Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
WITH 4 MILK INSPECTOR
(New York Tribune.)

/ in there said the inspectors, looking
in cubbyhoe behind the shop.
well, your bed is out now, you can
keep milk" she told the woman. But
| it's hard to enforce the law she
from the cellar at night, and have it
down in two shakes in the morning"
| The inspectors have to keep an eye
on the milk wagons, too. Coming out
of the last shop the inspectors saw
wagon disappearing down the street,
and sprinted after it for two blocks
only to find 1t loaded with empty cans.
That's what we call getting lem
on" she painted.
| But other wagons loaded with milk
were halted. The drivers were very
| ready ITO have their milk tested, and
one obligingly filled the inspectors
| ice bag, as she had sample of con-
densed milk to take to the laboratory.
do you spit In your wagon?' she
asked the next driver
Il never spit anyv'eres," he solemn
| ly assured her.
The milk runs pretty fair in this
district" the inspector went on. 81
| had to condemn whole wagon load
yesterday. tho. 1t was bad. and down
into the gutter it went Sometimes a
driver runs away from me. chased
one a long way last week, and caught
| him, too" -
! There is wave Of excitement in the
Iistreet when the inspector appears.
"'rhe milk lady's conling!" floats out
from every store.
| Reminds you OF Marguerite, wash
your feet, the board of health is on
the street, said the inspector, laugh
| ing. You've heard the children sing
| that?"
| In one shop whole family was
| thrown into wild excitement by the
| inspectors request for their board of
/ health permit.
my wife is seek" the man explained
with many gestures. while his num-
erous progeny raced hither and yon.
searching for the permit. I'VE live on
the top floor; my wief is so seek. She
| keep-a the card
What disease has your wife got?"
asked the inspector.
"She gotta a bab'," said the man.
mo hurt-a the milk"
The permit was found, nailed to the
ceiling.
You ought to hear the excuses they
give for not having ice." the inspect
or remarked Its My wife has
baby buried my father last week
[ say to them, Never mind your baby
or your father, but get Ice"
Some of the shops are clean and
sweet. kept by self-respecting people.
Others smell to heaven. Some are just
trifle dsorderly. In one of the lat
ter lot of canaries, which were for
sale. hung over the milk cans. but
the milk stood the inspectors test.
We'll. these conditions aren't bad"
the inspector commented. II don't
know that canaries are the thing to
have around milk cans. but I've seen
| worse things near them. This dipper
isn't very clean"
put it in the washtub," the man
told his wife. She compromised by
wiping it on her apron behind the door.
There are flies in the milk" the
inspector continued "But that's not
SO bad as dead mice which are occa-
sional found in it. heard Of one in
spector who found dead baby in the
milk Live babies are frequently kept
in the ice tubs. 1t makes beautiful
place to keep baby out Of mischief.
Meantime, the milk can reposes on
the floor.
..Qreer things are found in milk. The
other day a delicatessen woman salu
to me: I am so glad dot inspector
comes. Just now I find in my milk
little fish. Dot comes not from the
cow
11,l,
NO" the inspector agreed. Ihe
farmer waters the milk and the train
hands help themselves, and the driver
monkeys with it, and the Inspector
messes it. and the grocer gets fined.
II sometimes have country 1nspec-
lions of the dairies,' the inspector OBJ
served, as she led the way out on the
street II like those best. / must tell
you of a woman | found In Delaware
county. The law requires that the
hair on the cows udder be kept eli
ped Do you clip the hairs on the
cows. udders?' l asked this woman.
I don't clip them she said. God be
praised II have some blessed candles
from the praist. and / SINCE off the
hairs I'd like to have seen her at IT.
Can't you imagine the feelings OF those
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