The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1910-09-03
"EleCtrO=Milk'
Only is Pure
DR.. MaskaII Strongly Advocates In
production Of New Progress.

Absolutely the only pure milk
sold anywhere in the world is that
sterilized by the electric process,
said City Physician MackaIl of Homo
lulu recently. Il have been study
ing the process closely and have
seen it in operation in New York,
and know what am talking about.
| understand that the Dairymen' s
Association is figuringon installing
this process. If it does, it will be one
of the best things for the city that
ever happened.
Milk" said Doctor Mackall, is
next to bread, the principal food
product of the world. 1t is usually
consumed in an uncooked state,
which makes it all the more danger
Gus if it is impure. Dirt is liable to
get into it from the clothing OF the
employees of the dairies, from hog
pens, horse barns, or swill barrels.
l really consider that all dairy en-
ployes should be obliged to wear
white clothing, as this would be
washed when it became soiled, while
colored clothes may be worn for
months with all their accumulation
of germs. Another source OF inn
purity in Milk is the dirty hands OF
the mixers.
MANY epidemics of the zymotic
diseases are caused primarily by the
use of impure milk-diseases such
as typhoid fever, scarlet fever and
diptheria. These usually originate
from the water supply or through
sickness among those working on
the dairies. Also, diseases of the
udder, such as tuberculosis, are fire.
quently transmitted in milk.
Some bacteria from acids and
gases; among them is the Tactic
acid bacteria, which causes souring
of the milk by breaking up the milk
sugar into Tactic acid These can
be killed by low temperature, as
they do not have spores. They are
usually introduced into the milk by
dust and pieces of hair. Diarrhea
and vomiting are caused by the acids
formed as result of fermentation
changes.
"A heavy mortality results from
the use of impure milk and every
thing that could be done to diminish
the sale of milk that is not pure
tends to increase the healthfulness
of the community"
DR.. Mackall explains that pas
teurization only partially purides
milk. 1t destroys part of the bac-
terra, but not all of them. Steriliza-
ton, on the other hand, destroys
all the bacteria. 1t is much harder
however, to destroy the spores thar
it is the bacteria, long and continued
heating usually being required. II
may take three or four days to ster'
ilize milk by heat, and this is man
ifestly impracticable.
Pasteurized milk requires grea
care in handling, and the bacteris
grow faster after the milk has once
been pasteurized. Pasteurized mill
is usually unpleasant to the tast,
and difficult, if not impossible, t.
sell.
THE Goucher electric process o
sterilizing milk" says Doctor Mac
kali, insures absolute sterility. Th
component parts of the milk ar
maintained, its digestive powers in
creased, and its flavor improved
The process consists in passing tn
milk first through sterilized cottol
batting to remove foreignimpurities
and then exposing it to an electri
current of high potentiality. Tn
product is absolutely free of bacteria
spores and all other organisms
The cream is heavier, and the di
gestive properties and taste are i'm
j proved.
\ THE process is one requirin
very expensive machinery, but
~the Dairymen's Association, or an
other dairy, introduces the process
sit will mean that every dairy o
Oahu will have to take steps to hav
its milk sterilized by the same pre-
cess. 'Electromilk' is sold in Nev
York, where it is fast driving every
thing else off the market. hop
we shall get the process here, for
will greatly improve the health {