New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-02
FIND GOOD MILK GERM
TUBERCULOSIS FIGHTER.
Investigators Propose Use of Fer
ment TO PreUent Disease.

possibility Of the local milk trade IS 10 fight the
bovine tuberculosis hacili in milk with ferment
which viii kill the former. DR.. ". II. Park direc
tor Of the research laboratories OF the Health De
partrnent. yesterday that the introduction Of
the ferment was first preached to him month ago
He sees no reason why # should not prove
cess This ferment. which has the uneuphoneous
name Of febir yokhard. is practically 4 union Of
good bacil which make ready and effective war
on every injurious bacillus that they may come in
contact with.
The disoorerer Of this ferment was the Russian
scientist, DR.. Metchinohoff. He introduced il 10
the Paris investigators. who took il up with en-
thusiasm. il IS in use in that city. But these
bacilli viii not make milk sweet Will Their
use IN milk that comes from uninspected diaries be
permitted. In the regular quality of milk that
comes 10 this city from day TO day they may be
used at the option Of the dealers.
The extensive application OF this form of purify
ing milk viii depend. of course. on the taste and
inclination of the consumer. When feblr yOkhard is
mixed with milk Il forms Tactic acid and the char
acter OF the fluid IS changed from the ordinary
sweet product to that has slightly sour taste.
but the milk viii he healthful. The ferment must
be added at least three days after il is produced
AZ earlier time and then il viii keep the milk
IN good condition for ten days more The acidity
OF the milk viii become more pronounced as the
days go by, but the purity OF il will not suffer.
Dealers viii have educate their consumers 10 the
use OF milk treated with the fermeni, for at the
first taste it Will be believed that the fluid has be-
gun TO sour And while consumers abroad are
willing 10 make frequent experiments in foods and
other things the citizens of this country prefer TO
take their milk foods OF other kinds etc straight.
The ferment, however, il is urged, viii in no
wise supersede pastcurization. This process. its
friends say does not destroy the sweetness Of the
milk, does not compel the consumer 10 educate
his taste il for a nourishment. II is
the feeling among those who working 10 i'm
prove the quality Of the milk used in this city that
the ferment would assist in reducing the channels
eurrrv, 10 in 1aS=
cause said yesterday:
Some persons think that making lot
OF noise about the milk supply, il that the
only food used by the large population OF our
city. II is not the only food. but it is the only
food for many thousands of children TO whom
proper nourtshment at their immature age is
matter of life and death. Mr.. Nathan Straus was
not wrong when he said that child out Of
every three that born dies before the age OF
five is reached, and that the majority Of these
deaths are preventable. And OF the surest
ways Of cutting down this death is provide
The children with pure food-namely. pure milk.
the mothers of the East Side in hygiene. But they
are not the only mothers who require education
in the proper care Of their young.
so Tar as we can see there Is no other
way Of protecting the children from danger than
through education Of mothers; given the future
9solnse CT PuLllty o. tlle mink supply TON -.
show mothers through publicity. what is being
also, that there is a grave question as 10 the
ability OF the average mother to care for her
by intelligent mothers IN general, Of course. but
have a whole lot OF statistics that show rate
of mortality OF infants among the well-to-do that
Is little short Of amazing. We aiming for
something that will be able accomplish,
namely the purity Of the milk supply TO the maxi
Outside of the ignorant mothers of the East Side,
vino a very large extent will be instructed we
must depend upon the mothers who DO not come
within the scope Of charity effort TO their in
tsIgence in their own way 10 help US out
A raw food" man was happy over his belief that
those in favor Of tie pastuerization Of the milk
supply were not 10 get the support Of the Health
Department He said that food should be
cooked. and when told that pastuerization not
cooking he said that the heat sufficient kill
many beneficial germs and should not be allowed.
But when he informed that the Health De
through general and rigid inspection, and that,
while pTonunciamento would be issued demand
ing pasteuriZatiOn. nothing would be done 10 pre-
vent il, the raw food" man was rather taken
aback.
At the Offices Of the Department of Health il was
said yesterday that DR.. Darlington busy
gathering his data for final plans for the seasons
ment VIII ask for an additional appropriation 10
take care OF the work of inspection in a drastic
manner, and il was ntnated that the State De-
paTtment OF Agriculture would be asked 10 give
every assistance in rs power 10 eliminate dis
eased cattle from among the herds in the state
ton out of politics. for the reason, an official
said yesterday that the question IS of the
Ing OF lives and not of the party that should be
Instrumental IN doing this At present the law al
lows half OF the value OF condemned cows 10 the
owners II is said that there is no money to carry
pected that this viii be rernedied soon.