The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-13
PURE FOOD SESSION
HELD BY MOTHERS
DR.. Harvey Wiley Speaks
on Household Con-
ditions.

A pure food session, concluding with
pure food luncheon, was held this
morning by the International Congress
OF Mothers. DR.. Harvey Wiley told del
egates and visitors the reasons why
they should have pure food in the house
Mold. Miss Alice Lakey disclosed many
new facts about the impUrity Of milk
and the manner In which 1t could be
remedied, while Mrs. w. F. Thacher
spoke on Home Economics"
A symposium followed on 'The
HeridIty OF the Child. Miss Louise
PiTington; Patent Medicines anu the
Child" Mrs. n. NJ. Alden: Alcohol
and the Child" Mrs. Cora Graham. and
Sanitation" Mrs. ". +. Thacher. The
pure food luncheon which followed was
served in the basement of the church
and was preceded by a demonstration
In cooking.
The afternoon and evening sessions
will be devoted 10 a series OF addresses
MISS Alice Lakey, chairman OF the
food committee of the National Com
sumers' League, delivered an address
this morning on What the Consumer
Can do tor Pure Food" Miss I.akey
mas made careful research OF the food
problem and today spoke with special
reference 10 clean milk and safe meat
MIX Is the child's food to a great
extent for the first three years OF his
life, said Miss Lakey. a large propOr-
ton of children are fed entirely on
cows milk. Hence the cows milk must
DO clean and free from all disease
germs. Pearson states that nearly
one-third Of tee children die before they
reach three years of age. One of the
leading causes or this mortality is I'M
wholesome milk.
Harrington gives statistics on infant
mortality Russias death rate for in
fants exceeds in some districts 500 70
the 1000 births. Germany's rate Is sec
ono. France is third, and il about equals
the rate for New Jersey, 1914 per j. 600
New York States rate Is even lower,
1898 The District Of Columbia's goes
up TO 2l4.5. while Michigan's is the low
est OF all 1913
Five centuries ago Munich prohibited
the use as food Of tuberculous meat. Is
1t used today?
''Visit any small slaughter house day
after day and see the diseased cattle
that are brought TO the shambles. Moore
states that there are about 2770, 600 cattle
In New York State, all more or less az
fected with tuberculosis. Many OF these
viii be killed for food. He tested 354
herds for tuberculosis; Z2.S per cent
were infected. AS more and more cattle
are rejected rs dairy cows, because they
are found 10 be tubercular. more and
slaughter houses
"TO Pennsylvania belongs the honor
Of being th6 first State 10 enact a COM
plete meat-hygiene service. The food
committee OF the National Consumers
League would call your attention TO a
model State meat inspection law re
comfy approved by the committee. II
provides for Strengthening to be done
at county slaughter-houses for tagging
Of meats and poultry going into cold
storage, and for many other improve
ments. VIII you refuse TO buy any
meat not bearing the stamp of the Fed
eral Inspector until such time as your
cwn State viii give you protection from
dirty slaughter-hOuses and diseased
mCat9
'Only by such measures can you Sc
cure what you want. These are not
merely national questions They are in
tcrnEtional Wherever the consumer is
found these questions of clean milk
'afe meat. concern him. The consumer
power is absolute. Refuse to buy what
you do not want. Demand pure food
This the consumer can do