The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-22

teaching n district school ten miles
from home. y four-yenrf course in
Simpons's College, Boston. completed
my education.
Il began the preparation for my pres
cnt work i'll Dorchester. without any.
money from my own people, and com
pletcd it with the aid of a scholarship
of $50, which ! won from High School
ana scholarships from Smmons's COW
ering the tuition for the full four years
MY brother helped by employing me
whenever possible and by giving me
the rent OF one of his office rooms dur
ing the last two years of my college
course. In return for this room I put
his Office in order every morning and
helped in his home on Saturdays.
also found various other ways of earn
ing money, by tutoring, teaching chem
istry In private school. by working
at the college lunch counter and by
preparing media for ARCHAEOLOGICAL
work in college.
II was appointed to the position of
bacteriologicol chemist in the Bureau
of Chemistry at Washington in Octo-
from college in June 1911. so my en-
tire training for this position was oh
tanned In college
"As Il meteorological chemist my
work In the bureau is twofold--cxpcri-
mental and official. The former is
spcction OF factories, OF food or food
supplies, TO establish standards by
which we may officially decide whether
the food products sent into our lahora-
tory for examination are made as clean
ly as possible. or II they contain for
eign matter because of bad technique,
or II they are mado OF ut raw mate
rial, In this field work we go into the
factory and in cooperation with the
hrm we collect our samples from every
step In the process OF converting the
raw material into food. Because of
the numbers Of bacteria present every
where. we must use special care in
collecting our samples and be sure to
use sterile instruments and containers,
SO the meteorological chemist must
collect his own samples If he will
vouch for the results. Again, bacteria
multiply so rapidly that the bacteria
logical laboratory must be near the
source of the sample 1t therefore
sometimes happens that [ am sent out
with another bnctcriologist from the
Washington laboratory to set up our
apparatus very near, If not in. the fac
tory, and help to collect and analyzc the
samples.
Another phase of experimental
work is laboratory research work car
ried on in our Washington laboratory.
and that is done to see how clean "a
product can be obtained under ideal
conditions. Our official work consists
in thc cumulative and to Il certain
Nicnt qualitative ARCHAEOLOGICAL analy-
sis oi samples of Observation-Disclosures
egg, frozen egg. milk. cream. ice cream
oysters and tomato pulps, gelatin and
canned fruits being the substances upon
which ] work. My duty is. therefore,
to help enforce that clause OF the food
and drugs act Of June, 1906, which
states that foods consisting OF llthy
49, IyiI nd a.
tabio substance shall not be sold unless
the labels clearly state their condi-
ton.
Some OF these foods may contain
nnthoGcnic bacteria; so we isolate and
study all the organisms which are un-
usual from certain foods milk. eggs
| and oysters especially. II my analv-
!. sis Of nm official sample warrants my
I recommendation for seizure OF tho
| goods, and the chiefs of the bureau
conhrm my accommodation, the son-
citor orders seizure, ana then, If the
! owner desires he mag have hear
ing" before the board and may. IL he
so wishes. contest the question in tho
United states courts When this is
done las analyst witness-must an
pear III the court OF the district where
in the sample was collected DIVINE.
to me uncertainty and perhaps irregu-
iaritS OF court proceedings this has
Il
10 take train 10 any more or less dis
tant city III the United states when 7
nave received the summons within an
hour Of the departure OF the train
rms Is most fascinating work and
inc heid IL extensive, and will with
out doubt cNpnnd rather than decrease.
FOR both men and women 4 college
education or it's equal. which means :,
great amount OF experiences " abso-
lutcly necessary, At least for one TO be
permitted to take the civil service o.
animation for scientists. Political in
nucnce Will not help hore in the leas,
Outside the civil service there are fire.
quontly demands for women bacteri
oloEists. ana ! feel sure gin co,,ld
get. her training In Il private labora
tory II she could not 20 TO college and
she could feel reasonably sure of So
curing n position later. The State and
city board of health laboratories VIII
sometimes permit girls. who show AN
earnest desire to get such training. "a
work In their Laboratories free o.,
charge, but without compensation.
The essential qualities needed n
this line OF work seem TO be reasoning
power. mathematical mind. accuracy
In figures and in counting ability 10
express oneself clearly and dccisively
In public, presence of mind and self
control In courtrooms. patience for long
ana tedious hours Of work Occasion.
ally We do not leave the laboratory
I'll 1915 a. NJ, ability to plan trair
connections, to arrive depart OF
trains at all hours. to care for one.
self in strange cities and. above ali
common sense by no means posses.
all these qualities, but can see the neec
OF them"