Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-09
WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED.
A Milk Case That is Not Likely to Get
Into Court.
n Reelection on Home Industry-The
Health Office Makes a Some
what Startling Discovery.

Wnile the political orators in Ohio and
| other states were shouting for protection
| TOT nome industries there was being perpe
| trated In this city, right under the eve of q
| "atcn1ul government, an attack on the
| bosom OF trusting family. The serpent OF
doubt tried vainly to find nourishment in
the breast of fond mother
Ana the joke is on the District chemis,
and the inspectors of the health office.
me way 1t happened was such that the
| men who are most interested do not enjoy
the joke little bit. 1t was altogether too
good to keep quiet long, however. and IL
leaked out today.
The health office, with the assistance of
the chemist of the District, Mr.. ]. ID. Hird.
mas lately been very active In the prosecu-
ton of milkmen who were suspectad of
dealing in the adulterated article In this
they have had the best wishes Of all who
peleve that such necessary article should
be pure or not at all. But when it comes to
attacking the quality Of the product put
out by a loving woman public sympathy is
Ilkely TO be with the woman, who is doing
the best she can
some days ago the wife Of a well-known
business man on the avenue gave birth to
small but promising baby. Shortly after
that the nurse came to the husband and re-
ported that in her opinion the mothers nilk
was not sufficiently nutritious and she
recommended that the child be Weaned and
That It's attention be given to the bottle
The husband did not relish this aspersion
on his wife's efforts, and he left the matter
to the family doctor, but the latter was
non-committal and refused to give an ex-
pert opinion To settle the vexed and all
important question the man decided to SUBJ
NIT sample to the health Office for analy-
sis. With this end in view he had a small
bottle of the lacteal fluid drawn off and
sent II to the health officer, who in turn
forwarded it to Chemist Hird.
Imagine the mans amazement a day or
two later when he received the report which
mad been forwarded to him through the
health office The report stated that the
article submitted had been carefully ana
lyzed and was found to be mot cows milk
but manufactured article"
About an hour after receiving this re-
port, ana while ne was still bordering over
Its significance, the husband received a
visit from man who said he was an in
spector of the health office and that he
wanted to know where that sample of
milk had ever come from
"Millk?" said the inspector. "why that
isn't milk at at. It's the worst imita ton
ever saw. It's nothing but a combination
or condensed milk with little water and
sugar and other more or less desirable
ingredients. 1t is my duty as a health in
spector to ferret out such infrineements
of the law as this. and insist on knowing
where you got such stuff in order that i
Court"
But 1 do not care to have the PARTY
Il can't help that The health Office il
going for dealers in impure milk row. and
1t is your duty as citizen to aid us I'm
any way you can"
Whats the matter? Isn't 1t milk ?' said
the man. who was beginning to see the
fun Of 1t by this time
MIX? No. I say. And 1 must know
where you bought it,
but l didn't buy it,
Where did you get II them
We'll II you must know, 1 got It from
my wife's breast" avn.
. Inc inspector stood as II thunderstruck |
,or a moment, and then he shot for the |
loor He stood not on the order OF his !
gong. There wasn't any. He Just went, !
ana so far as Star reporter could learn
ticulars