Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Dr.. Edwin ]. Battle Opposes
His Sentiments on Protection
of Food in the Markets.
SCREENS NOT CONSIDERED
"OBsOLETE" BY PHYSICIAN
Gives Instance Of One Public Mart
Where Very Few Flies Are
to Be Found.


H. Sherman, on fly screens were sharp
ly commented on by DR.. Edwin ]. Bat
tie, chairman Of the Chamber of Com
merce committee on public health. in
an interview today. Mr.. Sherman re-
Gently took issue with tho public
health committees report urging ny
screens for stores and markets where
food is sold. declaring that electric
Battle quotes the Department of Agri-
mittee report. and also hints at those
who favor archaic methods of SANTA
ton"
DR.. Battle said:
I'm criticising this report, Mr. Sher-
man Is reported to have said: The
screening of markets Is an obsolete at
tempt at sanitation II this be true,
why are large, up-to-date private meat
and grocery stores and some of our
public markets screened against flies
and other insects? The investigation
conducted by the committee on public
health disclosed one large public mar
ket In the city. thoroughly equipped
and very few flies are to be found
therein.
Mr.. Sherman. according to the news
papers. further said: THE screening Of
true that the air in midsummer is much
hotter on the outside than on the inside
Of the markets? II the screens would
keep out half the air. would they not
also keep out half the dust and dirt which
such air contains? Mr.. Sherman sneal ks
of the electric fans as being a PREDICTION
against flies We admit that electric
fans. IL they reyolye with any deerea of
rapidly. afford some protection, but many
Of tho so-called electric fans to be
found in some Of the markets fall far
short Of providing the necessary nrotec-
ton.
Glass Cases Better Than Nothing.
Sr. sherman also said: The proposal
to cover all meats in glass cases Is an
archaic method OF sanitation. Ara M,
.,.ss o.... 49,. e.. ,...;e-
~ N'eo' ''inai ~ piolee.ioh d.
an Almost any device would be an i'm
provement over the conditions which now
obtain In some of these markets A.
present people can handle the meats.
bread and other foodstuffs displayed for
sale In the r,nblic markers AZ nlea and
flies and other insects light ON them wh ii
the dust from the busv streets snreads
its protecting mantle over them ali. We
agree that chilled air chambers are satf.-
Factory II 10 common Lnou.,s5e. tha,
dry cold is better than moist cold air
for the protection of meats The renort
of the committee on public health recnm.
mends the nrot ection Of rerisba HE nsats
by ice but IL does NOT saw horr The ica
should be used. Any attemna a, ref,i1-
GRAFTON is better than no cold ar oil
an this Connection the fol,oWtne obser-
yations upon the subiecr Of .Retai, pnh-
lio Markets. Contained in the yearhno,.
of the Department of Agriculture for 1eIl
NAV be OF interest
"eHest uo,,Itry 6sb oyr,sr n5 ,r++.r
eounters a, least shonld he cnnstrnct-
Cd ~ come ~ tha more irnnar,in,,s ~,
teriaIs s,,ch as gIa.s %. ~ III
so, nsrnna nv sI.+a II 10 80, 5.s;.
.hIe tba, xu,b corrters 10 Irnridad
VIII resr,1sr,tirc en,,ir.,ant H., Ill
teen ,be n,oducts cooi and fraa frnn,
MES MES These ,, result, $500 can be obtained
ing a refrigerating col! in back. on a
ievei WIN the produets displayed, while
and horszon,aiIx ovar ssc,inr IN ~ t tha
top. such an arrangement not onIv
exhibits meats and similar foodstuffs
20 advantage, out ~ also performs the
1870 LIP, rpi an. hss,, OF Pre-.
frasb go ~ &c., $500 tne
ferderness thereof nth a ,unnh ~ ~
snaar nc ,, 49,, ",,m punen ot tns
which 10. hecorns varv ccn ~ IN
markets stalls for the sale OF ash and
other sea food should he sep1eaated
from the Others In a separate room IN
order that the characteristic odors at
tending them will not permeata tha
| market hall proper. and so that the
| handling of these products can be ac-
complished without bringing them in
ing. The typhoid fly, the rat and the
$50 ~. ,.l,I.L