New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-23
Supported by the Government.

WnlIe paSteur1zat1On is positive pre-
vention.'"
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
tent1ons 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.. Straus fifteen
years, and much yet remains to be
done-but, once started, it goes with it's
own momentum. This movement will
proceed with all the greater force be-
cause it will have behind it the love Of
children. Once let mothers and fathers
thoroughly understand that impure
milk means the possible murder of
their little ones, and Dissemination will
be swiftly established from ocean to
ocean,
At the time the government gave out
its report on the subject it also impart-
ed a formula for home pasteurization.
This | do not remember in detail, but
+ wi no. -
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, however
some time, as that is necessary to kill
the germs. If allowed to boil too VIC
lently or too long, the life giving prop
critics in the milk are killed. Better
than home pasteur1zation, however, is
the establishment Of pasteurization
plants in all cities and villages Of the
country. ~ @
Nathan Straus, the man who is chief
~ responsible for bringing this peril to
the attention Of mankind, and not only
so, but who has done more than any
other dozen men to remove the dan
ger, was born in Rhenish Bavaria in
1S48. His father was Lazarus Stratus,
who came to this country before the
war, going into business at Talbotton,
Ga. Mr.. Straus was a pronounced
Union man, however, and secession
sentiment was so strong about him
that he was compelled to move to Co
lumbus, Ga. In 1865 he again re-
moved, this time to New York, where
he went into the crockery business I'M
der the name of L. Stratus & 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, a few years later was
made member Of the firm, and now,
with his brothers, controls a majority
of the stock.
Authors and Speakers of Ability.
OF these brothers there are two
Hon. Oscar S. Straus, already men
toned, and Isidor Straus, almost as
well known, since he has been a mem
Der Of congress and prominent in bis
opposition to protective tariff and
free silver. There Is no family in
New York more thoroughly respected
than the three Straus brothers. They
belong to that high type of philan-
thropic Jews of which the world con-
tains many noble examples. They are
transformations, cultured, public spir-
! tied, intellectual and given to good
works. All are authors and speakers
Of ability, all have held high public
place, all are capable business men,
and all are objects of public esteem
OF the three, Nathan Straus excels
in works of philanthropy. He is rath.
er slight in build, of nervous, intellec-
tual face, which is covered by a full
beard running to two points. Mr.
Straus has a home Of quiet elegance
loves fast horse and tells good
story on occasion. One tale Of his re.
lates to stableman. One morning
Mr.. Straus found this man rubbing
the leg of one Of his trotters with a
spike nail dipped in liniment When
asked what he was doing the man
replied that the directions said to ap.
ply the medicine with nail or tooth
brush" and as he had no toothbrush
he thought If he had to use nail he
had better take a spike. The stable
man was evidently not acquainted
with nailbrushes.
Mr.. Straus has sad face, seeming
to feel the suffering of all the unfortu.
nate. Yet If the saving Of many lives
can give Joy, he should be the happi
est man in the world.
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