The Delta independent., 1893-11-08

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food are adulterated, or else by GER
tain methods made tempting to the
eye. but this is not saying that they
are therefore always made harmful
to the human system
Milk is adulterated with water. by
the removal OF cream and by the ad-
dition OF sntiseptics to preserve it
Flour, calves brains. starch and
chalk have been found in milk.
The great danger OF adding water
to milk. aside from lowering its
quality and strength. is tho fact that
Impure water may be used In this
way cases OF typhoid fever. scarlet
fever and diphtheria have been pro-
duced.
/ recall the case of q mans son
Who drank freely OF milk and who
died OF typhoid fever The father. .
milkman In tho suburbs. did not
water the milk. but washed out his
cans with water from a we'll which
was contaminated by bad drainage
There is simple test by which 70
discover II water is affected by drain
age from outhouses Put some
bluing or any aniline color in the
outhouse II this color reappears in
the well water It will show that the
water is contaminated Aside from
the simple test l have mentioned
only a scientific analysis by = chemist
taminated-
Bacteria are found in milk. but.
contrary to popular belief. they are
not necessarily harmful
In one sample OF milk ! found 4oO.-
OOo in a cubic centimeter. Bacteria
do not. however. multiply indefinite
ly in milk and their production usual
ly entirely ceases after u day or two,
Boiling will destroy all the bacteria
In milk.
Formerly. the aduIteration OF candy
was common. but DR.. Edison OF the
New York board OF health took such
decided steps that the practice has
ceased. The large manufacturers
have decided to use nothing injurious
In their candieA
We constantly examine samples
from the retail stores. particularly in
the stores near schoolhouses patron
ized by children. writes Z W. Mar
tin in the Chicago Record
Terra-alb chalk and clay have
been used. and are doubtless now
used by candy makers in some parts
OF the country to give weight TO
their wares
Although candies are colored with
- A. Al
are harmless
The poisonous colors are picric
acid and its salts. mArtius yellow,
safrnniuc. mcthvicn blue. dinitrocresol
and aurantiA
Sausages, both tho meat and skin.
were formerly dyed with aniline
colors for the purpose Of hiding tho
color OF unhealthy or stale meat but
that practice has been stopped. At
least In New York. Jams. especially
plum Jams. arc generally dyed with
brandics and whiskies are darkened.
Mustard. adulterated with -four, Is
made 70 look yellow by the addition
Of tumeric with burnt sugar.
In most OF those cases the color
used Is harmless
Cheese 10 adulterated by making 1t
Of SKINNED milk. The fat removed
from the skinned milk 10 often re-
placed by lard There is nothing
uahealthy about this product. though
II may not be satisfying to the cpl
cure
Thore 10 . peculiar fermentation
which occasionally tnkos place in
cheese and which Professor Vaughan
calls ttrotoxican. This i. very poi
sonous. and is theisame condition met
with In the poisoned ice-cream about
which we read occasionally.
In canned goods. when the manu-
featuring process Is faulty. fermenta-
tion sets in. That. In itself. is bad;
bu, IL also produces an acid which
attracts tho tin, lead and the solder.
In goods which have undergone the
fermentation dangerous amounts Of
tin and lead will be found. When
these fermented goods are found In
New York they are destroyed.
Meats and fish arc constantly be-
ing inspected. In New York no cows
are allowed TO be slaughtered except
between the hours OF 8 n m. and p
m. and then only in tho presence Of
. meat inspector OF the board OF
health.
When diseased animals are discov-
cred they are at once taken to tie
ofYal dock.
tuberculosis has bsen found to DO
entirely confined to cows; We have
never found case among tho steers.
II case OF tuberculosis Is discovered
and the animal comes from locality
which supplies the city with milk,
the state board OF health is notified.
and q veterinary surgeon goes to the
place aud examines tho whole herd.
II IL is found that the other COWS
have the disease tho owner Of the an
imals is notified that II he continues
to ship milk to the city 1t will bc dis
troyed At once, and the state board