Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01
the usual sense of that term, than new
DELIVERY IN CITIES.

there are as many different ways of
. delivering milk as there are of pro
, ducing it, and not an insignificant part
Of the trouble which It gives Is caused
by neglect to properly care for It while
being delivered. The large, wide.
mouthed cans which are opened from
fifty to a hundred times before they
are emptied, have their contents thus
exposed to considerable dust and dirt
These cans are often carried without
ice, even in the warmest weather, and
milk can not possibly remain long in
good condition when so treated. ma
improvement over this method Is to
have a faucet near the bottom Of the
can and an arrangement to stir the con.
tents, so that milk of uniform quality
can be drawn without exposing the en-
| tire supply. In warm weather the cans
should be covered with ice or ice-water.
/ or at least with a wet blanket, which
is some protection.
The cleanest and most satisfactory
way Of delivering milk is in glass jars
or b. lies. Every person who is served
in t.-s way should be certain that the
jars are properly cleaned as soon as
emptied and the dealer should clean
and sterilize them as soon as they are
collected each day. Bottles are easily
cleaned Each one is a measure and
prevents over or under-measuring and
each bottle of milk is known to con-
tain ali the cream belonging to It. Bot
ties do not hide dirt in the milk, and
If they are filed with fresh milk and
are allowed to stand quietly a few
hours cream will usually show at the
time Of delivery. They save the milk
from being unnecessarily exposed, and
IL they are filled in the country the
milk does not come in contact with
city air until IL is in the house Of the
consumer. This matter Is OF consider
able Importance, as II has been shown
that bacteria are very abundant in the
atmosphere OF cities, while in clean
country districts but few are found in
the air. The use Of sealed bottles de-
creases the opportunity for adultera-
tion. Some companies serving a high
class trade with milk, for which specipl
claims OF purity are made, seal the
jars, as soon as they are filed. with
paper labels on which the time of milk
ing is stamped, and these must be
broken before the jar can be opened.
DR.. Waugh, Of the University Of
Michigan, has dicsvored the presence
of a poison in milk called tysotoxican.
which causes stomach and intestinal
troubles, often causing death. The fol-
lowing eminent European scientist, DR..
H. c. Ernst, an able veterinarian, has
furnished reports from 80 veterina-
rians in II different States, represent
ing 5000 milch COWS. Of which Is per
HHHNN angaH To-,
chew and Koch predicted the possibil-
tty Of the infection Of milk by tubercle
bacillus. Their ideas have since been
confirmed by the investigations OF
Bang, John Bollinger Ernst, Wood
head, McFadegan, and many others,
that tubercle bacillus is found in milk
of. cows in which the udder was also
the seat Of lesian.
In 1887 scarlet fever was brought
into four families in Chicago which
were supplied with milk from a dairy
man who had a child sick with scarlet
fever The dairy and food commits
sioner Of New Jersey, in his report,
says. 1T is demonstrated every year
the importance of looking after the
of the milk supply and
its adulteration, IL possible
A large number Of cases of typhoid
fever and other contagious diseases in
the State have been traced by health
)ficers to the use Of milk from infected
One case occurred during
.he year where it was claimed that
over 100 persons were stricken with
typhoid fever caused by drinking milk
from a creamery where the water sup
ply was found to be contaminated. DR..
Crowley, member Of the State board Of
lealtn from San Francisco, Cal, says
hat the bad milk consumed by the
people Of that State produced many
'ases Of consumption, tuberculosis,
diseases Of the bowels and
oints, and cholera infantum. DR.. ].
Heard inspector for dairy products
md chemist Of the District of Column
)ia in his report to the Health Depart
nent, May 8, 1900, in part says: Our
ng the last seven years he has an
.lyzed and inspected 1000 samples Of
milk, and has had opportunity to be-
ome familiar with the product in its
.arious forms of contamination. His
work. developed that nearly all the
milk sold in the District was either
watered or colored None Of
could be called pure. Such analysis
s he has made Of the water supplying
airy farms in the District Of Columbia
sads him to the opinion that this is
ne Of the important sources Of typhoid
ever, which opinion is strengthened
y his knowledge Of the condition of
he dairy farms supplying milk to the
eople Of the District and the city of
Washington.
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The dairymen Of Massachusetts, say
lat more attention was given to milk
st year than any previous year. Two
undred and thirteen samples were
ken for inspection and analysis, and
lly one case was put in court. The
liry commissioner Of Wisconsin says,
his report: "In 1898 200 dairies in
e vicinity Of Milwaukee were inspect
!. The milk furnished was whole
me. There has been more change in
e character Of the milk supply since
e enforcement Of the inspection law.
ne milk now is healthful and clean.
implies taken from 200 different wag-
is in Milwaukee only one sample fell
low the legal standard. The year
evious in 1897, samples were taken
ON 200 wagons, showing the milk
as adulterated to the extent OF 16 per
mt previous to the inspection. The
cd and dairy commissioner Of New
rsey says inspection Of milk and
Try germs has been vigorously press
in all parts of this State. Prior to
is, numerous complaints were receiv-
OF inferior milk going into New
)rk markets. These have all ceased.