The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-09-03
THE HEALTH MASTER
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| III ClIblik Subk'o'iN'ig
"Of course not. Oh, see You
want US all. Servants, too?'
THE cook certainly. She should
be very important to our council OF
war. Perhaps we might leave the
rest till later
They gathered in the spacious study;
and Grandma SharpGss glanced
round approvingly.
ITS like family prayers" she
commented.
Concerted effort is a sort OF pray
Ter. IL it's honest said DR.. Strong
gravely. rive never had much Of an
opinion Of the man who gets up in
meeting to beg the Lord for sound
health for himself and family and
then goes home and sleeps with all
his windows closed"
There are no closed windows in
this house" said Grandma Sharpless
cmphatically. II see to that, having
been brought up on fresh air my
self"
You show IT," returned the doctor
pleasantly. And I've noticed that
this house breathes deep at night,
through plenty Of open windows. SO
can save my own breath on that
topic. Just now ! want To TAX
milk
"AlI our milk comes from my
farm" said the head of the family.
Cows are my hobby. You ought TO
see the place, Strong; it's only ten
miles out"
II have seen the place"
What do you think Of ito
Il think you'd better get your milk
somewhere else for a while
why, DIR. Strong!" protested Mrs
CLYDE. There isn't a woman among
my friends who doesn't envy me our
cream. And the milk keeps sweet
oh. for days, doesn't it, Katie?'
"Yes'm," replied the cook. Three
days. or even four, in the ice-box.'
Doesn't that show it's pureV
asked Mrs. Clyde triumphantly.
Dr. Strong shook his head. Hard
Is proof" he said. Really clean
milk will keep much longer. have
drunk milk from the Rochester city
supply that was thirteen days old
and as sweet as possible. And that
was in a hot August
Thirteen days old! I'd be asham-
ed Ia tell H." declared Grandma
Sharplcss. with So much asperity
that there was a general laugh, III
which the doctor joined.
Il shouldn't care To try IT with
your milk. II is rich, but II isn't by
any means pure. Eternal vigilance il
the price Of good milk. don't sup
pose you inspect your farm once a
month. do you, Mr. Clydeg
NO. leave that TO the farmer. He:
an intelligent fellow. What's
wrong?'
scientifically speaking, from 300,-
OOO to 100000 bacteria per cubic
ccntlmctcr.'
DO we drink all those things
when We have glass Of milk, Dr
Strong?' inquired Nanny Clyde
the oldest boy.
-Four or five times that many fol
cvry teaspoonful," said the doctor
But II isn't as bad as II sounds
Nanny. One hundred thousand Il
considered a fairly safe allowance
though very good milk-the kind
drank when II was thirteen days ole
may contain only two or three
thousand. When the count runs w
to half million or so, II shows that
some kind Of impurity is getting in
The bacteria in your milk may moi
he disease germs at all; they may al
he quite harmless varieties. But
sooner or later, II dirt gets into
milk. dangerous green's Will get II
with il. The high count is a gOot
danger signal"
III Bliss, the farmer, has been al
lowing dirt TO get into the milk, he'll
find himself out of a place" said Mr.
Clyde decisively
Don't he too hard on him" ad-
Nised the doctor. His prlncipa
fault is that hes getting the mill
dirty trying TO keep it clean. He il
washing his cans with water from
an open well near the barnyard. The
water in the well is badly contami-
mated from surface drainage. Tha
would account for the high number
Of bacteria; that and careless milk
! ing
And ON that account YOU advise
me to give up the mike asked Mr.
Clyde.
only temporarily. There are 9TH
or more immediate considerations
For one thing. there are both dlph-
iberia and typhoid near by, and thu
people ON the farm are in contact
with them. That's dangerous. You
see, milk under favorable conditions
is one of the best cultures for germ.