Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-11
Nathan Straus Will Establish
Milk Laboratory Here Soon.
ANS TO SAVE THE BABES
Free Coupons to Be Distributed by
Charity Workers.
MAY BEGIN NEXT MONTH
Announcement Made at This After
Moons Meeting of Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society.

Miss Hurn, representing Nathan Straus
of New York, announced at the meeting
of the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society
street, that the pasteurized milk labo. a.
tory and depot which he had promised
to Washington has been arranged for. and
that the headquarters would be located
at 1910 H street northwest
The movement to cause marked re-
duction in the infant death rate OF the
city will be begun with will. The
machinery will be brought here for In
stallation next week, and the work Will
be hurried through, in order to begin
distribution of the milk as soon as pos
sible
Distribution of Free Milk.
Free coupons will be intrusted to recog-
nized charity workers. who will give
these out where, according to their judg-
ment, they are really needed.
I'VE do not want to pauperize those
who can afford to buy said Miss Hurn.
but we aim to reach those who deserve
and need aid, and ali those babies who
otherwise would be without a safe and
nourishing food. To attain this end the
granting of free milk will go only through
recognized and responsible charity work
ers. In all cases a d. post covering the
actual cost of the bottle will be charged.
which deposit is refunded when the bot
ties are returned.
Whole milk, perfectly pasteurized, will
be prepared for invalids and older chill
dren. Barley water put up in bottles the
same as the modified milk, will a'so be
prn y,p6 fna in ri m Iyf1
the health of the baby makes it desirable
that less milk be used.
For the many well-to-do mothers who
prefer to modify the milk for the babies
in their own home. We will gladly give
our formulas, with directions for prepar-
inc a days feeding for one child. Then
Mr.. Strauss has an automatic home pas
teurizer. BY automatic l mean SO ar
ranged that the given amount of boiling
hot water to the amount Of milk used is
sufficient to perfectly pasteuriZe the mi k
without the use of a thermometer. This
pasteuriZer is not patented. Directions
for it's manufacture will be distributed,
so that any tinsmith can make it. A few
will be kept on sale at actual cost, and
the attendant will gladly demonstrate
its use to any who may desire it,
In addition, physicians who practice
among the poor may prescribe the milk
as they do medicines. and such prescrip-
tons will be honored free of charga.
These physicians orders are good for
one week, and must then be renewed.
May Be at Work in March.
1t is hoped to have the plant in op-
Grafton early in March. Mr.. Straus will
conduct the work here on the same lines
as in New York: that is, the depot will
assume rather the character of a phi
anthropic agency than that of milk
dealer. The aim is not that of COM
petition with milk dealers, but to enter
new field. Milk from tuberculin-test-
ed cows will first be modified and pre-
approximate mothers milk as nearly as
possible.
Five formulas, prepared by experts,
such as DIR. jacob and Prof. Freeman.
and tried and proved efficacious by thou
sands of babies, will be put up.
This modified milk is to be put into
sterilized bottles. each bottle containing
enough for one feeding only, then pas
teurized at 157 degrees Fahren cit for
twenty minutes, followed by rapid cool
ing, and kept on ice until used.
It will be on sale at 1919 III street, and
can be bought at practically the actual
cost by any one.
Such institutions have already beer
established in Philadelphia, ST. Louis,
Chicago, Toronto, Du lin. Liverpool Mu-
mich, Karlsruhe and Saadhausen; besides
an active campaign along the lines of a
safe milk supply has been conducted by
Mr. Straus in London. Brussels. Frank.
fort, Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm and
Budapest and throughout the United
States.