The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-11-19
conservaney Act in Test Suit

Wy Sldle OmClalS 10 check the
spread of the foot and mouth
disease and especially to prevent
1t from attacking human beings.
vent 1t from attacking human beings.
While the state veterinary department
Is placing more and more counties on
the strict quarantine list, the state
health office is urging the general
pasteurlzation OF milk lest infection
be communicated from animals to
people who drink their milk. There
were 20 counties under quarantine
Thursday evening and many others on
the suspicion" list. The two biggest
counties in the state, Hamilton and
Cuyahoga, are among the latest to
feel the pressure of the states rigid
isolation plan. The State has begun
to slaughter its own herds, and the
1853 blooded steers on the Madison
county state prison farm are being fed
to the inmates of various state insti-
tutions. These steers were slaugh-
tered. even though they had shown no
trace of infection, but it was feared
that they were in danger, and once
diseased their carcasses could not
have been utilized for food Their
value was estimated at $4,000. The
counties now under quarantine. in ad.
dition to Hamilton and Cuyahoga, are
Williams, Defiance. Fulton, Licking,
Fayette, Erie, Hancock, Hardin.
Henry, Lucas, Knox, Marion. Seneca,
Union. Wood, Wyandot and Ottawa.
The counties under immediate sus-
picion and to which state inspectors
are being sent to ferret out possible
traces of the disease, now number 25,
as follows: Paulding, Van Vert, Mont
Darke, Preble, Miami, Shelby,
Auglaize, Putnam. Logan, Champaign,
Clark, Highland, Madison, Pickaway,
Franklin, Delaware, Richland, Huron.
Wayne, Stark, Summit, Ma
honing and Guernsey. The state
health department is eager that all
milk used, particularly in either the
Quarantined or the suspected counties.
to be pasteuriZed, and it contends that
it would be safe plan now to so
treat all milk. Pasteurization means
simply the heating of milk, followed
by rather sudden cooling. and this
process is certain to kill all disease
germs. The medical department of
Ohio has issued a simple suggestion
Tor pasteurization of milk in the ordi-
nary household. According to the sug-
sested plan the milk is first placed in
4 bottle with an air tight paper cap.
The cap is then perforated with a fork
which has been placed in boiling
water The bottle and milk are then
placed upon saucer inside a pail con-
aiming water whose level is half way
Up the milk bottle. The pail is then
heated until the water comes to boil.
When the first signs of boiling are
loted the milk bottle is removed and
cooled as suddenly as possible. The
oerforations in the cap are sealed
with paraffin and the bottle is then
placed in an ice box or other cool
,lace.
Denies Various Rumors.
Lieut.. Gov. Elect John H. c"Jack")
Arnold has vehemently denied the va
iouS rumors that have been circulated |
o the effect that he will be willing to |
esign if given an important appoint, !
We state position. 1t is not certain
where the rumor was started, but it |
eems to have been based on the as
umption that owing to the close ma.
ority in the new Republican senate |
'ver which the new lieutenant gov,
rnor will preside it would be advis. |
bile to have a man in the position |
With large Legislative experience. But
ir Arnold has issued a statement |
aging that he has never been ap-
roached with the suggestion that he
esign, that he would not consider such
proposal if it had been suggested,
nd that he is perfectly willing to re-
nain the second ranking public official
n the state.
Russell Gets New Job.
Price Russell of Wooster. executive
lerk to Gov. Cox. has been appointed
y the governor to fill the vacancy il
he office of state superintendent of
Mr.. Russell succeeds Rob-
TT NJ. Small of New Lexington. who
as been temporarily in charge of the
Insurance department. Mr.. Small will
esume his former position as deputy
uperintendent of the department Mr..
russell is appointed for the term end
lg June 2, 1917. 1t is not expected
hat he will remain in the office until
hen as Republican will probably be
iven the position under the incoming
administration. In promoting Mr..
.ussell from executive clerk to insur-
nee superintendent Gov. Cox followed
precedent set by Andrew L. Harris,
'ho became governor upon the death
Gov John NJ. Pattison. and who pro.
loted the late Judge Charles c.
3mert from executive clerk to insur
nee superintendent.
Makes Suggestion to Farmers.
In an address before the state farm
rs institute lectures here recently
r. Charles Fl. Bassett, head of the
larket division of the United States
apartment of agriculture, declared
lat one thing that the producer on the
lrm needed to study more closely
lst now was the matter of choosing
Iarkets. They all ship to the large
ties, he said, ignoring the secondary
ty markets. The result is that there
a glut in the great markets, the sec
ndary cities have famine and the
rOducer has low prices quoted to him.
Cox Reappoints Officials.
NJ. f. Miskall of East Liverpool,