Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
EXPERTS To REPORT SOON
GENERAL PROTECTION OF MILK
SUPPLY DURING SUMMER.
Revision of Bill Presented to the Last
ConEress-What Commissioner
Mcfarland Says.

Commissioner Macfarland expects that
the milk commission Of experts will soon
report to the Commissioners the concrete
things which in the Judgment of the COM
mission should be done under the present
powers OF the Commissioners in addition
to what has been done for the general pro-
lection Of the milk supply during the pres
ent summer.
The milk commission has been working
steadily on the problem presented to 1t by
the Commissioners and has adopted certain
subcommittee reports. but has not gathered
up its conclusions thus far reached This
it Will shortly do and present them to the
Commissioners. 1t will then proceed with
Its work Of revising the bill presented by
the Commissioners to the last Congress for
the Improvement OF the milk supply under
the request Of the Commissioners that it
should be put into the best possible shape
SO mat they may present it at the opening
OF the next Congress in December Mean
whlle the scientific investigation of the
matter of the milk supply will he continued
by the public health and marine bospitaI
service and the Department of Agriculture.
and VIII include the milk supply of other
cites In addition to Washington. in order
that comparative data may be afforded for
study. i''
On resolution adopted by the milk COM
MISSION the Commissioners have asked
mos nose Two departments of the national gov
eminent to confer through their chiefs
with the health officer of the District and
furnish him with all the data they have
obtained up to date respecting the local
s,tun!lon IN order that he may the more
lntelhgently proceed with his work, and
commissioner Mcfarland has asked that
this conference be held next Saturday
morning at the District building.
Temporary Facilities.
Commissioner Macfarland is Informed
that until a archaeological laboratory is
provided for the health department. as the
commissioners and the milk commission
nave recommended the temporary facilities
or the two national government DEPART
ments mentioned will be available for the
benefit of the District health department
although that cannot be continued fndef1-
nlteiy, because they are designed for ma
tional work and have practically all that
tney can 40. For local purposes a local
meteorological laboratory should be pro
Vlded, in the judgment of the officials of
these national government departments as
well as the local officials.
Commissioner Macfarland. in speaking OF
the general work of the milk commission
said that the Commissioners asked the
members of the commission to serve be-
cause there were conflicting opinions among
experts as to what should be done for the
better protection of the milk supply, not
sioners felt that they must have the com
bined advice of the government scientists
the phys clans who have made a special
study OF the matter and representatives of
the producers and sellers Of milk: also the
advice Of the president of the Bar Asso-
citation as to the framing of the legislation
desired from the next Congress.
To Safeguard Supply.
The Commissioners, he said, were de-
sirous of taking every possible step to safe
guard the milk supply which might be
within their powers, and which was recon-
mended by the collective wisdom of the
milk commission. and then would seek ad-
ditional powers from Congress to supple
ment any deficiencies. He called attention
10 the advice given the consumers of milk
by the milk commission as especially i'm
portant now that hot weather had come.
1t occurs In the report of the committee on
the sanitary relations of the milk SUNNY
approved by the milk commission, and Is as
follows:
DO not patronize a milk dealer at any
price whose milk. after standing for over
two hours. reveals visible sediment at
the bottom of the bottle 1t is evidence of
dirty bottles. extremely suggestive of dam
ger and entirely preventable by clean, de-
cent methods without greatly Increasing
the cost
Subject all your milk to home pasteuri-
cation by simply bringing it to the boiling
point. and after cooling keep the milk on
ice. This will destroy germ life and reduce
the chances of milk borne diseases to a
minimum. and If we can reduce our typhoid
fever rate even only 10 per cent by this
simple method. not to mention infantile
diarrhoea and other infectious diseases II
is clearly our duty to do it,"