Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1910-04-08

FIG. xxu-HOw SPORES ARE FORMED.
much sunshine as possible in the milk
room and COW stable also. Sunlight.
which is so necessary to the growth OF
the higher plants, is fatal to bacteria.
The stable where the milking Is
done should be cleaned and aired
every day. A coat u whitewash
should be applied occasionally. as IN
addition to being a good germ killer It
also makes the stable much lighter
Hay should not be fed Immediately
before milking. as the dust from 1t is
covered with bacteria. The udders
and tanks OF the cows should be kept
perfectly clean. A little dirt falling
from them into the milk Will take
with it thousands Of germs The milk
should not be left in the barn after It
IS drawn, but taken Immediately to
the milk room.
Many creameries and city milk deal
ers practice pasteurlzatlon. This sim
ply consists in heating the milk to as
high a temperature as possible with
out scalding it. This kills most Of the
germs. and the few that are left will
not develop rapidly enough to 90
much harm In creamerieS a starter
that is. a portion Of milk which con
tains a particular kind Of bacteria-is I
added after pasteurlzation and the
cream then ''ripened" for twelve hours /
or so. By thus supplying germs which |
are known TO produce desirable fla |
vOrs and killing the others butter of I
very high quality may be made.
There are bacteria everywhere-in /
the soil. I'm the air and i'm the water
BY far the greater number Of these
are harmless Even disease germs
are unable to obtain a foorhod in a
perfectly healthy animal or person
The secretions Of the mouth and the
digestive organs are fatal to many OF
them. Even if they succeed in get
ting into the blood they are not yet
out of danger. The blood contains
large numbers Of white cOrpuscles.
which seem to have no duty to per
form but to seize and destroy these
invaders. 1t is only when an animal
becomes weakened from one cause or
another that these cOrpuscles fail to
10 their duty and the germs begin their
destructive work.
The first step in avoiding infection
by disease producing bacteria, then.
IS to keep the animals healthy by
proper feed, exercise and shelter. The
next point is to do everything posi-
Die to prevent the germs from getting
INTO the animals body.
In case a contagious disease OF any
jOrt appears the sick animals SHOULD
,e shut up by themselves as far as
possible from the rest Of the herd.
such as coal tar dips ]
md blchloride OF mercury lone part
4 the chemical, two parts salt and
900 parts water). should be used
RELY. Care should be taken not to r
AIRY the germs from the sick ami 4
nails to the well ones while caring for ]
hem. :
Wounds. such as wire cuts, need es- ;
ecial care to prevent infection. Or :
mary disinfectants are too irritating !
ct something must be done to keep :,
ne IDLtlcEAa AAOm aAlAlAAA6 NAN IA =,
urfacss. Keeping the wound bound
D tightly and sprinkling daily with
Owdered iodOfOrm Is one Of the best /,
-ays Of insuring rapid healing. !.
The germ problem. like the problem =
I weeds and insects, Is easily solved Z
It Is gone at in the right way. ,
sunlight and disinfectiOn l
III do much to hold the injurious p
les in check, and the others need y
D encouragement to continue doing
leir invisible though none the less
al work TO help us. There is no espe-
al reason why the germ problem 81
louId be made a matter Of constant g
ieasiness on the part Of the farmer d
requires a scientist to discriminate te
tween bacteria that are Injurious p'
ID those that are necessary, and In a
e meantime It is sufficient for the I
binary agrIculturist to be dIllgent in rc
himself behind cleanliness. "
aus fortified he win have little Occa- 81
IN to make a special study Of BAG k
ria. Let the scientists do that "a