The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-16
LIKE WATER, LIKE MILK.
IF CRGTON ~ TO ne CAREFUELH
GUIRDED UHr NOT TIE OTHKRp

For Mtk IL ~ Far Better Medium for the
Germ. oi Di-rn-,-Dr, rrulcu'- wrishty
md Eniphatin Dlctum-Thc Presence or
Bacteria In Onr Food What Genuine In-
spcction Means.
1t will be readily remembered how A year
ago. or trne more. n vigorous protest came
from the lus OF citizens OF New York OF all
classes aga inst the outrageous contamination
sent up around the villages OF B rows,ers W and
Carmel TO describe in scathlnC language the
tan,s Of these little villages had.
The fncts, were found to agree with the
Daly with u, picked force Of vigorous work.
men. invaded these Hudson Valley towns and
SsnnS Ts the AqsSsn stable almost at
was ~ feeling OF infinitely moro security. and
there we'll should have been. for few other
peditiously a. drinking water.
Yet. fora dozen wears past. tho papers have
districts condemned to be killed because OF the
nlilicti3n Of tubercular disease which had
within the last two months the force and the
seriousness Of all THO never really occupied
ee M thc tGs yYsst
IN at every door OF rich and poor. is drunk By
Importantly into all household economy.
II concentrated water. therefore, was dam
o ths sSnSfS 81 Of Ms Sin
cine; hundreds OF reputable physicians. ana
~. III.
y. Mitchell Pruden has declared milk to be
laden nn, +, and ne ne says In phrase
lent food medium Tor the greatest variety Of
bacteria Of all species: although baoteria-free
when 1t comes from tho COW. 1t may before It
reaches the consumer contain several millions
Of living germ to tho teaspoonfuL'
Two dangers; then. need to be guarded
be certain that the milk that comes to her
l i,, ,helYts is pure as well as sweet. She
dairy districts. and the only way TO protect her
household IN this regard is TO know beyond .
drawn arc free from ali symptoms OF tuberou.
iosisi RlEo5ons and frequent medical inspec.
ton by skilled experts ia the only method Of
mind to notice the presence Of this disease In
many cases and IN a COW seemingly perfectly
be- concealed.
The germs OF tuberculosis tubercular dis
sumption which have attained sueh scientific
note. Not only is there the n necessity of guard
5 cow n' Ss Gere Is na.d d the most
perfect system and care In getting the milk
IRON 1airy room to consumers pantry
it one that should not be triiled with. The one
to buy his milk only from a concern whore
every such .precaution has been taken. With
the R Iss .% mix 9a NJ Thompson ". Decker
Step by step lie has looked up modern
and sSf R 6 Of
in New York city yeritable palaces OF modern
m en-. tried. true and faithful IN erery depart-
ment OF the business, second his efforts and
herds arc ins pected: the milk drawn from the
cows is aerated by clever and simple process
ia out ct the odors be-
fluid is bottled and the bottles sealed with
|,aner gaps. it Is put on a train en- route for
thence delivered. the bottles ali this TIM never
having once been opened from the moment Of
These precautions. followed through every
stage unvaryingly. from the dairy onward. have
Decker Milk the synonym for milk that is pure a
and absolutely FREQ from dsease. 1t has met
a s The Of IL.
pest families. The medical fraternity have
in It's isyof have
hold and ,,eyen, more conducive testimony
have used it IL tn their own o,S;r "a
s Deases wSois da ssna
al stnndar d. But Yet milk to be really drink
,ble. to make it the delicious fluid it is at its
'Srty must have bod sss rieSnsss. and
. Eoodly percentage Of cream. The indicating
'"ttie Is better than any circular guarantee
It a glance by the cream line exactly what
'ream 1t contains. In other words. 1t proves
he cream.
Still another good word is to be said for this
'rand it might be called-of carefully OBJ.
aimed. carefully guarded. carefully marketed
acteal fluid. Upon the testimony OF doctors
t stands MS n bottle mil for nursing children
hat is absolutely to be depended upon. Bottle
milk has been the pet aversion OF physicians
oil, many years. 1t was not until the Decker
milk came to be sold that medical mon were
ertain that they had now substitute for
Mothers milk, unvaryng. aud to be calculated
lpon for It's purity. This; it should be remem-
ot been made pure BY chemical change boil
ne or otherwise. "Processed" milk Is very
reIuently pure. but 1t is indigestible as we'll,
nd thence ineXpedient for ba lies food.
Furthermore. the Decker milk. though It is
seful for medicinal purposes. though 1t makes
n aimrabl food for infants and convales-
en,s.. is not a medicine. 1t Is simply the
urest type OF milk that has yet been devised,
lnue pure through no chemical Influences.
ut merely by means Of inspection. care and