The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17


many covering a process of condens-
Jag milk by freezing and thawing 1t in
b centrifugal separator when in mo-
ton. The work is said to be rendered
easier by first separating the cream
and condensing the skim milk, after
which it is mixed with the cream. 1t
is claimed for this kind OF condensed
milk that it can be again diluted to
It's original volume, and also that it
does not have the sweet taste to which
some people object in the condensed
milk we now use. However, the mere
patenting of process does not prove
its utility, and we may have to wait
indefinitely for demonstration OF it's
value.
What Is pure milk? This eye cannot
tell and the nose cannot tell. Even
the chemist and the microscopic fail,
when each works by himself Scarlet
fever germs may get into it from poor
Iy-washed dishes, typhoid fever germs
may get into the cans when they are
washed at some contaminated well,
and there is not one chance In mil
lion that they will ever be detected In
the milk. The only safety is pasteur-
ization OF all milk being sent to the
city. The dealers and the customers
should insist on this While 1t is true
that 100 degrees OF heat will not posi-
lively kill all tuberculosis germs, yet
1t can as rule be depended on to kill
all or render them harmless. But
typhoid fever and scarlet fever germs
perish at less heat, and thus pasteur-
ization is for them effective.
1t was believed that when the differ
emit states adopted brands for their
state cheese and put on trade mark
the cheese or butter would be protect
ed. But as soon as the manufacturers
did this the counterfeiters took hold
and boldly initiated the brands, taking
care, however, to sell them outside the
state in which they were registered. A
New York dealer declares that he finds
the registered brands being initiated in
Chicago and all over the west and
south. In Chicago are men that manu-
facture stencils to be used in branding
cheese after the registered New York
brands. Thus the reputation that New
York has butt up is being stolen by
every manufacturer of poor cheese in
the country and the brands act as a
protection to the manufacturer and
consumer only in the state in which
they are registered.
The dairymen Of the country are
pushing for the passage Of the Grout
bill in congress. This bill gives to
each state the right to control all but
ter or butterine that comes in in origi-
nal packages. The effect of the BILL IL
passed, will be to make each state SUI
preme as to the goods sold within its
borders. AS it is, a man may purchase
any prohibited article just as long as 1t
is purchased in another state. Thus
manufacturer of yellow oleomargarine
can ship 1t to customers in another
state and so longas there is no attempt
made to subdivide the packages the
law cannot touch the article shipped.
II Is certainly queer state of affairs
when state cannot exercise police
power over the food articles within it's
borders.
The man who ships butter to mar
ket In tubs should see to it that the
tubs he uses are well made. 1t not
infrequently happens that the tubs
come into the hands of the commits
sion man in bad shape. The hoops of
some of them are so light that they
break, and when this occurs to the
cover hoop it may have far-reaching
consequences.