certain amount, will
produce collie If given as food to
adults in convalescence, to fcve. pa
tients, and to infants. If such milk u
continued as a food, stomach and in
festival troubles are caused.
Causes Of lnfantils Al,ssu.
Babies who are te,.,hinS often
troubled with SUNNI complaint, as q
natural result of the exciting condition
of that time. But it is believed by
many that poor milk, and not denta
ton is the most Important factor in
the miseries of the first and second oil
| our summers on earth. During the
last summer of the fifty cases reportedo OF
cholara infantum, fOrty-eight proved
fatal, and believe most of them were
due to impure milk.
| A COW is such nervous creature, and
works so hard and so willingly to pro
duce milk. her proper function, that il
is not surprising that any slight vari-
ance in her food. her drink, or her sur
roundings will make change in hel
milk. Then 1t Is important that if any
changes are made that they should b
for the better.
There are approximate tests and q
standard for the purity of milk, as tn,
provision of the ordinance shows ther
Il the primary tests discover any de-
tects, there should be chemical anaIy
Sis made. which is absolute.
An inspector would have to get VI
early in the morning, visit the market
and do considerable hustling. II,
should be ready at all times and in oil
places to make inspections, for II h,
had stated hours, his work would b,
almost useless, for men who are dis
honest enough to aduIterate foo(
would be dishonest enough to hav'
pure food at those hours.
Strongly Favored By DR.. Edis.
DR.. Eide: ~ am strongly in favor o
having an Inspector appointed. ant
nope the ordinance will be passed.
10 my idea that all food should he I'm
der municipal surveillance. The Boart
OF Health should be empowered K
look into this food question. II Cal
not hurt an honest dealer to have hi
wares Inspected, and f there are AM
men selling adulterated food, we wan
TO know it. Uf all diseases, cholera in
fantum needs the best and purcst food
and probably more cases of that ar
fatal because OF adulterated mix thar
from any other cause."
Peison In the MIX.
DR.. Charles johnson: ~ don't under
stand why 80 many milkmcn are op
pored to this inspection business, but
find that they are. Reports from 81
over the country show that there ha
been but little howell trouble this year
which speaks well for the purity Of ~
food. The question OF milk poison Il
serious one. owing 10 the fact that |
sthe one article Of food capable alone
of supporting life. | was called TO at
tend patient awb>>5 ago who val
taken very Ill tee or three hours aftel
drinking large quantities OF milk.
found that several people on the same
street, among them little child, ali al
whom took milk OF my patients milk
man. were sick In the same way. !
gave kitten some of the mix, and .
made il sick. The next morning made
an analysis of the milk, and found NJ
traces OF poison, but that did not prove