The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-10
WARNS
Housewife To Beware OF
UnCIean Milk
Uncle Sam Takes Action In
The Matter

Washington, ID. c., July S-During
the hot weather milk is particularly
susceptible to contamination and for
that reason the United Ctates depart
ment of agriculture is issuing a time
ay warning to housewives: beware
,sof unclean milk!
When milk is delivered 1t should
be put into the refrigerator at once.
A very brief exposure to summer heat
makes it unfit for use. If 1t is impos-
asible to have the bottles put immed-
safely into the refrigerator, provide
ON the porch a box containing a lump
of ice. In planning a house, arrange
TO have the refrigerator set in the
wall with an opening on the outside. 1t
As always possible to provide locks for
these boxes or refrigerator doors, and
supply the milkman with a key. The
interior of the food compartment
should be wiped every day with a
clean cloth, and thoroughly scalded
as often as once a week. Under no
circumstances should the drainpipe OF
an ice box be connected with sewer.
Before removing the cap from a
tbottle of milk, the cap and the neck
4of the bottle should be washed and
carefully wiped with clean cloth.
The cap should not be pushed down
into the milk. 1t may be easily removed
with sharp-pointed instrument with
out injuring the contents. Tho bottle
when once open should be kept COW
cred and the milk should be kept In
the original bottle until II is used up,
The original cap should not be replac'
y, ed, but instead an inverted glass may
be put over the top OF the bottle. The
bottle when not in use, should, ol
course, always be left in the refriger
sator, and any milk that has been pour
ed from 1t into another vessel should
not be poured back. Onions and othel
foods having a strong odor, especially
during the hot weather. very easily i'm
part their distinctive smell to mill
that Is left uncovered. This is an ad
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milk in a covered receptacle.
Milk bottles should never be takeI
into sick room for as they are usu
ally returned to the milkman they ma
thus carry infectious diseases int
sother homes. Every milk bottle lei
at house where there Is an Infection
disease should be boiled before bein
returned The best thing TO do Il
such circumstances is TO provide one
Gown milk bottles or covered dishe
INTO which the millsman may pour tn
milk from his bottles. The duty q
leach individual to his neighbor In thi
connection Is most important Th
board of health may be called 10 disir
feet milk bottles properly after the
have been in home where there |
sickness.
I'm any case, bottles should be giN
ren reasonable care before they ar
returned to their owner. The practic
of pouring vinegar or kerosene or oti
er liquids into them temporarily whe
not IN nse shouiu Dy All means pe III
.couraged The containers should b
washed In cold water first and lnall
an warm water before they are =,
turned TO the farmer supplying th
milk.
These little details of cleanllnes
are matters which can not be reg
gafad nv tha federal nF the atata go
ernments. Rules and regulations th'
require pure milk to be delivered
fhe home may be rendered yaluele'
10y careless individuals in tho hon
The best efforts of the miikman {
farmer TO deliver 6rst-class milk wi
amount to nothing unless individu
housewives will cooperate for the goC
sof the community.
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