New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-19
PRAISE PURE RAW MILK
BETTER THAN PURIFIED.
When Clean and Sealed at Source
Sad to Keep for Weeks.

WIN European experience 20 draw upon tho
OoVerhoT General OF Canada in considering ways
ana means Of getting pure milk for the provinces
uhder his control had call on this country for
assistance HE sent for Walter w Law, the owner
OF the Briarchf Dairy, 70 so to Ottawa 10 en-
iishteh him regarding the methods employed
III lIhs country TO produce. supply and deliver a
grade of milk beyond criticism
Mr. Law went 20 Canada ana as the guest Of
Lord Grey delivered talks 10 various organizations
upon the subject Of pure raw milk. The most inn
portant gathering addressed was the Canadian
O'"o OF Montreal. This club IS composed Of bust
ness and professional mon who have the welfare
ol OaEada at hea.t and who wanted to know just
now to provide tho residents Of the cities with
pure milk. They not in favor of any par
ucuar method. but wanted TO know the truth
about the question.
MI Law told them the facts about his dairy at
Eriarc!in Manor. lie said that he went into the
business to prove that pure raw milk could be pro-
ouced Tor the consumer a profit to tho producer
II was 4 Possibility, not = matter OF speculation
any longer. The milk produced by his farm was
Ircm certified herds. every possible hygienic pre-
caution being taken to prevent subsequent contami-
nation. Mr.. Law also said that IL he should wish
10 go OUT OF the business supplying certain fam
'i'eS ana institutions with pure milk in this city
ne would meet with decided protests from ply
Si0ieilS' me DAIRY owned BY Mr.. Law has about
HVe hundred COWS. producing about three thousand
quarts OF milk day This milk is what is known
commercially as pure raw" II commands
hlsher price than ordinary milk owing to the
greater expense of the certified cows the greater
care in cleansing the packages and the demand
ohat me men who handle the milk shall be hygenc
- In speaking OF the present milk crusade Walter
,,o. i11M J!'' sdld TO reporter for The Tribune
The Briarcf milk. being ell certified. is not,
ali scHSsoh AT the present limo. our milk IS
the milk handled with sterized utensils ana with
1,'ntF q, C'et care Ihere Is no question that such
yon Behrins SAYS: 'Pasteur sought 70 repace mix
No an @ItInfal product-what is really necessary is
w PiuiICtlon or healthy Cows Dr. Lederle says
Pure milk is better then purified milk and Or
ndrs both Of hase aterS SGSat men !" Ne" YORK
vi IL Is. however true that milk 20 New
min used At o but uada Pf'y the ee erc snGH
tenriycd Is much better that Il should be pas
nariiiitme good work o. inspection begun by Dr.
,iinued and eniarsed- The IDEAL to be held up by
ne consumers should be 10 eventually have sup
Fes .TSs to 4sb buy any sR, ether kind.
neu u win pasteuTtzed milk; they should be
pel!ed 10 take pasteuriZed milk only until the al-
milk at its Yon e Sq 4 paserz 10 PIhT
without reducing its virtue Until We can get ali
And We know from what we have done. and from
wn4t others have done. that 1t is practicable to
"a. 4 PECULIAR property Of pure raw milk produced
HSItg favorable circumstances Is that milk from
swee, three weeks after leaving the dairy Il was
kind has been sent 10 Europe To he used by families
on HER wav 20 their homes in this city and
wealthy persons on trips abroad have taken this
MIX win them, and il has been sweet il is said
40. tully three weeks after delivery aboard snip.
Al or this does not eliminate the fact that the
NIX rom uncertihed cows is DANGEROUS and that it
entaed from its use AND to m Sot this s danger n
NE StfauS depots are most potent factor. and
Ihese are 20 be supplemented by the depots 10 be
tsItplsheq by the milk committee. All consumers
.ahhol aHord 20 buy certified milk. Especially is
this true in the tenement districts N Is there
S1aL nc users should have pasteurized milk and
from present indications they will have TO de7end
Upon other than public sources for their supply
several dealers who supply districts whose inhab-
iaatS cannot afford the certified milk have Dre-
pared 10 deliver II pasteurized
ne ceItihed product is within reach Of oil
VINO would IKE 70 have II. There Is great expense
I'm n e the hish standard Single qua-:s
sei Tor as much as 20 cents each. and 10 requires
mig order 20 pull the cost down to - cents for
which large consumers buy it,