The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-20
LETT LIFT YOU UP. CITY MILK SUPPLY.
State Biologist Speaks in
the Interest of the
Dairymen.

It has been said that local milkmen
complain that there has recently de-
veloped in Raleigh, without any APP
parent reason an attempt to create an
unfavorable impression as to the gem
eral quality of the milk supplied to
consumers.
A reporter yesterday called on Mr..
Gerald Mccarthy, State Biologist, who
has made q large number of tests of
milk throughout the State. Mr.. Me-
Carthy sympathizes with the dairy
men, and does not advocate all the
proposed features in the movement
for q purer local milk supply.
Mr.. Mccarthy said
81 am not interested in any dairy
and am not going to apologize for I'M
sanitary milk. 1t may Sc set down as
certain that the milk supply of Raleigh
i snot surpassed in quality by that of
any other city of like size, or any size
in the State.
1.-THE published data as to impure
milk. and the effect of such milk upon
children's health all refers to large
cities which secure their milk from
places often as distant as 700 miles
In such cities the milk usually passes
through several dealers before it
reaches the consumer and is generally
from As to 72 hours old when con-
sumed. In small cities like Raleigh
the milk is delivered to consumers di-
rectly from the wagon of the pro-
Queer and as a rule is less than 6 hours
old when consumed.
1.-TWO years arc l make seventy eight
archaeological analyses of milk from
different towns of the State. While
these analyses were specifically under
taken to determine whether or not the
milk supply had any relationship to
the spread of tuberculosis incidentally
the general character of the samples
was noted. 1t is only fair to the dairy
men of the State to say that the aver
age quality was very high. Each sam
pie was centrifugal to separate the
cream and dirt. Plenty of cream was
found and very little dirt. Only one
sample showed presence of the germ
of tuberculosis
while it is not doubt theoretically
possible to improve the quality Of the
milk supply, it must be remembered
that dairymen are as a class poor men
The business is not very profitable
Dairy men who must make a living
from their farms find themselves con-
fronted by a concrete problem, not by
theoretical considerations. They can
not always supply the sanitary ac-
cesSorieS' which our theorists may
think needful. More particularly
QdlfylnGn say Iney secure the educated
help that sanitary dairying' requires
1t will be to little purpose to supply
decorated and tiled cow-Gats when
the owner must put UP with labor at
once unskilled untrustworthy, dishon-
est and lazy Cows will dirty tiled
floors as quickly as they will dirty or
binary earth floors. The dirt. if it gets
into the milk will in either case have
about the same effect upon its whole
someness.
IF any housekeeper suspects the pur-
ity Of the milk she receives she can
easily determine the facts and lecture
her milkman accordingly. Let her
take a piece of clean cheese cloth.
Fold it three times and through this
strain the milk as soon as received.
This will remove all of the dirt ordi-
narily found in milk.
IF a child seems to be made sick
by the milk try the effect of pasteur-
iZing the milk. Put the milk into an
ordinary rice boiler" and heat to 15S
degrees +. for about forty minutes
Keep the milk closely covered while
heating. The temperature will kill any
Injurious germs likely to be found in
milk and will not give the milk the
disagreed BILE boiled TASTE