The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-24
Size Of the Attendance Only
Disappointment Connected
With Pure Milk and Food
Mass Meeting.
IMPORTANCE OF MOVE
SHOWN BY SPEAKERS
To Stop Annual Slaughter Of
Infants, DR.. Hurty Stated,
II Is Essential That the
Milk Be Pure.

Although only about one hundred
persons attended the mass meeting
held by the federated clubs OF the w,o-
men Of the city, at the First Presby-
terian church last evening, in the in
terest of pure food and milk supply
for Richmond, those who attended
were well repaid for their trouble and
much information of a valuable char
acter was cleaned concerning a sub
ject of vital Importance to the citizens
OF this community.
DR.. ]. N. Hurry, secretary Of the
state board of health. delivered a
splendid lecture on the subject of pure
milk and the Importance attached
thereto, being followed by an equally
interesting and valuable address by DR..
Henry r. Barnard, state chemist, who
gave talk on the milk supply, Illus
trated by stereopticon views. DIR. Bar
nard was assisted by Prof Kelly Of the
local high school, The last speaker
OF the evening was Miss Emma Sick
els OF Philadelphia, secretary Of the
National Domestic Science association.
sAiaa> siGkala confined her gslPszl.s e
the subject Of pure food and declared
that it was time that people took hold
OF the matter, which was an exceeding
" important one, and gave 1t more at
tention. Her remarks were much ap-
preciated.
Mrs. McDivitt Presided.
Mrs. Miriam McDivitt, president OF
the federated clubs of the city, presid-
ed over the meeting. The following
resolution was read at the close Of the
meeting and DR.. T. Henry Davis,
health officer, made the motion that it
be adopted:
"Resolved, Whereas public senti-
ment has been aroused in favor of the
tuberculin tested milk, we, the citizens
OF Richmond, in mass meeting as
sembled, do most heartily recommend
tuberculin tested milk" The resolu.
ton was adopted unanimously by ris-
ing vote.
DIR. Hurry began his address by stat
ing that in the matter of public health
which is the fundamental principal OF
all success, the business men did not
attach the proper Importance or seem
to appreciate what menace ill health
is to q community.
He declared that the business men
were too apt to lock the door after the
horse had been stolen, and that not
until an epidemic had broken out did
they take any real action towards
warding off further spread of the
contagion. He then compared the
impure milk to an epidemic which, was
menacing the health of this country
and asserted that too much serious at
tention could not be given the matter.
A Marvellous Fluid.
DIR. Hurty stated that milk was the
most marvellous fluid in existence. That
1t was teeming with life and was the
only food alone on which the human
body could be sustained. In discuss
ing the hygiene of milk. the speaker
declared that 1t was amazing to wit
ness the changes to which milk was
subjected after it had been exposed te
the air He stated that it immedi'
ately underwent very pronounced
change and that no matter how clean
II ii might be handled it was impos
sible to keep it perfectly free from bac
terra. He made the assertion that in
one centimeter of milk, which was
equivalent to thimbleful, there were
anywhere from 100000 to 100000 mi
crobes. However. the large majority
OF these organisms are harmless, h
said, but at the same time there are
many that are exceedingly dangerous.
DIR. Hurry declared that milk wher
viewed under the microscope was filled
with living cells very similar to thu
cells in the human body, which figh'
off disease. The question OF guard
ing against unsanitary conditions ant
the imperative need of bettering tn,
methods used in the gathering OF mill
he said. was one of vital importance
Agrees With Governor.
sGovernor Marshall has well para
phrased the old saying. cleanliness il
next to Godliness' by saving 'cleanli
ness Is essential to Godliness," sait
the speaker. "and when people begir
to realize this more the general health
in every community will be raised to ;
much higher Standard
You will pay higher price for tn,
dirty milk than for the sanitary pro