The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-14
COW NDDAIRYA ARE
REAL CITAOELS OF
CONSUMP TON
White Plague Not Checked by
Heroic Efforts
INCREASE OF SO PER CENT
Nathan Strauss Favors Compulsory
Pasteurization of All MIX Used
For Food

Washington, May 14.-Declaring the
COW and the dairy farm to be the real
citadels of consumption, Nalhan
Strauss in a letter addressed TO the
National association for the study ana
prevention of tuberculosis, urge tnat
organization now holding its nth an
nual meeting here to go on record VIZ
orously in favor of the pasteurization
of milk. The letter was read TO the
delegates to the fifth annual meeting
here Yesterday, and some action along
the lines of Mr.. Strauss suggestion
will, in all probability be taken.
Mr.. Strauss said that the white
plague has not been checked In spite
of all the efforts directed to that end,
and offered as proof official statistics
gathered by the New York Health de-
partment, showing an increase OF 50
per cent, in consumption cases in TWO
years in New York City, which DR..
Koch of Germany has pronounced to
be leading the whole world in the
fight against the disease.
The failure to make Roadway
against the spread of tuberculosis, Mr..
Strauss attributes to the failure OF
the crusaders to go to the root or the
evil--the dairy farm. No milk, he
insisted. should be permitted to be
used unless it had come from tuber-
culin tested cows or had been thor
oughly pasteurized He was inclined
to favor the last named method OF
making the fluid safe.
THE situation is far too dangerous
the letter said for any further poth-
ering over bubbles about micro
scopic difference in the appearance
of tubercle bacilli found in man and
those found in cows.
Continuing the letter quoted the
Bureau of Animal Industry as saying
that one tenth of the dairies supplied
tuberculous milk.
Science has amply verified my ex-
perience," said Mr. Strauss, in con
GLIDING, the public health service
thoroughly Investigated the whole
milk problem. and DR.. Wilman and Dr
Rosenau, with their dispute that pas
teurization does kill the germs of tu-
berculosis and the other milk-bOrne
infections without in any way impair
ing the milk. DR.. Rosseau fixes 70
minutes at 140 degrees Fahrenheit
as the minimum for efficient pasteur
ization.
In the light of these facts feel that
/ am amply warranted in urging this
association to take the important and
necessary step forward and to attack
tuberculosis in its citadel-the dairy
farm.
"The progress hitherto made has
been almost entirely in taking better
care of the tuberculosis patient
Praiseworthy as this is, it is mot
stamping out tuberculosis. The abol
ition of this unnecessary disease will
begin when it is made a crime to sell
milk unless it comes from tuberculin
tested cows or has been properly pas
teurized."
Homer Folk, vice president of the
association, presided, and quoted from
the Census Bureau reports to show
that $4,000 persons in the United
States succumb each year to consump
ton. He declared that one of the
pressing needs now was for adequate
hospital provision for the consump
tives in the intermediate and advanc
ed stages.
hC iNpOil VI tuc executive Secfe
tary, Livingston Harrington, showed q
new membership of 600, making a to
tai of 21O7 One of the most striking
advances made during the year was
mat thirty-four out of forty state leg
islatures have considered tuberculosis
legislation. Reviewing the work ac
complished in the South. it was
shown that the fight was carried on
in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida. and
Georgia and during the coming wear
1t is planned to operate in the Caro-
linas, Mississippi Louisiana. anf
other Southern states. The numbe,
OF state and local societies for the
study and prevention of tuberculosis,
formed during the year was 1856 max
ing total of 290; special tuberculo
CTS dispensaries established. IS. max
ing total of 800 and the number o.
hospitals for tuberculosis was Sc, max
ing total of POS. with a bed capacit,
of over $4,000