The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-31
Dangers Arising From an
impure Article.
How An Effective Control OF the MIX
Business Can Be Had.
A Way to Give Fairly Adequate Pro-
tection to Citizens.

To THE EDITOR or lHE NEWS:
SIR-In reference to the subject or mix,
winch We ulscus'ed the otheI uHs, - Sou ~ ~. -
some thoughts on tho dangers from impure
milk, ana how an effective control OF the MIX
business can be had, that VIII give fairly ade-
iuato protection 20 our citizens.
The dan gers are from: -,
/. Unhealthy animals. those affected with
tuberculosis, etc.
2 Feeding the animals on decnyed yegeta-
bles. now grain, swill refuse from breWtrles
or glucose factories and any fermented food,
allowing COWS 70 drink from Stagnant pools
eating nuxiOus weeds in the pasture, etc.
g. Poor care, dirty barns, badly ventilated,
uncleati wards over crOwding OF barns, neg
iecr 70 Keep anfrnafvs particularly their eti-
4. Careiesmess about milk cans. bottles or
other utensils
s. keeping the milk in temperature above
90 degrees Fahrenheit
O. Adultefauon, including all tho devices
known 90 cunning, tricky milk dealers
Z. Milk infection. Infected mix Is poison
and most germs or bacteria develop rapidly
in milk wnon tho temperature ~ above 10 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
We quote only from one Investigators re-
port. II Won Frendoureich who has demon
strated fhe number Of cOig gnios o. bacteria per
60 degs FIR. 20 dees Fr. 95 degs Fr
{ hrs hrs air all mig. ie 100 Ii2'000 10000
hrs ait'r mik'g. i65OO l000,0O0 80, 2s0,C00
"a hrs aft'r mix 'g.5,s000OO 517,0OoOO SOOJoVOO
Several epidemics OF violent diarrhooa, ty'
phcid fever, scarlet fever and cholera nave
been traced direct 90 milk infection. well
rs several cases o. nrot9xleon p9is2hinmE,d No. o.
cal Science Monthly, 1894, by DIR. Mackaye OF
Newport
In view OF these dangers IL would seem that
chemical testing of milk only Is not enough
for adequate protection.
How 10 best control .he milk business of a
large city so that the amplesi protection may
BE- bad from the dangers of impure milk;
I. To kill all tubercular and diseased cattle
the presence OF tubercular disease TO be ascer
tanned by korh's tuberculine, which has
proven eflicacous ana positively reliable IN
thousands OF cases which can easily prove
TO those who may be interested.
2 The animals should be fed on good
wholesome food, and should have plenty Of
pure, fresh water TO drink.
B. Barns whore cows are kept should be
well ventilated, ard not over-crowded, and
the animals should not be allowed TO get Gov
cred AL over with manure and dirt as have
seen in the bnrns OF so many careless mix
dealers The cows should be washed every
day. Udders and teats should be washed and
dried before milking. well a. the hands OF
the men who do the work. IL * also impor-
tant that the mon about the barn should Keep
clean.
4. The milk should be thoroughly cooled
iirmediately after milking. In summer this Is
best done by placing the mllkcan IN tank OF
cold water or ice water. The water should be
of the same depth AS the milk in the can: II Ice
water is not used. II should be kept constantly
flowing. The can as well as the tank should
be thoroughly cleaned each day TO prevent
bad odors. The should be gently stirred
and remain uncovered during the cooling pro-
cess The temperature should invariably be
reduced below 60 degrees Fahrenheit in one
hour. The can should remain in the cole
water until ready for delivery. Milk should
be de livered during the summer In refrlgera-
tor can OF bottles packed i'm ice, and should
at no time be kept In temperature above oO
degrees FahfeBheit.-
3. Adultsration OF any kind should be- rigid
~ dealt with by fine ana Imprisonment, either
or both, in the discretion of the courts Of
Justice, and the fine for adulteration should
be large enough The fine might be increased
for every subsequent offence. The fine should
20 70 the city treasury, or better still, 20 de-
fraying the expenses Of the inspectors depart
g. Every milk dealer should be licensed
after having answered certain questions un.
der oath. as prepared by the inspector. and
only after he had agreed to comply with GER
tain requirements. The license might be put
ut one dollar year.
q The greatest danger from milk is through
disease germs developing in milk. The most
dangerous are from toxicogenic germs. which
develop in fabulous numbers when the tom
perature OF the milk exceeds 6O degrees Fab
renheit, as we have mentioned before. These
germs are derived from all sources, but par
ticularly from carelessness in the handling
of the milk as well as from sickness in the
milkman's family, from the air, etc.
Tyrotoxicon, described by Dr. Vaughn and
othersa severe poison derived from bad milk,
produces violent choleriform diarrhoea, with
cramps. and people so attacked usually die.
froteid formations in bad milk are highly
poisonous.
The white liguifying germs" OF Baeinsky
have also proven 10 be dangerous constitu-
ents OF bad milk, producing violent and dan.
gerous diarrhoeas. Most cases OF intestinal
Indigestion are produced by infections and
poisonous particles in our milk. Many cases
OF tuberculosis originate in this way, particu.
larly where there IS low vitality, iessened re-
sistance and great acquired inherited per
ceptiblity of the individual.
Cholera infantum cholera morbns, the yari-
Gus forms OF summer diarrhoea and indiges-
ton, well as dysentery, can be traced di-