The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-20

dASWeTeQ Dy mass OF SHINING OTdlSS
and glowing wheels. The Topeka fire
department is the best disciplined de-
partment in the country and the man.
ner in which order is kept has at
tracted the admiration of fire chiefs
all over the west. Chief Hale OF Kan
( sas City says that the Topeka depart
| ment is unequaled for its size
"There is only one thing that will
| make you fellows rum" said Coun-
Gilman Jordan from the North Side
as he entered the office Of the city en-
gineer this morning with his hands
full of plans and specifications, and
that is a request for some figures on
bridges and paving"
"And there is only one thing that
will make you North Side people run,
retorted the city engineer. land that
is a good. big, heavy cloud in the
northwest.
Importance of Clean Milk for In
FAINT Feeding is the fifth lecture by
DIR. D. NJ. Campbell. city milk inspec-
tor. 1t will be noticed that DR.. Camp
bell places lots of stress upon the bad
effects of warm milk and the care of
milk before it is fed. 1t is also in
teresting to note the plans for one or
more diaries in this city to handle
certified milk
at is impossible under ordinary
solutely germ free. 1t is not necessary
that it be absolutely germ free. Ma
ture has endowed even the tiniest in
FAINT with a vitality sufficient to over
come some germs. The problem OF
how many germs it is safe for an in
FAINT to consume with its food, is one
that has never been solved. Certain
it is that in the cleanest milk the
number of germs is perilously near
the danger line for some infants, and
that the cleaner and purer the milk
fed. the stronger will be the infant,
and the better its chances of living
through the years of childhood and
developing a strong constitution for
after years.
Germs develop very rapidly in
milk that is not kept cold and less
rapidly in milk kept at temperature
that is ordinarily considered cool
enough. Therefore the sooner milk
is fed after it is drawn the purer 1t
will be, other things being equal and
it should never be fed, to infants,
more than thirty-six hours after it is
drawn and should ordinarily be fed
when less than "a hours old. Milk on
which dairvman's children, who
drink 1t while new, may thrive, may
be dangerous or even fatal 10 city
children who receive it SO hours later.
There is in many cities and should
be in this city, milk known as GER
titled milk" for infant feeding. Such
milk is produced and handled with
extraordinary care and it's purity and
adaptability for infant feeding is GER
titled milk for infant feeding. Such
ually the county medical society. Such
milk costs more to produce and more
to handle than ordinary milk, and
cannot proftabIy be sold for less than
Is cents per quart, but If one
is not able to secure very choice
product otherwise, it is invaluable.
nv, o. II fa r
err in summer than in winter.
IAN effort will be made to induce
one or more diaries about Topeka to
equip themselves for furnishing GER
titled milk so that those who desire to
secure an article of especial purity
may do so. Those desiring certified
milk during the coming summer, are
urged to notify the milk inspector or
DR.. G. B. Van Horn. president of the
board of health, giving their location
and the probable amount of certified
milk they require.
"The certified milk, will entail adj
ditional expense for the user but
there is probably no other investment
possible for the individual or COM
munity that pays as we'll as money
spent for the prevention of disease"
The new city treasurer. John d.
Pattison. took full charge of the Office
in the city hall this morning and his
first signature was attached to a dog
license. This is an honorable begin
ming and the holder of the license
should realize the distinction bestow-
ed upon him. Mr.. Pattison is assisted
by Miss Hale. daughter of ex-City
Treasurer NJ. NJ. Hale, who has been
in the office for the last ten years and
who knows the work and the books
since the city elected her father. Mr..
Pattison said this morning that he
could not figure just how much it
would cost the city to keep above
water the next two years but he ex-
pected the figures to run into a mill
lion.
Assistant City Attorney Clark is
the inspection of piping for natural
and artificial gas in building in this
city. This ordinance has been prompt
ed since the recent startling discov-
cries whereby natural gas was the
direct cause of disastrous fires. The
first section of the ordinance provides
for the board of plumbers of Topeka
to examine each and every gas filter
who applies for a license to work in
this city. He will be examined care
fully and it will be impossible for him
to engage in his occupation until he
comes up to the requirements infiict
ed by the board. The new duties of
the plumbing inspector are also in
cluQeQ IN TINS ordnance. Inc gas
inspection is a new work on his hands.
1t will be necessary for all gas filters
to leave their work in such a condi-
ton that the plumbing inspector can
examine it carefully before it is
closed. This will take time-also
make it necessary for the inspector
to have a motor car for the purpose
of travelling from one place to an
other in order that the downtrodden
people will not have to pay plumbers
big wages for smoking in their cell
lars.
The people of Salina have grown
weary of the manner in which the
waterworks company is grating on
the city and they have taken matters
into their own hands by appointing
Jesse Shaw, superintendent of the To-
peka waterworks. appraiser. Jesse
Show is considered one of the best
water SunnlN exnerts in the west nd