The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-13
DA|RYMEN SUGGEST
MILK PAsTEUREATION
Would Boil All Product Rather Than
Advance Date for Tuber-
Culin Test
MEET HEALTH BOARD TONIGHT
Committee to Present Views Of Assoc
ciatcd Dairymen Supplying Riclt-
mono hIarkct-TcXt of Present
Regulations rs to TuhcrcuIin Test

PaSteurlhation as Il partial substitute
1or rigid application %: the tuhcr.
cum toat rule, II Is believed. viii be
SuHEeStcd tonight to the Board OF
h"hIti by the pairymen's Association,
winch is reported 10 bc much exercised
over tho proposal to put into effect
INC tubcrculin test rule at an earlier
uate than was until recently con;cnl-
plated by tn" Department.
Al a meeting Of the pairyiucu's As
ISOLATION. helG last week In sinithdeai
nan, Il committee Was appointed - ap-
pear before tho Health Board Tonight
anu confer With IL on tho general
, SUBJECT OF further safeguarding Rich.
inondS milk supply. The suggestion
has been made IN many quarters that
this end could be best attained b.
entering universal tuhcrculin test
order ~ take effect considerable earlier
than September ]. l9l5-the tim. which
has been fixed by the department tor
enforcing this rule
The associated da:r!cs. II appears
Will. desiring TO cooperate with tho
cltN authorities in their effort 10 ltcol,
i'chinond's m!lH supply tho pures, IN
the country. have declared uuori;cialiv
their opposition TO any shortening az
/ the period within which thoy shall ha
required TO demonstrate 70 the Health
Department By means % the tubcrcu-
I'm test that every COW IN their herds
j. free from tubercu!ar affection.
There is every disposition to bring
their herds to this standard. but ih.ro
is decided objection to a shortening
Of the time within which this shall be
done.
LEVY WILL FILE
REPORT TONIGHT
Chief Health onccr Z c. Levy was
directed by tho board ut its incc,lu,.
last Monday night 10 conduc, an in
curry into tn" situation and report 10
tn" board tonight whether a shorten
Ing of the time For enforcing tho tn
ocr"uiin test rule would be possible.
Inc dnirymcn were at tho same time
invited 30 appear ana offer their suc-
gcsiions
Although tho position of tho d.!rv.
men VIII not be nown positively un-
I'll they outline II 10 ,he board to-
might, IT is uuders TODD that the sipges-
ton VIII be offered that instead ot
shortening the zinc limit for the en-
iorcemcnt OF the tubcrculin tcst rule
the MIX supply be sateguardcd by
pasi"urization. This method. IL IS
claimed, effectively destroys the bacil-
JUS OF bovine tuberculosis ana accom-
plishcs IN another manner tho object
OF the tu1crculip test
The health authorities II Is believed,
VIII not take too kindly 10 Ii paste,ir-
l%atlon Of the milk supply. Such i sys-
TEN. II IS pointed out. has been adopted
by a few American cities. bur is AK
yet in ala experimental stage. Chicago.
the largest city in which pasteuriza
tlon Is IN vogue. has not found the prnc-
tice entirely satisfactory.
MUCH PROGRESS Has
ALREADY DEEN MADE
Much progress has already been
made by the department In the tubc,-
culin testing OF herds supplying Rich
mond with milk. The dcsirability o,
making this rule universal has led tho
board 10 consider moving up the date
fixed for It's genera! enforcement EN-
ports from other cities freely accord
10 Eichmond the distinction OF possess
ing the purest milk supply in tho coun-
Try. ana the early enforcement Of tho
rule VIII render doubly certain it's emf
nence in this field.
The rule. adopted on March 80, 1914
which II is proposed To amend as 10
the time Of its enforcement. reads:
ON and after September !, 1915. no
person. firm or corporation shall sell
or offer for sale. or otherwise disposo
of within tho city OF Richmond. or shall
transport or carry for the purpose OF
sale in said city, OF shall have in his
or their possession with intent 10 sell
or offer for sale or otherwise dispose
of in said city. any milk or cream pro-
duced In whole or in part from COWS
which have not been demonstrated by
the tuberculin test to 10 free from t,-
berculosis. said test TO have been made
within one year"