The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-08
KEEP X CLOSE WATCH
ON MILK SUPPLIES
0sersla state Beard Of Health Poinss
out Importance 81 Knowing
That MIX iSPure.

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aanitary and free from dangerous and
Aeistefious imssritissi Do row hAsw
wAsthss oR net your are liable to take
typhaid FERNS into your systsm In
the next ssass Of milh yeu drinh at
year liable = Do yop know whether
the sdnditiea and quality Of the mia
youiars using are such that itlwih net
AEset the health Of your child? q
1t is important. vitality impOrtaAt.
that the consumers Of miiK Who In
Glade practically every gawaily. ANoald
have DEFINITE knowledge. and ACE
mere opinions or bsliefa ON these
points, sAys the Georgia state Board
OF Health. - 90.
Where the family owns its COW ana
knows 1t ID healthy, It Is possible for
Il to have always clean and healthy
silk by observing the simple sahi-
tary rules in the process Of milkins =
rules whose basic principle is clean
lfhssA absolute cleanliness. UnforttS
aatsiy, however. the majority Of fam
iiies either because of the expense, or
local conditions Of city life, must de-
pend on one Of the nearby dalries for
their daily supply OF milk.
. From the cradle, it might be said,
to the grave, milk is one, Of the most
| Important, most essential, articles OF
human diet Composed of water ear
rttne In solution the three great nat
wal foods-albumens in the foria Of
sAssan, carbon yasAtta such as milf su-
kxf or lactose. ana fat-milk ii an
ideal food for persons in all ages, At
Csntains everything needed for the
sbstenance of HE. Its. value depends
Epop lite purity: ,its universal use de-
nands that It shall be pure, sanitary
and wholesome.
'rhe FANNY owning its own COW
ShO0l0 kn6w Asst that the COW is
Asalthy. TherHsw should We inilked
y clean surroundings. The pefaan
milking have Thoroughly clean hands.
Water should BIZ sBoilsd Ia this weasel
into which Sthe milk ia to be drawn.
This Askled wAtes Should b DeSsed
wto An4thes Vessel ait0 used fSi care.
tallt clsADaihg the adder and teAts
Il the eo%. ne bSaAet late which
the milk 10 to VI drown sh0UN net be
apsed after the boiled wstey 10 rgas:
ID from II, for q u then sterile and
alAes, and othsy Essss peHtsa 'sAto IL
msS eoStAnihAte IL ne RAA shesld
be poured into other oseeaels which
have been similarly ,eleansed and kept
in . clean refYigerafor or cool place
until wanted fer use.
with the COW at home, the family
NAY see to 1t that these sinApis akn6
tAry rules are complied with, but VITA
the dairy the, proAlem 10 n ,AilrefBnt
ohM In the interest OF the brotee-
ton Of the public, Citfes and tCwng
BAcnle employ the iull extent OF theI5
autAeyiSy in making rigid dairy In
ep0o&5oDs the city should stand in
the place Of the consumer and should
A0 able to certify to its people that
the Tnilk they are getting, whatever
its sovTce, IL sanitary and safe.
Undoubtedly sanitary. conditions In
adairiSeT esuid and would be more rig.
IDLY enforced, II patrons OF them
would visit them from time to time
and make personal inspections; their
right to DO this where they are pat
rons, could not well be questioned.
City inspection where many dairies
are involved is often a difficult prob
lem, for the watchful eye Of the in
spectoT cannot be ever present.
mff "a mill fe Fvont,anf p.,r-
veyor OF typhoid and other diseases
which abound In impure water, and
which may be conveyed to the milk
through the use of such water, by
Althy surroundings or by fies. Milk
should be carefully protected from all
these sources of contamination.
But the purity OF milk is most i'm
portant because OF its essential use as
a food for infant children. There Is
undoubtedly a large percentage OF in
FAINT mortality which may be attribut-
ed to impure and unsanitary milk.
The best food for the baby is, Of
course, its. mothers milk; but unfortu.
nateIy an increasing percentage Of
mothers are unable to nurse their
children, and cows milk properly
modified in accordance with well de.
fined rules to suit the child's age and
condition of health, 10 the best OBJ
tainable substitute.
Too great care cannot be exercised
In obtaining milk for the child; Its
0elicate stomach is suspectible to
slight Impurities which might not az
feet the adult, and bowel complaints
often serious and sometimes fatal,
, may. result from them. Unless the
mother 10 careful In the milk she Sc
cures for her child, she Is merely In.
vitln9 the, death OF the littleone.
Keep the, baby's milk separate from
that Of the family. Place II against
the Toe as soon as received. For feed
ing it, should be modified as directed
by the phyeiciaA. All utensils used
In preparing modified milk should be
boiled or eteriliEed before using 90 AZ
10 destroy air dangerous germs. Use
! the large mouth nursing bottle; 1t ID
mere easily cleansed. Place the proper
| amount of modified milk for single
nursing IN each bottle and close the
mouth with 3 plug of cotton or rubber
stopper After cooling in cold water.
the bottles should be placed next to
| the lee until needed. When needed,