The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
.STRAUS' LABORATORY
BEGINS OPERATIONS
Washington Babies Assured
of PaSteuriZed Milk Dur
ing Hot Months.
By SELEEE ARMSTRONG.

At 1919 II street northwest, the Nathan
StraUs milk laboratory opened today.
and hencef0rth the infants of rich and
poor alike in Washington need drink
only the milk that has been steruized.
"humanized, pasteurized, and put
through any Other. processes considered
by the scientists necessary TO wage war
against baby illnesses.
In their white uniforms. the agents OF
Mr.. Straus are working today at the
long white tables in the milk laboratory,
transferring the cleanest Of milk from
the whitest OF vessels 10 bottles that
have been boiled and parbOfed. These
hundreds Of bottles are then placed in
orderly rows IN white enaneled refrig-
orators until called for by al the moth
ers who have learned that Washington
now has Nathan Straus -pasteurized
milk depot OF its own =
Depot Costs Big Sum.
At this milk station established here by
the New York philanthropist. Mr.. Straus,
the manager. Miss Reba Hearn, with
her corps Of assistants. has been for
several weeks engaged in installing the
equipment Necessary A huge steam
boiler, cold storage rooms. refrigeratOrs
bottle washing. and filing machines and
paSteurizeE-S are included IN this equip
ment which is approved by medical
authorities.
The milk bottles range in capacity
from three 10 eight ounces and when
nlieQ win paSteuriZed milk viii be
given out daily 10 the poor OF the city
through the Associated Charities. the
Visiting Nurses Association. and orders
given by physicians 20 mothers in need.
the Straus agents VIII be enabled, during
the coming hot months when the danger
TO infant life from impure milk is
greatest TO save hundreds Of little lives
I'll
out before the summer ended BY men
and women glasses Of milk may be OBJ
tained at any hour OF the day. Those
VINO can pay are charged cent per
glass OF cents per pint for the milk. a
price which OF course does not begin
10 cover even the cost Of pasteu-izing-
Educational in Purpose.
The activities Of the Straus laboratory.
however. are not confined 10 the giving
out Of purified milk for feeble children.
Formulas for the preparation CT
cows milk for infants and literature
pertaining TO the PRESERVATION Of infant
life are given free Of charge 10 all
tant diseases IS al the depot each day
from . TO Q o'clock, where he or she may
be consulted free or charge. ana viii
and prescribe for any babies
who need medical attention
At the depot al 1919 II street, hundreds
Of gallons OF certified milk" are re-
Ceived each 81. morning BY certified
milk IS meant milk not necessarily free
from disease germs. but milk that has
come from tuberculin-test@d cows. and
has been produced under cleaulv and
sanitary conditions This milk IS
brought fce-cOld from the dairy to the
depot
The first step taken in the preparation
Of this certified milk is 10 modify t.
giving IL the ingredients OF mothers or
human milk. after which II Is placed
N the uasrerriEerS and heated for fu-eu-
" minutes 70 159 degrees Farenheit
When cooled IL IS put IN steriIized bot
ties and placed in the refUizerators IN
L. called for by the mothers.