Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01

milk from tubercular animals is no
/ TO be used for human food, If the ami
mails are emaciated or tubercular
| Third. In accordance with the mode OF
proceeding in the kingdoms Of Den
mark and Sweden, the emaciated tuber
culous animals are to be Immediately
removed from the farms and saugh
tered.
DISEASES CAUSED FROM THE USE
OF DISEASED MILK.
Typhoid fever diphtheria, scarlet
fever are diseases which are often
traced to contaminated milk. At Wat
erbury, Conn, in 1898 there was an
outbreak Of typhoid fever, Al cases of
which were using milk from the same
dealer. It was discovered that the sup.
ply Of milk was furnished by a farmer
in whose family there were three cases
of typhoid fever. Although the milk
seemed pure and clean at the barn,
there was evidence that the water in
which the cans were washed and the
tanks where the milk was cooled was
contaminated. II was decided BY ex-
pert physicians that this milk was the
sole cause of the epidemic. In 1892
an epidemic OF typhoid fever began in
the town Of Montico Pa. DR.. Louis
Taylor investigated the causes and
found that the place, previous to the
outbreak, was free from contamina-
ton. Forty-five cases of fever, how
ever, were traced to use Of milk from
the farm at which were found eight
persons with typhoid fever. The fact
was established that the milk used
from this farm furnished the germs
for the typhoid epidemic. In 1898 an
epidemic of typhoid at London, Eng
land, was traced to the use Of ice
cream which was made from diseased
milk. DR.. Hart OF London, reports a
large outbreak Of disease in that city
due to contaminated milk. DR.. Hunt,
secretary of the New Jersey State
board Of health in August, 1898, report
ed an epidemic Of diphtheria at Hights.
town, N. j, Eighteen cases out Of 20I
were traced to the use of milk from
a dairyman who had in his employ a |
boy suffering from dipbtheria. The !
boy did not leave his work, and con-
.inued to handle the cans from which |
he milk was served. DR.. Beckwith, |
)f Cleveland, Ohio, a member Of the |
State board Of health, says he attended |
4 family in which there were several |
,ases Of diphtheria. There was no ap- |
parent cause for its appearance about
he premises. Upon investigation he /
'ound that the children from a neigh /
)oring family were suffering from the |
iame disease. II developed that all Of |
he affected families were supplied |
With milk from the same dealer, the
nan furnishing the milk to these fam
lies had diphtheria in his family. I'm
lure milk furnished was the cause Of |
his disease. Dr. Kleinhart mentions
8 epidemics Of scarlet fever due to
he mixers having this disease that
the milk Statistics show
hat 240 epidemics in which cases were
aused by infected milk. OF these 1873
we're typhoid, "A scarlet fever, and %
Iiphtheria Since 1882, 20 epidemics
# typhoid fever have been traced to
he milk supply Since November,
S87, four epidemics of diphtheria have
'een traced to contaminated milk
The following facts about milk are
.iven by the dairy division Of the Unit
d States Department of Agriculture
or the benefit Of dairymen and milk
ealers
CARE OF MILK ON THE FARM.
When milk is served soon after milk
lg, it is frequently not cooled by arti-
cial means, and in small towns sup
lied by dairymen who drive in twice
lch day it is often delivered warm
rom the cow" To many persons this
a guaranty Of its purity; but milk
7ryed i'm this way will sour in a short
me. Within two or three hours after
is delivered it is likely to be nearer
condition of sourness than milk -
r "a hours older which was cooled inn
.ediately after milking and kept at a ]
wv temperature. In some cases the I
Iilk delivered in the morning is that
the previous evening, well cooled
nd kept in a cold place, and the milk I
elivered in the afternoon is the morn
lg product similarly treated. This is I
much better method than the deliv- ]
~ Of perfectly fresh warm milk. l
hen but one delivery is made each a
ny, and that in the morning, the pro- [
lction Of the same morning and pre- I
Gus evening are usually distributed. !
any dairymen do this when they a
i've directly from the farm to the I
aces of delivery, except when 1t is c
,cessary to start before the hour Of Y
ilkin; then the milk Of the morning v
Id evening Of the previous day is n
ken. During the hottest weather, the S
ening milk is sometimes delivered II
itself early in the morning, and the a
pply Of the same morning is served d
ter. II
TRANSPORTATION OF MILK. f,
Necessarily the milk served in large .,
les is older than that served in towns "
d villages, as it has to come from M
eater distances, and for this reason VI
acial care is required in warm wealth
to prevent souring. The milk is
lde as cold as possible on the farm,
d usually held in cold spring water Il
til tire to be delivered at the rail la
I'D stadon. II the distance to mar hi
t is great, a liberal supply Of ice is ia
pt on the cars; some railroads pro OF
lie refrigerator cars. When the milk di
not delivered as soon as received In in
: city, It is stored on ice and is very tn
d when placed in delivery wagons ed
: next mornin. In some cases the so
,rning and previous evenings milk tn
sent into the city on trains some tn
ne during the day. If the distance III
not too great, and arrival in the city Sa
early enough, the night milk Is often on
we'd as soon as received, and the be
,rning milk kept for early delivery pr
the following day. In these cases fr
, city milkman serves milk from II WI
"a hours old but generally II Is ce
er. Railroads entering some Of the 70
90 c{tiee Garry milk From nOintg two Te