Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-06

dairies and cows must be Inspected in
January, thus giving the owner ample
warning to clean up his cows and dairy.
Another thing that DR.. Ewes said ought
to be done was to fix the cost of in
spcction on the consumer, because they
are the ones who get the benefit of the
inspection. lie declared that some con-
sumers were actually criminal in their
lack Of care in handling milk.
I'm my opinion the greatest amount
of germs found in milk enter from the
outside.
at least 20 per cent. of the COWS
that are giving milk to the people of the
city are tubcrcular,' said DR.. Ewes. 81
don't mean 10 say that their milk is tn
bercular. Such cows are not dangerous
until they break down. but they are apt
TO break down at any time and they
then become very dangerous
Or. Ewes declared that he wanted TO
know what 20 do The Live Stock Sani-
tory Board has very little money TO do
any testing in tubercular work A fair
price would be $50 or $40 a piece for
each of the cows which would be CON
demned and the owner compensated.
I'VE are at the mercy of tubercu-
losis," said Dr. Ewes. There has been
some statement that Delaware is a
dumping ground for the other states.
That was true once, but IL is not so
now. What We need is money; we
have the laws"
DR.. Ewes said that many individuals
are doing what they can to better con-
ditions, and that recently he had
killed $1,000 worth of cows for a
citizen without compensation. and he
believed that in saying 20 per cent. OF
/ the cows in the state we're tubercular
1 that he was Understanding.
Hope Farm Cattle Afflicted.
Miss Bissel said that out Of Ave COWS
| at Hope Farm, when a test was made,
four Of them were found to be tuher-
cular and had 20 be killed. She said
this was a serious loss to the farm
and that she did not see how farmers
could be made TO sustain such losses
"If you draw the line too tight you
won't get any milk" said Miss Bissel
"You must pay higher prices for Il
Take II up with your milk man. When
you go to store you examine and
known something about the goods you
are buying. Do the same with your
milk"
Professor Harry Hayward said tn,
solution of the whole question was L
get together on an economical basis
He read figures showing how cheal
milk equals high priced meats as food
and declared that If milk is TO b'
clean Il must be paid for.
"The suggestion that | bring thi
afternoon" said Professor Hayward
is the establishment Of a milk com
mission. As members OF that com
mission I would suggest a member o
the Board of Health, member of tn
Consumers League, a representativ
of the consumers and a member of tn
State Live Stock Sanitary Board
"They should not act as constables
but as teachers. Anything that has 4
do with the public health should b.
regulated"
MILK Inspector Grantland inquiries
what DR.. Hayward would conside
pure milk He said any milk from
, perfectly heathful cows and the mill
had not been disturbed Mr.. Grant
- land inquired what Dr. Hayward
|. would have as a standard.
n DR.. Hayward replied that he wOull
d consider only milk from healthy COW
a that had not been skinned.
m Mr.. Ellison told Of the work ~
board is doing and declared that !
It needed laboratory.
he Mr. Grantland suggested that a com
lie mittee be appointed to set a standar
lie of milk for children and that all deal
ne ers not complying with the standar
i" should be advertised in the publ
er press. He said this would make III
r. dealers sell pure milk and warn n
e. people where impure milk was bein
be sold.