Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-08
KEEP CLOSE
WATCH ON MILK
YOU Use NOW
IMPORTANCE IS STRESSED
By the Georgia State Board
Of Health

Atlanta, Ga, November do you
Kno" mat the milk you are using Is
sanitary and free from dangerous and
deleterious impurities? Do you know
whether or not you are liable to take
typhoid FERNS into your system in
the next glass of milk you drink al
the condition and quality of the milk
you are using are such that it will not
affect the health of your child?
1t is important, vitality important
that the consumers of milk who in
clude practically every family, should
have definite knowledge. and not
mere opinions or beliefs ON these
points, says the Georgia State Board
of Health
Where the family owns its COW and
knows it is healthy, it is possible for
1t to have always clean and healthy
milk by observing the simple sani.
tary rules in the process of milking
rules whose basic principle is clean
liness, absolute cleanliness. Unfortu-
nately, however. the majority of fam
lilies either because of the expense, or
local conditions of city life, must de-
pend on one of the nearby diaries for
their daily supply of milk.
From the cradle, il might be said,
TO the grave. milk is one of the most
important, most essential, articles of
human diet. Composed of water car
rying in solution the three great nat
ural foods-albumens in the form of
casein, carbohydrates such as milk su-
gar or lactose, and fat-milk is an
ideal food for persons in all ages. It
contains everything needed for the
sustenance of life. Its value depends
upon its purity; its universal use de.
mands that it shall be pure, sanitary
and wholesome.
The family owning its own COW
should know first that the COW is
healthy The COW should be MIXED
in clean surroundings The person
milking have thoroughly clean hands.
Water should be boiled in the vessel
into which the milk is to be drawn.
This boiled water should be poured
into another vessel and used for care
luliy cleansing the udder and teats
of the COW. The bucket into when
the milk is TO be drawn should not be
rinsed after the boiled water is pour
ed from it, for ii is then sterile and
clean. and other water poured into it
may contaminate it. The milk should
be poured into other vessels which
have been similarly cleansed and kept
N a clean refrigerator or cool place
until wanted for use.
With the COW at home. the family
may see to it that these simple sam
tary rules are complied with. out with
the dairy The problem is different
one. In the interest of the pro,ec,
tion OF the puUlic. cities and towns
should employ the full extent of their
authority n making rigid dairy in
spection: the city should stand in
the place of the consumer and should
be able to certify 10 ITS people that
the milk they are getting. whatever
its source. is sanitary and safe.
Undoubtedly sanitary conditions in
diaries could and would be more rig
idly enforced, if patrons of them
would visit them from time TO time
and make personal inspections; their
right 10 60 this where they are pat
rons. could not we'll be questioned
-, - - -v-Tl
are involved is often q difficult prob
lem, for the watchful eye of the in
spector cannot be ever present.
Unsanitary milk is 8 frequent puT-
veyoT 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 dies MIX
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
q food for infant children. There is
undoubtedly large percentage Of in
FAINT mortality which may he attTieuT-
ed TO impure and unsanitaTy milk
The best food for the baby is, OF
course. its mothers milk. but untoTtg-
uately an increasing percentage Of
mothers are unable to nurse their
children. and cows milk prOpesly
modified in accordance v III well de
fined rules 10 suit the ch.ld'S age and
condition Of health. is the best OBJ
tEtrahls substitute
Too great care cannot be exercised
in obtaining milk for the child. its
delicate stomach is spspec,.tle 10
q xht Impurities which might not al
feet the adult. snG bowel complaints
often serious and sometimes fatal.
nav result from them. Unless the
mother is careful IN the milk she Sc
cures for her child she Is merely In
vit5nx the death Of the ntr'eone.
Keen The osbys milk separate from
that AZ the family Place il aga INST
the ice as soon SIS rece red For feed
NJ ~ should be modified SIS directed
nv the physician All utensils used
in preparing mod fed milk sR0uld Be
hsoi1es OF sterilize6 before us'1E SO as
"a destroy all dsnEsrCCs germs Use
he large mouth nurs ng bottle, i Is
more ezs liz clsanSe'G. Place tie proper
amount OF modified milk for : s-lZle
Nursing IN eech bottle and close the
month with plug q cotton or rubber
s7,rvs~ After Cooling in c~'S ware7
The bottles snou1d Re placed ney- 10
-a-a Ire T~si' needed Mhe- needed.
aes- me No--'s in WARN water never
---- re -'fTs from the bottle n be
NzAa a~f Then D~t hac5 wash
-rs h~--7eS s~oraea5ereiy sf+e- mrs L.
sn5 boil them before using SEa n
Wash -na NIPPLES carefully after each
NURSING ana u,zce them IN e solrt5c-
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