The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-21
TESTS OF SEATTLt'S MILK.
UP-To-DATE SYSTEM OF INSPECT
ING LACrEAL FLUID.
Present system Inausurated Four
fenrs AGO by Inspectors Emery
and Frasch-Practical workings
as Explained by Health omcers.

Previous 90 four years ago all the milk
consumed in Seattle was sold by dairy
men and vendors who were not checked
from adulterating the product by any
action of the city ordinance.
In 1895 Assistant Sanitary inspectors c.
II. Frasch and VI. l.. Emery started the
movement for 4 systematic and thorough
inspection OF milk under a provision Of
the ordinance, which has now reached
such state of perfection that the nu-
merous Offenders encountered four years
ago have dwindled so that there Is sell
dom a case UP for trial.
IL Is 1.-THE first duty of the board OF
health to procure a standard OF each
dairymnn's product; take for instance 4
per cent, this then Is the standard which
- figured from. and II at any time the
test shows a falling of from this pre-
scribcd percentage the milk examiner
knows the dairyman, or middlemsn. 10
watering" his product. and more vigi-
liant watch is kept over tho offender.
About Is per cent. Of the milk con-
snmed in this city Is shipped from White
River valley Tssaqpah and from points
along the Grea, Northern. and nearly -
per cent. Is pNd1cs in the immediate
vicinity OF Semitic.
To protect the consumer. MIX Inspec-
tor Woodcock u on duty among the re-
tail milk dealers taking samples and
putting Thorn to test. The testers used
are the Bsbcock and Lactometer, the
former being only used on the samples
gathered, and when anything IL found to
run below per cent which Is an ex-
ceedfngiy low standard, the milk Ia
dumped or destroyed by the examiner.
Mhen nlilk IS 20 be 'ssted the samples
Of the producers and deliverers. and a
list Is made Of all. The samples are then
placed In che bottles Of the Babcock test.
or, OF which there are ton. pne-half
ounce Of milk Is used IN the first concoc-
ton ana onc-hnlf ounce OF Sulrhnric acid.
well mixed. Is added this Is. subjected to
"A rotary churning process Wasting six
minutes, and gains speed OF 100 revo-
iuttons per minute, next, one ounce of
hot water is added and the churning is
continued two minutes longer to gather
the butter fats which the acids have
separated from the milk, After these
a aas 5se % s shr TOP o. The samples they
long. thin neck of tho bottles. which gives
the result as produced, For example, Z
per cent mix Is equal g four pounds. os
IL carefully kept of all records taken.
In case Of a condemnation four-ounce
bottle Is flled with condemned milk and
sealed the board Keeps sample and also
sends one 10 the owner. accompanied by
ITO 80: This is to certify that have
today condemned gallons OF milk ard
have taken samples OF said milk for ex-
animation and proof. one OF which sam
pies Is herewith delivered 20 you" II Is
almost needless 10 add that second
mistake IL rarely made by the same
dealer
Tho method employed In testing milk
IN Seattle lis thoroughly up-to-date; there
Is only one stumbling block In tho way
OF Inspector Woodcock, and that Ii Seat
ties ordinance which is somewhat weak
from the fact that tho board cannot
reach restaurants or questionable hotels
excepting In a. roundabout manner and
some OF the propriqtors Of such places
are said to be exceedingly cunning in
lodging an inspection.