The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
WHOLESOME MILK.
Why Consumers Should Encourage
the Efforts of Honest Duirymen.

The agricultural experiment station OK
Purdue University c. S. Plumb, director,
has issued the appended bulletin:
Modern investigation has shown without
question, that milk is a substance which
is easily contaminated, and is not infre-
dreaded diseases are transmitted to hui
mans. Typhoid fever. consumption, dipth-
eria and scarlet fever are all germ diseases
and milk is a substance in which these
germs will thrive. The wash water from a
house where typhoid exists, may drain
through the soil into the well and contami-
nate Il. This diseaSe-affected water, ii used
to rinse milk pans or cans, or to set cans
in to cool milk, may be the means of trans
hitting the disease to the milk and thence
to the human subject.
All intelligent physicians and dairymen.
in consequence, recognize the necessity OF
great cleanliness about the cow stable and
dairy having sanitary conditions OF q high
order. With these features enforced, with
healthy COWS, wholesome food and proper
milk delivery, one should be able to supply
the market with pure milk.
The enforcement of good sanitary condi7
tons about cows supplying city and town
consumers of milk is mainly within the con-
troll of boards of health. No persons, how
ever, should have a greater interest in this
matter than the consumers themselves. IL
the patrons of persons supplying consumers
with milk, would visit the farms and sta
bes from which their milk is derived, they
would be able to ascertain reasonably well
if the sanitary conditions are favorable or
not to q healthy or wholesome milk. Per-
sons giving milk to young children certainly
should examine into the source OF 1t. IL
this were uone by more parents, the NOR
tanty each summer among young children
would be far less
Every progressive, intelligent, air-minded
milk producer, will welcome an inspection
Of his COWS, stables and dairy, by his
patrons. The man who does not, is not
safe one to buy milk FROM
Consumers should put a premium on the
character Of the milk supplied them, ana
should in every way possible encourage the
Efforts of the dairyman who endeavors 10 I
place the best article on the market.
Within very recent years, some dairymen
have begun 10 sell milk which has been
handled with extra care, to insure a high
grade purity and WhoiesOmenesS. This 10
sometimes called certified milk" due TO th0
fact that the producer certihes as to the
feed and character of his COWS, and the
handling of the milk. Others "pasteurize
or heat to certain temperature their milk
IL any perchance occur in 1t. At one fine
dairy in Indiana, all the milk is sprayed
through sterilZed air and then made very
cold in an air tight chamber, after which
it is bottled.
These improved methods of preparation
are bound to become more common each
wear from the very fact. If for no other,
that they receive the Endorsement of the
intelligent physician. Our consumers should
encourage this production: Progressive
dairymen, selling pure, hiSh-grade milk
should he encouraged. The consumers
should show their appreciation of their eff
forts One, however, cannot overestimate
the Importance of consumers famliarizing
themselves with the source of their milk
and it's surroundings and insisting that
conditions be of a high sanitary character.