South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-05
COUNCIL PUTS OFF
MILK ORDINANCE
FOR TWO WEEKS
Proposed Regulation Discussed
Pro and Con But Committee
Doesn't Feel Ready to Take
Action in Matter.

OF the whole OF the common council
AS was the case two weeks ago, the
argument arose in discussion OF the
proposed ordinance regulating the
manner in which milk Is handled and
delivered I'm the city, and again the
committee failed 10 reach a definite
agreement In the matter. II was lalu
over until the meeting two weeks
hence.
The ordinances chief section and
the one 20 which the smaller milk
dealers OF the city strenuously object.
is that which sets forth that all mix
shall be pasteurized and clarified be-
fore il IS bottled and delivered TO the
customers Of the various dealers.
Prominent LEGAL physicians. chem
lists and milk dealers were called up
ON for talks and for opinions IN the
natter Among the speakers OF the
evening were Or. Charles ,. Bosen-
bury. secretary of the board OF puDllc
health: l. S Borley OF Flint Mich, a
graduate of Purdue university and a
prominent figure in the milk supply OF
that city; DR.. w. X SchlOsser OF
Plymouth: Alvin Rogers. local milk
dealer, j. s Bordner. county farm
agent. DR. IT, Al. Miller, local physi-
elan. and Or. j. b. Cooker, of the
South Bend medical laboratory.
Favor Ordinance.
IneSe men all spoke tlllltA III AfAfRl
OF the ordinance or expressed the
opnion that South Bends milk sup
ply bs given rigid tuherculin tests.
~. Liooken displayed several slides
made from "Clean" milk and from
raw" milk. Clean milk, he said, was
milk in which 20 the cubic centimeter
about "a Thin ble-full-there were
100 bacteria or less. The lower grades
Of milk and those which he declared
were unfit for public consumption
were samples from watch test slides
showed more than 1OG,00 bacteria TO
the cubic cenumeter. Certified milk
the only grade which escapes regula-
ton by the proposed ordinance, con-
tains about To- 60 bacteria TO the Gu
bic centimeter.
DR.. Cookers slides were made from
three drops Of the milk 10 be tested
in a half pint of sterile water. The
members OF the council were impress
ed with the vast difference shown an
the various slides
Dr. BOsenbury declared a large pro-
portion OF the diseases of warm
weather were directly attributable TO
the impure milk supply obtained by
their victims However, his most
startling statement was TO the effect
that the hoof and mouth disease
scourge which infested northern lndi-
ana and southern Michigan and which
for "a time threatened TO become a
nation wide epidemic, was traceable
TO insanitary methods Of handling
milk in creameTies.
1T is very difficult y keep disease
germs out of milk unless the process
of pasteurizatiOn is resorted to-" said
Or. Bosenbury Typhoid germs from
injected COWS are sometimes almost
Impossible to discern I'm samples. How
ever. these mild or missed cases are
as fatal TO the health of the consum-
er as the more contagious cases.
Only safe Method.
Il have here a letter from III. =.
Switzer, dairy bacteriolOgist of Purdue
university. i'm which he declares that
all milk which goes into the supply
Of a city should either be pasteurized
81 given severe tuberCulin tests. At
the same time he maintains that pas
teurization is i'm reality the only safe
method. and recommends heartily the
adoption of the ordinance which is
now before the council
"Diphtheria bacilh also thrive in
milk without changing it's taste, color
or odor. Numerous outbreaks of diph-
iberia have been traced To infected
milk Septic sore throat also. is a
disease often conveyed 10y infected
milk.
"All of these diseases I have men
toned might be i'm the milk which is
supplied South Bend consumers. Pas
teuTization viii absolutely do away
with all danger from these sources. /
heartily recommend the adoption of
the ordinance"
Or. Borley a brother of Dr. f.. r.
BOrley of this city. sad that the cOun-
try was working slowly toward a gem
eFal pasteurization of its milk supply
The process of pasteurizati0n is
not generally understood" he said
"Pasteurized milk simply means heat
ed milk. I'm the language Of the kitch-
en- il means par-b0iling or scalding. 1t
is not necessary TO boil milk in order
70 pasteurize 10, If you have no Their
mometer il is advisable TO bring il
10 boil in order 20 be sure that the
harmful germs are killed After the
milk is heated 10 must be suddenly
chilled and kept cold This is an es-
sential part Of the process OF pasteur-
ization.
The milk should be heated 10 14S
degrees Fahrenheit for 80 minutes.
lower temperature or a shorter time
may not kill the bacteria A higher
temperature or a longer time is not
necessary"
DR.. Bosenbury in quoting from the
letter from Mr. Switzer. declared that
the lowest quality of milk was that
peddled by tie smaller dealer in the
outskirts OF the CITY.
Urges Investigation.
DR. H. NJ. Miller declared that the
council should take time for a rigid
Investigation into the matter before
II took definite action with the ordin-
snce.
That. also. was the advice OF DIT
". h. Schlosser Of the SchlOsser
Bros. creameries in several Indiana
cities.
II was Councilman Lang who placed
before the council the motion that il
delay further action over the ordin-
ance.
Il do not feel justified in voting at
present for a law which viii throw
at least 20 business men out OF their
livelihood" be said in presenting mo-
ton. Il do not think that this cOun-
ell Is sufficiently informed in the mat
ter 10 come TO any decision tonight"
His motion carried unanimously.
The process Of clarhcation was
demonstrated after the meeting by a
Representative of "a concern which
manufactures clarifying machines.
Councilman Miller read a remon-
STRANGE from property owners along