The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-20
Strong Opposition of Milk
Dealers and Sellers.
Wedding Out Tuberculous Cows a
Difficult Process-Board Wins
the Fight.

Mr.. Isidor Jacobs, Chairman of the
Pure Food Committee of San Francis
CO, is spending a few days in Honolu-
lu in search OF rest. Mr.. Jacobs is
Manager of the California Canneries
Company, and is soon to visit London
in the interests, either going or re-
turning by way of Australia and the
Suez Canal
The successful work OF the Pure
Food Committee and the Board of
Health in revolutionizing the methods
of canning goods and preparing food
materials for the market, has excited
commendation all over the United
States The committee met with bit
ter opposition in many directions, but
the members were determined, and
they had the support of the consumers.
The result was a victory for the COM
mittee and the establishment of strict
regulations to govern the manufacture
and sale of food-stuffs.
Not small part of the committees
work was in. securing pure milk. San
Francisco has not been alone in the
fight against the sale of adulterated
and impure milk. The subject has re-
ceived the attention of able scientists
in other portions of the United States,
and in Honolulu as we'll The Adver-
tiser was able to secure an interview
with Mr.. Jacobs on the subject, and
in it he gives the interesting details of
the committees successful crusade
against diseased cattle to secure pure
milk supply.
Il notice. said Mr.. Jacobs, that
you are now passing through critical
era in Honolulu, so far as pure foods
are concerned, and the consequent gen.
eral health of your people is involved.
You are realizing that it is absolutely
essential that the cows which furnish
milk, the life and sustenance of so
great part of the pOpulation-chil-
dren particularly-be free from all dis
ease. You may be consoled with the
knowledge that the same opposition
which your Board of Health is meet
ing in applying the tuberculin test has
manifested itself against similar ef-
forts by health officials throughout the
civilized world in late years But all
communities are now coming to the
conclusion that expense, temporary
loss and other inconvenience must
give way where life and health are at
stake.
81 think this country deserves great
credit for the rapid strides it is max
ing in this direction, and for the eff
cient work of your health authorities.
From what little / have seen since my
arrival, | am convinced that your au-
thorities are awake to the exigencies of
the times, and their work in connec-
ton with general quarantine and other
public health measures is indeed to be
commended.
Il must say that up to two years
ago San Francisco and the State OF
California did not know what an eff
cient Board of Health was. Previous
to that time the public health was al
! lowed to take care of itself, and the
annual appropriations for the public
| health of San Francisco were less in
amount than for janitor service on the
| City Hall.
1.-TWO years ago Governor Budd was
elected and, acting under the advice
| Of friends, appointed a Board o.
Health, composed of young men, three
of whom were natives Of California
These four men were determined tt
show what Board of Health really
should be, that is, the most importan
part of the Municipal Government
They organized under the direction o
DR.. John F. Morse, the eminent sur
| geon, and within three months begaI
the crusade against impure milk.
| inspectors were appointed TO scou
the city for impure milk, and thou
sands of gallons were pored into thu
! streets under the direction of the
Board. There was no appropriation tt
carry on the work, but the Board wa!