Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
SELLING SKINNED MILK
The Prosecutions Against Dealers to Be
Pushed
Regulations Under Which the War
rants Are BrOught-COurt OFF,
Gals in Earnest.

The thirteen warrants Issued from the
Police Court yesterday, on complaint Of
Prof. ]. D. Hird of the health department.,
charging the violations of the milk law,
as published III yesterdays Star, were sent
out for service this afternoon, and it is
likely that they will be heard early next
week. AS published in yesterdays Star, the
warrants charge that the particular deal
ers sold SKINNED milk for the pure arti-
Gle. The work of examining samples Is
being pushed forward by Prof. Hrd, and
additional warrants will be issued in
few days. When the inspectors have con-
cluded their visits to daires their atten
ton will be directed to the grocery stores.
Under the law, the dealers in milk that is
SKINNED are required to have their cans
marked as mentioned in the law.
Under the law the inspector who gathers
the samples is to 90 so in the presence OF
witnesses ana has to take the sample, ac-
cording 10 the Babcock method, by pouring
it from one can to another at least twice
This method" says Prof. Hird, gives
the District better milk than II does the
customers, where the milk is drawn from
can. The customer gets it without 1t even
being stirred, while the District gets the
sample of milk and cream, II there Is any
cream
The Regulations.
Section of the milk regulations provides
the manner in which the skinned milk
snail be kept and sold, follows:
That no dealer in milk, and no servant
or agent of such a dealer, shall SELL eX-
change, or deliver, or have in his custody
or possession with intent TO sell, exchange,
or deliver, milk from which the cream, OF
any part thereof, has been removed, unless
i'll a conspicuous place, above the center
or upon the outside of every vessel, can, or
package thereof, in which milk is sold, the
words SKINNED milk are distinctly mark
ed in Gothic letters, not less than one inch
in length.
Quality of Milk.
The preceding section tells also of the
SKINNED milk, and provided for its quality.
The section says: That no person shall
sell, exchange, or deliver, or have in his
custody or possession with intent to sell,
exchange, or deliver, skinned milk con-
tanning less than 8 $40 per cent of milk
solids, inclusive of fat
Section Is of the act provides: THAT In
all cases of Sampling, in the District of Co
lumbia, milk taken for analysis shall be
taken, examined and analysed in the pres
ence of at least two witnesses. one OF whom
may be the owner of the milk or his agent;
and in all cases such sampling shall be
made according to the Babcock method, to
wit dumping the milk from one can to
another not less than twice before sam
ping"
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh Will appear in
court when these cases are called, and will
present the proof and argue the law.
Il take special delight in prosecuting
these cases. ne said TO a Star reporter, to-
day. IF there is one thing to which the
people are entitled ii is pure milk when
they pay for it. This thing of dealers re-
moving cream or otherwise adulterating it
should be stopped. and 1 shall certainly ask
for the imposition of heavy penalties in
cases where the offenders are convicted"
Last year there We're prosecutions against
about fifty dealers. and many OF them were
convicted and fined.