The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-09

In REGARD 60 tno fFgsr roa ~ ne.
OF milk sold brge Us8 fts YaiseIea.
metsod u isHPcctban tsai ataasoa
the phymeia4a who eampriao the
board
As a res2H ~ hts statement. nr
larellc city bacterIaloaist viii
probably come IN Tor a cauattr call
ing down by che board. the latter
nov believing that Il has received
tho blame for faults attributable
10 nr, taHelle.
Or Becker showed that the bac.
THEOLOGICAL tests that have been
made by nr LaEelle were OF prarti.
eally no use. and that the milk in
spoctor has been bringing his sam
pies "a him FOR examination "a no
purpose faErllc has been making
his examinations regularly but he
has not according To nr. Becker.
been looking for what the board is
anxious ta find thzelle has been
painfully and scientifically hunt
ing Tor tuberele hacilli and other ac-
foundations 81 disease germs. while
overlooking patches Of refuse that
have been prcripitAtea In tho milk.
Tie has been laying Tor deadly dla-
easo germs generated TO excess in
milk conta minated With this refuse.
His method OF scientific analysis.
according 20 nr. Becker. has been
very correvt lie Ia competent
man In his line. but his efforts have
been misdlrected. After DR.. Ia.
Eelle'H examination Of samples Of
milk brought 60 him b Dr. BECKER
had produced no results. the latter
applied an ordinary microscope and
saw 80 much refuse and germs
caused b. q that the light could
not get through sone Of the masses
Of obnoxious microbes.
That an outsider should step IN
and show the city baetcrtologlst
how 10 do hts work was state II
affairs calculated 10 evoke thu ire
~ the members % the board. They
said that n Or IaEeIIe could not
make a proper examination n Was
about time that the buard procured
a man who could.
4 do not want ven 20 under
stand. said Dr. BECKER. that / am
saying that Dr. taHelie "a not
competent hactsrlolokist The
trouble Il that he Is not going It
his work in the right way lie Il
eonwlentiouaiy looking for die
ease germs In samples ~ milk
brought 10 him. but he IL over
looking the conditions brought
about by the preaenee % refuse.
conditions which can b. aaccrtdued
By ordinary common SENSE. by the
naked rye or mnrnifyinE glass
Dr. Becker explained hoW u thy
he had found the samples procured
b. him - be Even after the milk
had been strained five or ak times
traces Of refuse and fifth were
found In t. Ho also described gofae
Of the revolving conditions he found
existing a. the milk ranches around
the city
A local dairyman also appeared
before the board and asked Tor It's
aid In helping him 70 get pure
milk supply for hiz customer tie
said II waa impossible under pres
ent conditions. even after the milk
was paAteurizcd. the process fail.
ing In many Instances 20 purify
filthy milk.
The three sanitary Inspectors ap-
pointed 20 investigate conditions at
local diaries foaud that fully half
% the 90 dairies within the limits
were more or less filthy. being ia
need ~ much more sanitary ar
fragments. Their owners viii be
Instructed to remove accumulated
Nth. % whitewash their barns.
sweep away the cobwebs and make
other improvements. MIX In
aprrtor Woodcock never reported
any such eaass 10 thu board.
The board declared itA detrrmin-
alton 20 dump all filthy milk sent
lnto the city IN order 20 impress
upon the minds 81 the dairymen
that theY would have 10 keep Il
clean u they hoped to dispose 81 Il
IN this city. Arrests viii be made
where necessary.