The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-28
CHICAGO'S MILK
ORDINANCE
Sweeping Requirements Passed
By City Council.
PASTEURIZATION
NOW COMPULSORY
Demands for Tuberculin Test So
Harsh-Makes Pasteurization
Almost Imperative.

The day of pure food laws. and the
enforcement of pure food laws is at
hand. Nearly every city in the land is
passing stringent pure food regulations.
Nearly all cities of any Importance are
establishing separate offices for the var
lous duties of pure food inspectors and
weights and measures regulations
Such widespread agitation upon the
purity OF what we eat, while sometimes
somewhat radical is, it appears, not
without some deep underlying cause.
MIX IS probably the most common ar
ticle of ordinary diet, and it is upon
this commodity that the great bulk of
the reform laws are directed Scien-
lists, it seems, have proven beyond a
doubt that the animal tuberculin can
and is. transmitted from the COW to
man.
AT any rate, too much precaution can
not be taken to prevent the spread of
this terrible and dreaded disease. and
it only by constant and co-operated eff
fort that it will eventually be stamped
out. The increase of victims claimed
each year, by this death dealing
scourge, is reaching alarming proper
tions. Each years death rate statis-
tics, shows an ever increasing number,
due to the white plague
The only practical way to effectually
deal with the disease. recommended by
science, is to establish colonies for
those already in it's clutches, and the
exclusive use of pasteurized milk by
those who have escaped the germs.
The process of pasteurization, almost
wholly eliminates the bacteria germs,
and yet does not detract any of the
natural nutriment from the milk Milk
which has passed through this process,
is said to be almost free from sediment
and bacteria germs. This fact was
proven by the Kansas state university
at Lawrence. early in the fall. The
amount of germs in the raw milk var
les with the approach of colder wealth
er, when they decrease in number and
the number contained in milk also be-
comes less in proportion, after having
passed the pasteurization process.
Figures of a more recent test given
out by the Topeka Pure Milk company,
show that milk which had passed the
pasteurization process in their plant,
only few weeks ago. to contain only
about 5000 bacteria germs. This it will
be readily seen, is an extremely small
amount, when compared with sixty
eight million, seven hundred and four
thousand. Topeka people who use this
milk should consider themselves eXcep-
tionally fortunate. that such a high
standard of purity. in milk is avail
able.
Probably the most radical, and sweep
ing ordinance in the country. in regard
to pure milk regulations has but re-
Gently been passed by the city council
of Chicago. 1t requires that all milk,
butter, or milk products of any nature,
must have passed the pasteurization
process. The only alternative, 1t offers
the milkman, dairyman, or small
creamery concern, is for the milk to
have been taken from cows which have
passed strict and difficult eXamina-
ton So harsh are the requirements
that must be met, it is almost fmpossi-
BILE to conform with them. This will
practically necessitate the pasteuriza-
ton all milk or milk products, to be
used in Chicago hereafter
BY such pure food regulations, pure
milk laws and constant fight on the
part of science, tuberculosis will with
out doubt, finally be conquered, but it
will not be without clearly living, and
an ever constant fight upon the source
of its cause by the people as whole.