The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-04-09

culosis. Cows are as susceptible to
this disease as are human beings, and
It is the overwhelming opinion of the
most recent authorities that the tu-
bercu, osis of the COW Is directly
transmissible through b the milk l
will quote from the latest opinion of
the Royal British Commission on
Human and Bovine tuberculosis:
There can be no doubt that in a
certain number of cases. the tuber-
culosis occurring IN the human sub
ject, especially in children. is the
direct result or the Introduction into
the human body of the bacillus of
Bovine tuberculosis, and there can
also be no doubt that in tho najor-
ity, at least, of these cases, the ba-
cillus is introduced through cows
milk"
Also from a very recent bulletin of
our own Bureau of Animal Industry;
"a tubercular COW is more danger
Gus to the health of man than is
the human consumptive.
There is positive test for this
dreadful disease in cattle; it is
harmless to healthy cows and the
state should compel all persons SELL
ing milk TO have their herds inspect
ed by a non-partisan, competent.
veterinarian. and infected cows
should be removed from the herd.
killed, If necessary, and the owner
recompensed by the state.
Which is of more value fifty dol
lar COW or your baby?
2. Proper feeding, pure water,pure
air and exercise.
No less person than our honored
ex-president. Grover Cleveland.
thought this subject of sufficient i'm
portance to take the matter of vie
feeding and housing of cows in New
York City, up on his own response
bility and he fought it through the
courts till he compelled the unscru-
lpulous dealers to leave off the feed
ling of distlllery and brewery Stops
to the cows from whom the tenement
house babies derived their food. We
nave in commemoration Of this no.
BILE fight the very excellent story
The Honorable Peter Stirling, with
Grover Cleveland for the hero.
Wholesome grains, grass and the
natural foods of cattle are necessary
for the production of pure milk.
Pure water, air and exercise are as
necessary for health OF cows as of
human beings.
8. Cleanliness in milking. From
the location of the udder of the COW
1t is very easy for it to become soil
ed and It is as necessary that the
cows "bag" and "teats" should be
washed and wiped before milking as
lit is that your dishes should be
washed and wiped before being put
on the table. It is also as necessary
that the hands of the mixer should
be clean as It is that the hands oil
your cook should be freshly washed
before she makes your biscuit.
A. RapiJity and thoroughness Of
cooling. This often neglected part II
the care of milk Is of vital import
lance. Milk is one of the most fire.
Iquent of all sources of tae deadly
ptomaine poisoning. This poison i
due to the action in the milk of thu
germs Of putiefaction and has nj
connection whatever with the ordi
nary pathagenic or disease produc
ing germs. Ptomaine is an alkaloida
substance somewhat similar to Afro
pine, the a,kaloid of Belladonna
and is an independent substanc
Stgenerated by the germs which caus
decay or putrefaction. They act onl
4 in a warm substance, consequent
rapid cooling prevents their actio
q as it does of all disease germs. Tia
n germs themselves are killed by suft
y cient boiling but the ptomaine ono
B generated, is not destroyed by hea
z or cold. Witness the deadly action
q ice cream and various cooked meat
q due to containing this alkaloid.
y 8. Absolute freedom from an
x foreign substance. This includes WI
81 ter, coloring matter, preventative
3 etc, and needs no explanation. w
\ can see at glance the necessity fc
Il this
n 6. Distribution to the consume
4 in clean, closed vessels. There Is b.
4 one efficient method to render mil
, vessels sterile OF free from disea'
s and ptomaine producing germs, an
Is that is by heat, at least 212 degree
B Fahrenheit, or the boiling point, K
K at least thirty minutes, once at lea
Y In twenty-four hours. This, aft
b thorough washing with good sos
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