The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-28
MIGHTY HARD TO
DODGE THE GERMS
Still It Is Possible, According
To the u. S. Govern
ment Experts.
HEALTH ADVICE IS GIVEN
YOUR UNCLE JIM WILSON, OF THE
AGRICULTURAL Department.,
TELLS THE PEOPLE HOW TO
BEHAVE THEMSELVES.

Washington, Nov. 27.-The paternal
watchfulness of the department of ag-
riculture over the people of the Unit
ed States has led it to offer some ad-
vice about how to be healthy and hap
by. Much of this advice may be sum-
med up in the one command: do not
let the bacteria get you" AS If to
make this warning doubly Elective,
the experts OF the department go on
to tell how difficult it is to escape
bacteria. 1.-THE soil teens with them"
say the experts. "They are in the air,
in water. and in all food exposed to
dust and air, milk being favorite
habitat. The flesh of healthy living
animals is free from them, but when
slaughtered and marketed the surface
is almost certain to acquire bacteria,
like all theings that are exposed to
air and dust. They are inside the
human body. In short, wherever Or
ganic matter is exposed to their in
roads they are found" And then in 4
despairing way the experts exclaim:
I'VE can not get away from them
without going to the highest mountain
or to the polar regions"
Can Not Protect Food Supply.
But we can protect our food supply
from their undue growth by reversing;
all the conditions that they require
for their development, say the free
givers of advice. 1t is of primary i'm
portance that bacteria be prevented
from getting a start. Hence, only
such foods should be bought as are
in the best possible condition. Since
succulent fruits, milk, raw meat and
meat products are especially subject
to bacterial action, the experts give
these foods special attention. The
suggestion is made that the kitchen is
a good place to begin the battle
against bacteria. THE cook is not
trained in bacteriology," say the ex-
perts. She does not know what clean
illness means from the laboratory
point of view. The old fashion hatred
of dirt for it's own loathsome sake is
the best substitute for this knowledge.
but it is not enough. For instance,
boiling has long been known to kill
whatever was the cause of spelling"
of food. However, most housekeep-
ers did not boil out" the milk pans.
etc.. but simply scalded them. "Scald-
ing" is an indefinite term: if boiling
hot water is used, and enough of It..
hn
but too often. when the facts in the
case are not understood, such a pro-
cess is carelessly carried out and the
desired end is not attained.
Then There's the House Fly.
The department would like to know
how the ignorant cook is to know
what turks unseen in crack or seam.
The old dictum, say the experts, that
the only way to conquer dirt is by
externally keeping at it," is as true
as it ever was. But we have come
to realize more and more the insid.
iousness and omnipresence OF the en-
envy of health" say the department
authorities, land that in the form OF
bacteria it consorts with dirt. We re.
alize that every housekeeper and
houseworker must be made to under
pic forms of life which are harmful
and how to apply all weapons which
modern science has discovered for
their destruction" BY all means keep
alp the fight against the house fly
says the department. The suggestion
is also made that warfare should be
made against dust, which the depart
ment describes as a little Of every
thing. The dusty room is full of BAG
terra, and. therefore, a way to get rio
Of bacteria is to get rid of dust.
Animals in the Kitchen.
A warning is also sounded against
pet animals in the kitchen. Mention
is made of the fact that in many fam
lilies where the pet animals are mo-
allowed in the living room for fear o
soiling furniture. they have free range
in kitchen and pantry, where The
chances are they will leave more OF
less loose hair and dirt, which ma,
find its way to food utensils or Il
food. Householders are advised tina
food which is brought into the HON.
should be clean and of good quality
The remark is made that since tn,
passage OF the pure food law giving t
the United States government autho.
ity to enforce stringent laws agains
the adulteration and the misbrandins
of foods which enter into interstate
commerce. and the more rigid enforce
ment of similar state laws which reg
ulate these matters in many of tn,
states, a great burden has been lifte,
from the shoulders of the buyer. TIL,
assertion is made that this Legislation
has enormously decreased the deceu
tions formerly practiced by some man
ufacturers and that since it insure
that the name and description OF
package and bottle shall not misrer
resent the contents, the buyer, II h.
knows what he wants. will have n,
difficulty in obtaining it, while tn
honest manufacturers and dealers vii
he protected.
Chinese Rice Mathoda.