The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-24

poisoning was by cleanliness.
Declaring that the science OF hygiene
was a wonderful one and the benefits
SO far gained by the world to be I'M
measurable, the speaker said this sci
ence was responsible for the control or
cholera, yellow fever and numerous
other diseases, which, when contract
ed, usually result with such serious
consequences. DR.. Hurry concluded
his address by stating that one OF the
ways to add to the pleasure of this
world was to have healthy milk.
Address by Barnard.
H. E. Barnard, state chemist, fol-
lowed DIR. Hurry and spoke on the SAN
itary care of milk, his lecture being IL
lustrated with a large number OF ste
reopticon views of good and bad dai-
ries in the state, which inspectors OF
the state food and drug department
had photographed while on inspection
trips, and waging a campaign against
the dirty dairy.
Dairymen furnishing milk in this
city were complimented for the stand
which they have taken in regard to
sanitary milk First, the dairymen
have always been prominent in state
conventions at which the questions OF
supplying purer milk have been dis
cussed. Second, the dairymen are not
complainants against measures which
will tend to make the milk supply pur-
er and, the speaker said, he believed
all were doing what they could along
the lines of sanitary milk production.
DIR. Barnard said that the state board
was not dictator. The board teach
es and suggests and the present rules
for the production OF such milk were
drawn up by a Mississippi dafryman
and adopted as ideal by not only the
board. but many of the leading dairy
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Punishment Is Limited.
Dairymen have been severely pun
ished for supplying the public with
milk below a certain standard, a result
of the producer taking the fat away
from the product before delivery, said
the speaker. However, said the speak.
er, dairymen have not been punished
for supplying dirty milk. In the first
instance, it is case of the dairymen
robbing the pocket book. In the sec
ond, 1t is the slaughter of infants. DR..
Barnard said that sanitary milk may
cost more, so far as the initial ex-
pense is concerned, but that it is
cheaper in the long run.
The board has ceased spending its
time in determining whether milk Is
below certain standard, but is now
trying to ascertain the number OF
germs it contains, according to the
speaker. The board is striving to OBJ
tain pure and wholesome, in other
words. sanitary milk, said DIR. Barnard.
He said milk will keep II it is kept
cold and is clean.
Dairymen Are Helping.
Dairymen, according to DR.. Bar
nard. are in the large majority of in.
stances, endeavoring to produce sani.
tary milk. 1t is of Importance to
them because it affects their pocket
books to do so. Occasionally, the
board has to resort to legal proceedure
to carry out its work, but as general
thing, the dairymen are willing to obey
the mandates of the inspectors, when
once the matters which should be cor
refted, have been pointed out.
After showing a large number OF
stereopticon views of unsanitary dai-
ries in the state, and pointing out the
bad features, the reverse to such con-
ditions were illustrated by picturine
scenes in many model dairies OF the
state. At the conclusion of the inas
trations, DR.. Barnard said, conditions
were not generally, as bad In the state
as they had been pictured.
He said that he had been told there
were 21O tuberculin tested dairy cows
in the city of Richmond. This. he
said, indicated that the dairymen were
interested in supplying the best pro
duct He said that the question
would be left to the local public for its
solution as concerns this city.
Miss Sickeis Speaks.
Miss Emaline Sickels of Philadel.
phia. the secretary of the National Do
mestic Science Association, gave 8
short address on the subject of domes
tic science She said that it was time
the people were selecting their fooe
more intelligently. She said that al
the present time, when food was hlgn
was the time to arouse the public tt
the Importance of the question. Sht
argued for increased appropriations
from the national and state govern
ments to institutions which teach do
mestic science. so that the women O
the country might have. more thor
ough knowledge of the proper meth
DDS for preparing foods.
The following resolution OF appreci
alton was adopted before adjourning:
"Resolved, That the citizens o
Richmond extend a, rising vote Q
thanks to DIR. Hurry, DIR. Barnard ant
| Miss Sickels for their most excenen
assistance on this occasion