The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-28
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efforts Of MIX and Food Inspector Noble"
saih prominent citizen yesterday. En-
faithful TO, duty, aud he has SO far been
exceptionally satisfactory, and don't let
the public forget. the Importance. OF the
work. We are all Interested IN bis work
As pointed ont BY n Texas scientist In the
stock aud Farm journal recently milk Is
our most wholesome and necessary food
ana should be carefully produced aud
handled. Ii is especially necessary, ms II Is
used In feeding infants aud children. MIX
Is natures food for the young. but when
we use II In an artificial way we should he
careful not To Violate natures laws. Good
MIX ~ wanted 10y every one, poor milk by
none. IT. y a great PITY the consumer does
n2t Know me sn vast difference In the grades
well buy high priced meat coffee, tea and
butter. but refuse to pay / cent per quart
more FOR good, certified milk They will
trnle with the cheap mllkman, though his
product be shipped many niles IN old yusty
cans and drawn IN filthy stables from dirty
cows by dirty mixers.
Thongn II be low In per cent Of butter
fat, drugged with enchanting fluid to keep
II sweet and well planted with dangerous
germs, they VIII use i for the sake OF econ.
the honest milkman Is discouraged and
driven oft entirely. But you may ask,
what Is the consumer TO dnf Is not milk
milk, etc. In answer II has been pointed
out by Prof. Hacker OF the Nebraska TX
pertinent station that the milk comes from
local dalrles which can BE- visited and eA-
hnincu by anyone with very little trouble.
The mix and food inspector whom wo have
now IN Houston should oe always glad aud
willing 10 give reliable Information concern
Ing thn milk supply. he should test saut.
piles sent him for either aduteration or per
cent OF butter fat. 1t Is very easy to de-
tcct good milk from pure by iaste aud Pp.
pearance or amount of cream which will
rise when set away. A reliable test to de
tcct fortnaldehyde or formalln compounds
IN milk Is TO put a smill SIMPLE In a test
tube aud add little sulphuric acid. When
shaken the mixture will turn bright pur-
pie color If any of the poison Is present.
otherwise the mixture .hould be coffee
brown. The producer aud the consumer hre
both to llumc for our poor milk supply.
The consumer has the controlling influence
IN promoting good, clean healthfnl milk.
al interested in the inspection Of fop1
stun and milk ! hope the inspector viii
gtade the milk and know the quality Of
milk cnch one sells. Then be could either
publish tho result Of the tests or he able
10 inform consumers the grade of each
denlrrs nils When d1irvnan's cattle
are excellent and h, markets good, pure
milk no unc should object to paying 10
ccnts the gallon; 81 cents for grade lower
and 20 cents for the poor @rticlc. The 1fai
ers don't know how to prepare IT for mar
ket either When 1t is first drawn, mud
u.s. IT IS being drawn, II should he poured
through crushed Ice before II gets cool II
VIII tltcr keep sweet forty-cight hours
otherwise 1t becomes Sour In ten or twelve
hours. In preference to this method, the
dalrYmen use embalmine hnld. very
small quantity keeps II sweet Indefinitely
II Is "A wonder N view Of the sovereign
qualities Of the rmbqlming nuid that finit
mo- chants do not sprinkle ban mas with II,
Maybe they do.