The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
PuRIrY on pAIRY MErHops
Emphasized at Health omcers School
Last Evening.

1@nN AfNhtAhs
At last evenings session % the Yer
mont health officers school al Mont
pelier, two important papers we're pre-
sented The first paper was BY J. O
Jordon, Phi. D, milk inspector 81 tie city
Of Boston. on the subject, observations
from the Daily Work Of a MIX mspec-
tor" Or. Iordon has just visited the
cream stations along the line Of railroad
through New Hampshire and Vermont
and is thoroughly eonversant with con
ditions. Boston's supply is obtained
partly from the following creameries:
Vermont. 30, Maine, 20; New Hampshire
\ ~; New York, .; Massachusetts, a.
Creamery owners rarely investigate the
sources of supply Cream u no longer
luxury It il necessity in many
households. but It is doubtful II the
consumption viii increase II the present
popular attitude does not change and the
old fashioned hand methods are not i'm
proved upon. Cleanliness in the keeping
Of the milk and cream supply depends
largely upon an ample supply OF ice,
lee should be considered one Of the prod
ucts Of the dairy farm Speedy reirig.
Grafton Of milk is absolutely necessary.
Dairymen who viii not pick up the
proper method By themselves should
have sanitary regulations instilled into
them
Casual observation does not always
reveal q bad condition Ia the milk sup
Ply Laboratory examination does this
and Il is only the self interest 81 the
milk and cream dealer which prompts
him 10 sell unelean. dangerously unheal.
thy milk rather than lose a few cents
himself. II were better that dairymeu
should take steps to forestail the ineyi-
table rather than wait action made nee.
essary by force Of public sentiment,
Herds should be cleared Of tuberculous
cattle Uniform methods OF handing boz
vine tuberculosis and regulating the
handling Of milk supply should be in
force.
The coyer.up policy Is bad There Is
not enough agitation over the matter
Of securing a clean milk and a clean
water supply.
The second lecture was delivered upon
the subject Of Tuberculosis BY Dr.. II
II. Huber 81 New York City. The lee
ture was fully Illustrated with stcreop-
ticon views and although the power was
shut Of nearly an hour, the lecturer
was able to resume bis address shortly
Dr. Huber discussed tuberculosis, the
germ. It's predispositi0n It's prevention
and Its cure Adenoids and throat trou-
bles in children predispose them to tu-
berculous infection a. the age Of Is or
10 Alcoholism a0eng men predisposes
toward tuberculosis Swollen tonsils
should be treated while the children are
Young. Pure food. pure air. sunshine,
thorough destroyal 81 the sputum, and
obedience to the PHYSICIANS orders, II
carried out stringently. give the tuher
cul0us patent hope 81 recovery Pat.
emit medicines are hopelessly bad are
in fact, harmful IN the treatment 81 con.
sumption. The speaker agreed with Dr.
H0lton that a physician was encouraging
bic patient on the way 20 death II ne
did not inform him or her as 10 the
real nature Of the disease and the means
Of preventing its growth in the system.
Dr. Huber treated the subject Of con
sumption IN every light. and concluded
his address with series Of pictures
portraying the sanitarium. private cot,
tages. open air shacks built onto city
dwellings and III which tuberculosis
might be cured N fact. the doctor
pointed out, tuberculosis may be cured
A. easily IN Montpelier as at any health
resort II the patient viii but obey or
ders.