Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-16
Use H)RhALD[RYDE
IN MILK SUPPLIES
PRESENCE OF PREsERvArivE
DISCOVERED BY PHYSICIANS
IN MILK TESTS.
LOOK WELL TO DIET
DURING HOT WEATHER

Many Cases Of Bowel Trouble in City
as Result Of Excessive Heat and In.
discreet Eatins-Doctors See New
Cases Daily-Some of the Causes,
How to Avoid Illness and What to Do.
That formaldehyde is being used as
. preservatfve in several milk supplies
of the city is declared to be fact
by physicians Of the city who have
had occasion to make tests of milk in
cases where they have been called
owing to illness among children. That
such a condition should exist is mex
cusable, and is punishable. Not one
dealer alone, but several, are RESPONSE
BILE for the presence of the poisonous
substance in the milk that is fed in
fants and used on the family table.
Not only are the milk wagons found to
be dispensing such milk, but private
dealers. who supply families in their
own neighborhoods, have been found to
be using the preservative in their pro-
duct.
Such was the condition found to
exist today when the Times Republican
made an effort to ascertain how gem
eral was the sickness of the city due to
the extremely hot weather.
Want Your Babe EmbaImed?
The use OF formaldehyde In the milk
was the most startling discovery made
in the investigation, and the condition
ds declared by physicians to be one
that should receive attention at once
on the part Of the health authorities.
Among several tests made there was
only one sample that did not show the
presence of the preserwative.
Formaldehyde in embalning fluid,
and its constant use, even in the small
quantities that the milk contains, will
almost inevitably lead to some severe
Inflammation of the intestinal tract
such as any other rank poison would
cause, If administered daily. The
physicians who have made actual tests
of milk samples, and found the for
maldehyde to exist in the milk, declare
that it is impossible for some dealers,
liver milk sweet unless they use some
preservative. This is no excuse, how
ever, for the use Of the poisonous sub
preservative some other means of de-
hvering the milk should be adopted.
Infants Ailments Due to Milk.
In the city at the present time are
hundreds of cases of bowel trouble, in
~.
and dndfscreet eating. EVERY doctor in
town is calling daily on many patients.
and new cases at the rate of from six
to ten a day are being reported. The
cases are more general among the in
fants and extremely aged, altho no age
is exempt from the general run Of
cases.
In the case Of infants the milk sup
ply is the important thing to look to,
and is responsible for practically every
case Of bowel trouble. The milk should
he delivered to consumers either with
the animal heat still in it, or else COOL
ed to a proper temperature before
putref activec hanges take place.
Causes Among Adults.
Among the cases in adults fruit is
largely responsible. and especially
fruits that have been shipped in. Doc
tors say that fruits that have been
shipped a long distance, after being
picked green, and then exposed to sale,
are IN constant danger from germs on
the surface, and even when in good
condition, not unripe or overripe. it is
unwise to eat the outer covering. Fruit
that travels a long distance and is then
sold locally is not only subject tosthe
germs that may be present here. but
to the germs of other parts OF the
country. The only sure way to avoid
bowel trouble and still eat fruits raised
elsewhere is to cook the fruit
Good Rules to Observe.
The best general rules to observe
during this extremely hot weather ,as
outlined by a well-known physician Of
the city, may be summed up as fol-
lows: Take particular care in eating,
and don't overeat. Eat sparingly Of
fats and meats, for they are heat pro-
ducing. Be sure that all food is
thoroughly cooked. Take time to eat,
that the food may be digested properly.
Be regular in ones habits. in eating,
sleeping, and drinking. Drink plenty
OF water, and the city water is the
that AZ too cold. Iced drinks Of any
kind should be taken sparingly Ice
cream should be eaten in moderation,
and never at meal times. Ice cream,
or any other extremely cold substance,
stops digestion temporarily, and gives
time for fermentation to start up.
How to Act When Stricken.
Other valuable rules that may be OBJ
served, and which will be worthy of the
careful considerable of every mother.
are also outlined as follows: In the
case Of the first sign of bowel trouble,
! restrict the diet absolutely. Give a
lose Of castor oil to the patient, and
restrict the food. Use clear soup or
broth as the main diet, and with adults
hard toasted bread may be taken-not
toasted on the outside, but thoroughly,
30 that the toast is brittle. In the
cases Of infants and children stop the
milk supply and substitute barley wa
ter, oatmeal water. or animal broth.
An ounce of prevention Is worth a
pound OF cure, and one can not be too
careful with ones diet during the pres
emit hot weather.
GOOD WILL be HERE.