The Washington herald., 1912-03-06
URGENTLY DEMAND !
WRAPPED BREAD
Circular Letter Drafted by
Housskeepers' Alliance
of the District.
DANGERS POINTED OUT

The movement for the wrapping Of
bread in the District, which is being
aided by The Washington Herald. is ex-
pected to experience rapid growth as
the result OF the distribution Of circular
letters to every housewife in the Capital
The circular letter has been drafted by
the committee on civics and sanitation
of the Household Alliance. II was ap-
proved yesterday afternoon. and copies
will be distributed to-day.
Copies win be sent to the various clubs
affiliated with the Federation OF womenrs 5
Clubs. These organizations will be re-
quested to distribute the letters among
their members and friends. The fedora
ton represents approximately 5000
women. so that the distribution Of the
letters among the various clubs viii mean
much toward educating the public on the
important matter OF the wrapping OF
bread.
Dangers Pointed Out.
Efforts will be made to place a copy Of
the letter in every home in the city. The
Household Alliance, which is directing
the campaign. realizes that IL sufficient
sentiment In favor of the wrapping Of
bread is obtained, the bakers will resort
TO the sanitary method without hesitancy.
The letter is drafted so as to show the
danger in the use of unwrapped bread.
It likewise points out the advantages OF
wrapping the product. The letter reads,
in part:
"a moments thought will convince
any one that food which can neither
be washed nor recooked before eat
ing should be so protected that dirt,
dust, disease germs, and flies cannot
have access to it. Even though the
bakery wagons are inclosed at the
sides and rear. the front Is often open,
so gusts of germ-laden dust blow onto
the bread. When II is taken out Il is
piled into a basket by the driver. who
has just thrown down the dirty reins,
and sometimes he disobeys orders and
carries il in his arms. pressed against
his soiled clothing II is often piled on
the open counter. in grocery or mar
ket. where persons passing rub
against II, and purchasers lay their
soiIed shopping bags or bundles on II,
or handle II to determine the texture.
Dust and Germs.
When the store or market is swept.
there is a fresh consignment OF dust
and germs. Bread passes through
about six pairs Of hands on its way
to our tables. Those handling II may
have colds. influenza, grip. or tuber-
culosis. and leave the germs OF these
diseases clinginG to 1t. Notice how
soiled the hands OF your mArketman
or groceryman are as he handles your
bread
Many cities, and even villages,
where the breaL is shipped in from a
distance. have wrapped bread, and
the price Is not decreased or the
weight of the lcaf diminished. Iy the
T..
per II solves the problem OF stale
bread in the kitchen. as it keeps fresh
SO much longer. The alliance has been
trying for the past year TO secure
wrapped bread in this city. Some of
the large bakeries have been visited
and found IN a sanitary condition, and
their bread was more hygienic than
that baked In the average kitchen.
The one thing needful is that It should
be wrapped before II leaves the bak-
cry.
Fly time will soon be here. II is
well-established fact that flies carry
typhoid fever and intestinal disease
germs with them, and expose US to
these diseases when they crawl over
our food. F .,es killed more soldiers
in the Spanish war than all the bull
lets Of the enemy And yet W calmly
and deliberately buy bread and other
foods after swarms OF flies have
crawled over il,
Condition I'm Fly Time.
There is an ordinance requiring
meats and fruits to be protected from
flies Then why do we submit to the
insanitary conditions that prevail here
in fly time? When public opinion
demands it, this ordinance will be
complied with.
''One Of our large bakers in town
has under consideration a new bread
wrapping machine, which Is soon to
be placed on the market. He. hopes
TO install one OF them in his bakery
within a few months. Pure food
handled in a sanitary manner will do
much toward eliminating preventable
diseases.
tsigned) GEORGIA ROBERTSON.
Chairman of Committee on Civic and
Sanitation
COnsumers' League Needed.
The urgent need Of a Consumers
League in the District was explained to
the members Of the Congressional Club
by Mrs William @. Stuart. in an ad-
dress yesterday morning. in the club
rooms. 1882 X street northwest.
Although little investigation has been
made of labor conditions in this city, :"
said Mrs Stuart, the fact that there Is
no legislation limiting the number OF
hours emplOyeS. egpeciallv the wornap