The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-28
Minot Will Have Milk Inspector
Dr.. Ruedieer, State Bacteroioeist. Gives Notable
Address in Minot--Some Valuable
Health Pointers

DR.. Rudfger, state Psychologist Of
the N. D., aLd one of the instructors
at the state university, gave q notable
address at the Presbyterian church
Tuesday might, on Public Health.
It is too bad that every person in Mi
not could not have heard this excel
lent effort. The Independent consid-
ers it so important, that we will give
as complete synopsis of it as pos
sible.
DR.. Ruediger is i'm Minot to make
the final test on our new water sup
ply, and it will be good news to our
people to known that the doctor feels
certain that our water will stand the
test for purity, tho he is not ready
yet to give in his final report. He
compared Minot's water supply with
that of Grand Forks, which city gets
it's water from the dirty Red river.
He said that altho the water in the
Red river was ten times as dirty as
that of the Mouse, from which Minot
sets It's supply. Grand 8orAR, by
means of . chemical filtration plant.
the same az Minot has. ts able to put
forth a good pure water, which the
people have used for years without
amy bad results. The new filtration
plant which Minot has will not only
take out all foreign bodies, but the
hypo- chloride Of lime, thru whtch It
passes. changes it chemically and
kills all bacteria that might happen
to find its way into the water. This
will kill the typhoid bacilli as well as
the other germs.
The doctor spoke at some length
on the typhoid bacili. Man is the
only being affected with Typhoid and
the only possible method Of getting
the typhoid bacilI into your systems
is thru the Lips. These bacilh Ind
their way into the bowels where they
grow. The urine and excretiOns OF the
body containing these bacdli, should
be carefully put out OF the way.
These bacilli will not live in water
for any length of time. It 6
often transmitted to our bodies thru
drinking water. by seeping into wells.
Therefore one should be careful Of
the water .'he drinks. Boiling the
water kills these bacdln. ......
Milk may contain typhoid bacill1.
tho not until after taken from the
cow. No matter how poluted the wat
er may be that the cow drinks, the
milk she produces Is pure. Then to
become impure, It must do so by the
dirty hands Of the man who handles
the milk, or the dirty receptacle into
which the milk ts placed.
In this connection the doctor talked
at length ON the milk supply Tor .
city. !.
Grand Forks hAs Q milk Inspector,
and Minut Il coon TO have. Minot =
past the stage Of being . 1ttle city.
She hns talen CO metropolitan Eirs,
and milk Inspector d one Of our,
necessary accessoGies. Il win bs the
duty Of milk inspector to make .
Of the various dafres from
which our supply comes. and It win
be necessary to license al dealers
in milk. II they do not live up to the
milk ordinance their licenses may be
cancelled. It Is necessary to have
clean bottles into which to place the
milk. The surroundings must be
The milk should be cooled
before being sealed up tight in the
cans. Let the animal heat out Of the
milk before sealing and the milk
will remain sweet twice as long.
And then the milk must have .
required amount Of butter tat. Grand
Forks milk must show test Of II
per cent butter Tt and tho cream 20
psr cent butter tt or ths license Of
IL dealer may b rsveno6. Bseors