Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-08

hon plant caused an immediate fall ia
the death rate Of children. In Karls-
suhe the dowager. Grand Duchess
Luise Of Bavaria gave ,her. cordial sup
port to Mr.. Stratus In the establishment
,G q pasteurization plant, as did the
Countess OF Aberdeen, vice refine Of
ireland, TN Dublin; the Princess Ar
nulf OF bavaria, in Munich, and DR..
q. W. Hope, officer OF health, in Liv-
srpool. Baron Won .Beinerth, minister
Of the interior OF Austria, promised
Mr.. Straus to introduce the pasteuriza-
tion Of milk throughout that country,
and the demonstrations given by Mr..
Straus in Frankfort, Berlin and Vienna
were attended by physicians, men of
science, .philanthropists and govern
:ment and health officials.
4, Mr.. Straus' platform in this work
may be Judged by this vigorous sum-
ming up: Neither, war nor pestilence
nor famine claims AS many victims as
impure milk. It is the most terrible
foe Of humanity, all the more because
1t gives no outward sign Of the dam
ger. Let us pastenrize our milk sup
ply. Let us have Tor our motto, 'Medi-
zines and hospitals are possible cures.
while pasteurizatioh IS positive pre-
vention.'" 'l$S3 M fe.s:sf
Supported by the Government.
In America even greater success has
attended his crusade. A year or more
ago the government came to his sup
port. The agricultural department, aft
er thorough tests, gave out report
that agreed with all OF Mr.. Straus con-
tentions and urged the pasteurization
or boiling Of milk In all cities, villages
and homes Of the land. The warning
awakened the medical PROFESSION. the
health boards and the public generally
to the peril Of impure milk. Since then
the work has been going forward more
rapidly. 1t takes long time to get the
great inert mass of humanity to NOV
ing-it has taken Mr. Strauss fifteen
years, and much yet remains to be
done-but, once started, it goes with its
own momentum. This movement will
proceed with all the greater force be-
cause 1t win have behind 1t the love of
children. Once let mothers and fathers
thoroughly understand that impure
milk means the possible murder Of
their little ones, and pasteurization will
be swiftly established from ocean to
ocean. .s -.-m
At the time the government gave out
Its report on the subject it also impart-
ed formula for home pasteurization.
This do not remember In detail, but
It will be supplied any one writing to
the agricultural department at Wash
ington and asking for the bulletin. AS
I recall the formula it is to bring the
milk slowly and gently to the boil and
then let it as gradually cool. 1t should
be kept above certain temperature
not the boiling point, showever-for
some time, as that is necessary to XIII
the germs. If allowed to boil too VIC
lently or too long, the life giving prop
critics I'm the milk are killed. Better
than home pasteurization, however, is
the establishment Of pasteurization
plants in all cities and villages Of the
country. qsa
Nathan Stratus, the man. who is chief
irresponsible for bringing this peril to
the attention OF mankind, and not only
80, but who has done more than any
other dozen men to remove the dan
ger, was born In Rhenish Bavaria In
1913. His father was Lazarus Straus,
who came to this country before the
war, going into business at Talbotton,
Ga. Mr. Stratus was pronounced
Union man, however, and secession
sentiment was 90 strong about him
that he was compelled to move TO Co
lumbns, Ga. In 1866 he again re-
moved, this time to New York, where
he went into the crockery business un-
der the name Of L. Stratus &c Sons.
Nathan up to this time had been In
Lavant college, but now at the age of
seventeen went ON the road for the
firm. In 1874 he took charge Of the
crockery department of his present
business house, few years later was
made q member OF the firm, and now,
with his brothers, controls majority
Of the stock.
Authors and Speakers of Ability,
OF these brothers there are two.
Hon. Oscar 8. Straus, already men.
toned. and Isidor Straus, almost az