Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-26

1.-The available figures indicate that
more than one-quarter Of all children un-
der five years of age who show symptoms
Of tuberculosis owe their diseased condi-
ton to milk from tuberculous cows; that
more than one-sixth of all children be-
tween five and sixteen years old who
show symptoms of tuberculosis owe their
infection to tuberculous cows, and that
bovine types Of tubercle bacilH are very
rare in the tuberculous bodies of persons
who have passed the sixteenth year of
life."-Dr. E. C. Schroeder.
In the course of paper before the
annual meeting Of the Association for the
Prevention Of tuberculosis of the D,s-
trict of Columbia, in the Public Library
reau of animal industry, Department of
Agriculture, pictured the horrors and
dangers of tuberculous cattle and milk
and offered figures that surprised many
who had studied the subject for years.
DIR. Schroeder is known throughout that
part of the world where the fight against
tuberculosis is being waged as an au-
thorfty on bovine and Other animal forms
of tuberculosis, and his words last night
carried much weight with his hearers.
DIR. Schroeder told of the efforts to eS-
mails infected with the tubercle bacillus
and of the great danger in the largest
part Of the milk supply. DR.. Schroeder
said in part:
Traced to Infected Milk.
1--WE are all, no doubt, interested in
this subject from every point Of view, be-
cause most Of us know that impure, dirty,
adulterated and bacteria laden milk is re-
sponsible for a large proportion of the
frequently fatal abdominal troubles which
mothers with artifcially fed infants have
learned to dread, and because we know
that numerous epidemics of typhoid fever,
scarlet fever, diphtheria and other 1nfec-
tious and contagious diseases have been
traced directly to Injected milk.
In the United States, which Is younger
and less denseiy populated than the coun-
tries OF western Europe, 1t Is estimated
10 per cent of all dairy cattle are affected
with tuberculosis. In the countries OF
western Europe fully 10 per cent of all
dairy cattle are tuberculOuS.
I'VE not only know today that infected
milk is a source of typhoid fever, but
we further know that not less than ~
per cent of all typnoid fever must De
charged to infected milk" .
Speaking of the interests and rights OF
the 0airyman, Dr. schroeder said That the
be produced were not tue conditions I'M
der which it has been produced in the
past, and that II the dairyman honestly
attempted to insure his milk against In
furious bacteria he would have to DO SO
at some expense. This expense, said DIR.
Schroeder, would not amount to more
than one-fourth of cent a quart when
retailed, which. he said, would be low
premium for effective Insurance against
an important source OF disease.
Pasteurization Best Treatment.
After saying that of the different
classes of safe milk, he gave unnesi-
tating preference to pasteurized milk, Dr.
Schroeder told how to pasteur1ze milk at
home.
The pasteurization of milk in the
home,'' ne said, requires only one mex
pensive piece of apparatus that is not
commonly found in most homes; that is,
thermometer that can register tempera-
ture from 90 to " degrees nlgner than
the ordinary wall thermometer. Any
drug store can supply sucn a thermom-
eter, which is usually graduated to reg
lister temperature from the freezing to
the boiling point of water"
Insert the thermometer through hole
made in the cap of milk bottle until
it's entire bulb is immersed in the milk
place the bottle in pail on an inverted
plate to raise it little from the bottom.
Fill the pail to nearly the level Of the
milk in the bottle with water; then place
the pail on stove or over gas flame until
the thermometer shows a temperature of
$50 to 155 degrees. When the designated
temperature has been reached, remove
the bottle from the water, wrap towel
about it and permit it to stand for twenty
to thirty minutes. Then cool by i'm
mersing in ordinary running water and
put in the refrigerator until required for
use The perforated cap of the bottle
should be replaced by new one or the
bottle covered with an inverted cup.
There is nothing complex about this.
It is merely a little simple task that
could be made a routine household duty.
and yet IL it were universally practiced it
would save thousands Of lives every year
and prevent an enormous amount of SUI
fering.
Acceptance of Straus Offer Urged.
While members declared that the milk
pasteurization plant established in this
city by Nathan Straus. the New York
philanthropist. was saving the lives of
thousands of babies annually, the asso-
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