The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-09-03

ess ~ cooking, some ~ the nutritive
quality is lost. To be sure. IL kills
the bad germs, but II also kills the
good ones
do you mean that some " the
germs are actually useful?' asked
Mrs. Clyde.
Very useful, in certain roles. For
example, the Tactic acid bacteria
would bc unpopular with you, Mrs.
Clyde. because they are responsible
for the SQUIRTING Of milk. But they
also perform a protective work.
They do their best 10 destroy any
bacill Of disease which may invade
their liquid home. Now, when you
pasteurize, you kill all these mil
lions Of defenders; and any hostile
germs that come along afterward
and get into the milk. through dust
or other mediums. can take posses
sion and multiply without him
drance. Therefore pasteurized milk
ought 10 he guarded with extra care
after the process, which II seldom
is. once visited large pasteur-
izing plant which made great boasts
Of its purity Of product, and saw flies
coming in from garbage pail and
manure heap Ia contaminate the
milk in the watts: milk helpless to
protect itself, because all its army
of defense had been boiled to death"
III we are allowed neither 10 use
our farm milk raw nor to pasteur-
ire IL, what shall we do with it?' in
quired Mr.. Clyde.
Full directions are in there" an
swered Dr. Strong, pointing to an
envelope on his desk. III you'll
look over what I've written, and in
struct your farmer TO follow IL out,
you'll have milk that is reasonably
good. I'll go further than that; it
will be even good enough to give to
the babies Of the tenements, if you
should have any left over"
Mr.. Thomas Clyde proceeded to
rub his chin, with some degree Of
concentration, whereby DR.. Strong
knew that his hint had struck in.
Meantime" said Mrs. Clyde, with
trace of sarcasm, do you expect
MS 10 live on condensed milk"
Not at all: on certified milk"
whats that mean?" asked Miss
Julia, who had a thirst for informa-
| ton.
What's certificate, Junkumg'
retortcd the doctor.
That's what get when pass my
eXaminat ions"
Right Well, milk coming from
a farm that passes all its examlna-
tions gets certificate from the
Medical Society, which keeps a
pretty constant watch over il. The
society sees that all the cattle are
tested for tuberculosis once in so Of
ten: that the cows are brushed of
before milking; that the milking is
done through a cloth, through which
no dirt or dust can pass, into a can
that has been cleaned by steam-not
by contaminated water-so that nc
germs will remain alive in 1t; then
cooled and sealed UP and delivered
From the time the milk leaves the
cow until il comes on your table, II
hasn't touched anything that isn't
germ-proof. That is the system
have outlined in the paper for your
farmer"
1T sounds expensive" commented
Mrs. Clyde
IVES: that is the drawback. Certi-
fled milk costs from fifteen to TWEEN
ty cents quart. But when YOU
consider that nearly half the deac
babies were poisoned by bad milk il
doesn't seem so expensive, does itg
"All very well for u.s." said Mr.
Clyde thoughtfully. I'VE can affOro
it. But how about the thousands
who cantY'
There's the pity Of it. Every city
should maintain a milk standard uI
to the requirements Of the medical
certilcation, and allow no milk Il
be sold which falls short of that. II.
feasible, and il could be done at 4
moderate price if we could educate
the farmer TO it, Copenhagen's mill
supply is as good as the best certi-
fled milk in Tins country, because
the great Danish Milk Company CO.
operates with the farmer, and does
Mt try 10 make huge profits; and III
product sells under five cents {
quart. But, To answer your ques-
ton, Mr.. Clyde: even family o.
very moderate means could afford Il
take enough certified milk for Tn,
baby and il would pay in doctors
bills saved. Older children ant
grown-ups aren't SO much affected
by milk"
continued next week
Cover Bottles With Leather.
In carrying a small bottle, for In
stance. Of medicine on a voyage, II Is
ont MIA 70 mn Lsa lnni a.