Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-02
l6UIrERATlONS OF MILK
,,t,u, Tests and Formulas Given
For Their Detection
-. pe,sr on nm Impsr'an'
,,.t,..sr Lirn Id Of the
Agricultural college

10 u' A,o,ial under the heading, Test
~ ,S,,,sta'ed Mix" in the EvKsiNo
ins 20 If saturday. the 18th, Is the i'm
Nt"' - .,rse Of this article. ! thought
lisu', ,s,b,ps few notes on the best
'n'' az, s ol detecting milk adul'era'ion
Hs' s, bs Of interest, aud perhaps oil
nnss ,,,l yalu. to some OF your readers
sam,n nature seems to be the same
.o,ld over The greed LOT gain the
S ,ne 10 become rich. the ambition to
=, Il. laT,s, possible return lor the
60 g., oo.s,ble outlay, seems to be every.
sSs,, present The adnl'era,ion OF
ts tinJ, Of anuae.ured products is
~ 20 common, but 1t Is the adultera'
" n out ,ojd products that is OF most
' wv TO us, as ii not only affects
,s4 ooeke, but may also assail the
Wv These matters should be sub
~, Ar legislative action. not only IN
- diaer,nt states, but by the National
cement The petty thief who robs
son,umer Of his goods by selling
an sduteraled article for the gen
~. ,houd be treated the same as any
s,s,,,bisL so that society may be pro-
,,,,sd from bis depredations.
IN. ,dulterauon Of milk is uniortun'
.,,l, loo common. not only in our cites,
NJ, also in those districts where IN TX Is
.ou,o butter and cheese factories. The
s,,,,ie, Of adulteration Is by no mean'
a ,,een, origin, though the means OF
a.,,etipgiis. The most common me-
M, Of milk adu,teration is either
Aiming removing some OF the eream)
o,,Nsnng. o,her forms. except per
h,o, the use Of pre,eivalives, are SO
,,1, thai but little notice need be taken
Inc detection Of these authorizations
,,'.ny, large ~ 10 the field Of the chem
I, though II does not require much
rhsmieal know ledge TO test milk. In
's,s there IS suspicion Of disease germs
b,las IN the milk, a biological examina.
ben may be necessary. But as the In.
elton generally arises from the mix
ENG Delivered from home where the
t,,a,e Is pfesenl, or particularly In The
ea,e u Uphold ieyerl IN the use oil i'm
pais wafer TO wash or rense the mllk
,s,sss or peichance TO adulieraie the
ak, thorough inspection wall gener'
AN check those evils and render
illogical examination unnecessary ex
espl 10 fafe cases.
those wno would like to be thorough.
lysufe on these points have the remedy
\ their own hands, II they will take the
trouble q PAsttuuze their milk. Any
home possesses the necessary apparatus
Ia The work. Take an ordinary Mason
jif, ora mix bottle. (sile will depend On
Inc amount OF milk TO be tradeul wash
thoroughly, scald, i'll with mix. and put
o. he cover; take a tin pail, Is or 10
quln Sze,l pefiOrate the bottom Of
In plae and place II bottom up IN the
pail and stand the bottle OF milk on
lhB. Fill the pau with warm water up
10 The level Of the neck " the jar or
bottle, put the whole OF the stove aud
hea, the water 10 I6s degrees +. Hold
At this temperature tor halt an hour,
Ehen the jar OF milk should be remov-
Cd and cooled quickly Those who have
10 thermometer may bring the water
Just 10 a boil, then remove from the
E0ye Immediately ldelay will give a
cooked laslel and keep the milk IN the
water for hail an hour, then cool aud |
keep cool This treatment will kill or
a aaakao ali atasaa.. a s..,,a a. a., ,.,I..
HEN harmless, particularly II the milk |
IS altsfward kept on ice. This treat.
nshl also increases the keeping qualities
q The milk, by twenty-lour to forty |
eIhl hours, and makes Il a much safer |
iood for infants at all seasons II the |
year The Year Book OF the depart
nsni Of Agriculture at Washington ID.
{, describes this matter thoroughly and |
probably may be had on appl cation.
The detection oil adullefation as at
present. psehCed, Is like many other
lhiagsi the result Of process Of evolu-
Ton. Three or four instruments we're
formerly used. The lactometer, gave
Ne relative weig, OF the milk. Mix
s heavier than water. and SO the adj
eiuon Of water made the milk relatively
lghlef But cream had the same eiir Ct
sa1 skinned milk Is heavier than whole
NIX, Thus the lactometer alone would
mol DO and other tests were used as
ehstkh The laclncope, a German IN
lsnuo1, Is glass tube, and aims to give
lhe approximate per cent vi fat In tn,
nus a definite quantity OF milk Is
quilted with water IN the tube I'LL the
oatk marks on white column In the
ssnie Of the tube are dist city visible.
DC more water Il Is necessary to add,
uellehef the milk is In fat. The phase pc
ha black dish with glass cover. The
nHeF Is transparent IN the centre, but
me outside IS divided into five or six
paris, BY different colors TadIaling from
we centre, raging from creamy white
70 Ighi blue. A drop 4 mix Is placed
~ tue GENRE oil the black dish and the
ass cover put on. the milk can then
v eonpaied TO the color which best
u w u from cream TO poor skim
mus he eieam guage Is simply o
taS cylinder which Is filled with milk
Sll above TO stand twelve to twenty.
Nul nous, and the amount OF cream
Nneh falses is suppos to Il II the rich
VS. Of the milk. These tests, II can be
sesn' acted as checks, one on the other
rau were a great help towards an ap.
puNmalely correct guess as to The
Su4ly OF the milk. Other tests hay.
y, ~ introduced but have not been used
~ ~ me extent # these scribed AT
s present time all Of these testl are
,s'Ssa " superst ded, though we k,e,
'a,m as Nlcs, OF what lIl tive yeas
, rso, were he only cheap aud simple
ne T nod Of lestirg muk.
B. ,pe prlneip es upon which the present
,ios .oaS, loT the detection Of adultera
S 'v" =. : based are the same as formerly,
N" ' wv means OF obtaining our data and
MAJ, method sll oi rslag the same, are much
me- +, Se.uta'e' Swimming milk reduce