Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-17


Every dairy that runs I MINK wagon
into Boise viii have to 50 through y
rigid bactsriolosicai test twice y
month. The state health department.
has Determined to start : milk came
paign through the state and u prom y
ises to begin the good work at home.
The department has fitted up it,
meteorological laboratory to meet the
additional work that it has planned
out. DR.. Carl H. Raver Of Michigan
has been placed in charge and ID given
authority to 60 ahead with the work
Of investigating the conditions Of milk
samples that are sent In to him.
All samples of milk will be properly
and carefully analysed from any part
of the state II they are sent in to the
office here. The inspectors and doc
tors will find every last bug that
might be floating around in the milk
or will discover the pure milk that is
being sent into the local and general
state markets. They will let 1t be
known just what diaries are supplying
this milk and the conditions under
which they are working.
No. only IL this the case with milk,
but water samples are to be carefully
inspected by the department from now
on. A regular meteorological campaign
has started. The officers propose to
locate every atom Of insect life that
exists or can possibly exist In any Of
the milk and water supplies Of the
cities Of the state The water systems
OF all of the cities and towns will be
investigated. The sources OF the water
supply win be studied. The rivers
that supply the towns will be the SUBJ
jscts Of special analysis and samples
from them Will 80 under the micro
scope in the state laboratory.
To Prevent Disease.
The officers think that great deal
Of the disease in the state can be
traced to these two sources and they
propose to ferret out the trouble with
many OF the water systems, II there
are any, and milk supply companies
Of the state. II the diaries are in good
condition. they want to know 1t. II
they are not, they also want to know
It and to know the reason why they
are not
i In order. to best determine this,
they have. decided that the way to
find out IL by careful examination Of
the samples that are set In. Every
citizen Of the state IL invited to help
in this investigation. II he does not
believe that his milk is pure or II he
finds that disease follows the milk
self and his family and the families of
his neighbors by letting that fact be
known to the state health officers
DR.. Ralph Falls. secretary OF the state
board Of health, Is directly interested
in this probe Into the health condi-
lions OF the state and he Is working
with DR.. Raver in the study OF the
conditions that often times make for
disease.
He believes that he has no better
way of finding the condition of the
diaries Of the state than by making
this special investigation twice a
month. His deputies will drop into
the dairies OF the state unexpectedly
and will gather samples for the anal
ysis IN the laboratory here. AS soon
as some special instruments come
from the east, the work on the water
supplies Of the state will commence
Every citizen IL asked to cooperate
by sending for the special sample bot
tie that the department will furnish on
request to any one who will help the
work along.
DR.. Falk thinks the investigation
will prove Of material benefit to the
people Of the state and he urges the
cooperation and assistance Of health
officers. doctors, nurses. and public
spirited citizens generally to improve
the health conditions Of Idaho.