Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-29

GILL anu 80 duedu
Haggleton obeyed. but presently
came back to Moran, holding the can
at arms length and wrinkling his nose
with little shifts. '"These eggs are
BAD
"Are, eh? Well, what do you expect
for 80 cents a hundred?"
II didn't think you would use bad
eggs,' said the old man.
You're not here to think, Mr.. jack
son. l told you what to do. Now do it. !"
So the night advanced. and Haggle-
ton worked with scarcely pause. He
rolled barrels and dragged bags as
fresh flour was needed; he carried
coke for the fires and split wood; he
helped at the sponging tubs; he sifted
flour; he bent over the kneading
trough; he carried boxes; he drew
water at the sink; he worked the dumb
waiter; he stood by at the ovens, and
he never complained. At 10 o'clock he
thought his strength had failed him;
he was sore all over and sick and
weak, but he forced himself to keep on
At midnight he asked for a few min
uteS' rest. but Moran shook his head;
he must do his work; another batch Of
loayeS was ready-ready fer the eggs.
The eggs. His stomach at last revolt
ed, and he had a violent fit of vOmit-
ing.
knocked out, eh?" said Moran.
Lie down there
The old man lay down on some bags
of flour. He groaned. and for long
time he did not move
Presently Moran came over to him.
You'll get used to it,
y hope not" said Haggleton. care
there many bakeshops like this in New
York: -
Dozens. and some worse"
Not worse than this?"
Huh retorted Moran. "Td like to
show you one on Allen street, dogs
and chickens all about, and-hey,
Petro,' he called, roll that barrel
here
Petro rolled over barrel filed with
J crumbs of sour bread and moldy
| anu SNetpluSS 1lOul Tic uOOl
See that?" continued Moran. eve
let it go as garbage, but there are
bakers who use it. Yes, sir; they soak
it in stuff that takes away the smell,
then they dry it and put in currants
and molasses and bake it into cakes.
And heaven knows who eats 'em."
That's an outrage
Moran leaned toward him with a
CLEAN of hatred Cpl tell you another
outrage, Mr. Jackson-it's when a
landlord takes big rent for rotten
cellar like this and won't fix the
plumbing. No wonder we're sick.
worked in a cellar bakeshop on Hester
street where the plumbing was so bad
we got back flow from the sewer
every time it rained hard, and the
whole floor was-well, I'll cut out the
rest1
Great Scott!' muttered Haggleton
but all this must be against the law
Moran laughed harshIy "That's fine
to- talk about law. Why aren't the
laws enforced against trusts and rail
roads? Because somebody has mighty
good grafting reasons for not enforc
Ing them. It's the same here"
HIM" said HaggletOn. How many
bakeshops are there in New York;"
TWENTY-FIVE hundred or so. There
must be $4,000 bakers in New York
easy"
Haggleton went On quietly, "You
So. there's a lot of sickness among
theTn?'
"Sickness"' burst out Moran. "O1
course there's lot Of sickness. There:
consumption. That's the worst-con
sumption He paused, and a grin
smile spread over his thin face.
Go on said Haggleton.
You know bread is spongy stuff and
takes up anything near it-germs an(
dirt and bad water. Well, we make
the bread, but they eat 1.-THE million
aires!"
Not this bread"
How do you know who eats this
bread? How do you know who make.
the bread you eat? A quarter of {
IOdN rs anu CdheS are uudOt
every day in New York by sick bak
ers-that's putting it low-and some
body eats 'em, germs and all. Well"
''The germs are killed in the baking
I ''The heat in the middle Of goo(
sized loaf is away under 200, and i
takes PIP to make sure Of KILN;
germs. I read how a London docto
tried it and found thirteen differen
kinds Of microbes in loaf that ha,
been baked! Yes, sir, found em aliv
and kicking"
Haggleton's face took on such lool
of purpose and resourcefulness tina
) Moran marveled and said in jest, 6
suppose you're going to show us hoy
to run these bakeshops?'
} "Yes," said Haggleton, with sna
of decision, Il think I am"
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