Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-06-16
MILK TO
SAVE PRECIOUS
BABY CROP
ONE OF TOPICS TO BE
DISCUSSED BY PLY
S1CIANS WHO HOLD
MEETING TODAY
(From Tuesdays Daily)

commence TINS morning at 10 o o'clock
The session today Will be devoted to
a milk symposium. Papers will be
given by prominent dairymen. health
officers and consumers. as outlined in
the following program:
Milk Symposium
(a) Milk from a Dairyman's Stand
point.
John bennett, Jr.
(b) Milk from Health Officers
Standpoint.
E. s. Godfrey.
(c) Milk from a Consumers Stand
point
Mrs. w. D. Baker.
Cd Dairy Inspection.
Charles A. Meserve.
Discussed by; John ". Finn, T. 7.
Manning, o. B. Patton. E. c. Wills.
Meade Clyne. ]. w. Bazell.
The public is cordially invited 10
the session, the main topic at which
will be better milk saves babies. When
a baby is insuficiently nourished or
fed on poor milk the baby is not Civ
en- the square deal and may even
suffer serious and permanent injury.
1t is now known that many backward
children are simply the result OF i'm
proper feeding or impure foods
The housewife cannot judge OF that
quality OF the milk on which its
healthiulness most particularly dc
ponds, namely the care with which /,
is produced. and the kind and num-
Der OF bacteria which II contains.
That depends on skilled work in an
expensive and elaborate laboratory.
Low quality milk. low in cream. al
though possibly fraud on the pock
etbook never kills or causes illness,
Dirty milk. with the high bacteria It
contains. however. IS a prolific means
of spreading diptheria. typhoid. scar
let fever and diseases OF the digestive
organs, including the bowels. and Is
undoubtedly the greatest murderer OF
the present age.
The milkman desires to deliver only
good milk Tor he Is ambitious to hold
his patrons trade. and establish
good reputation as to the quality OF
his product, Unfortunately. few
producers are careless and negligent.
thus forcing the county and city
health officers, with the aid OF the
facilities OF the state laboratory to
become the champions and defend
ers OF the rights OF the baby and the
invalid to obtain good milk.
In soliciting and accepting a Gus
toners patronage the milk dealer
voluntarily assumes the obligation OF
supplying good milk. and OF provid-
ing the equipment and means OF pro
ducing. handling and delivering the
milk in good. safe condition. Ii he
does not do so, he does not fulfill his
part OF the obligations, and should re
tire from the field
While the health officer cannot ana
should not favor the producer, but
should consider only the babies and
consuming public in their rights. he
must Of course be reasonable in his
demands
Backward Children Preventable.
At the afternoon session OF the as
ISOLATION. DR.. H. T. Southworth Of
this city will present a paper on.
Systematic Examination OF School
Children How Can Il Best Be Ao-
complishod:"
This is question OF vital import
ancc to the parents, and also to the
taxpayers, as it is now known that
ereal deal of the baokwardnesS IN
school children can be prevented or
materially decreased. In many cases
the abnormal condition i due to IN
sufficient or faulty nutrition. in other
cases to poor teeth, poor eyes. alden
oids and many other removable caus-
6. Many children change or develop
uniavorablc conditions 50 gradually
that the parents do not notice the
change Sometimes the parent does
not realize that some little peculiarly
or defect of the child can be over
come or removed. The examination
by competent physician under such
the child. the parents and the com
munity.
DIR. Southworth's paper VIII be well
worth hearing and the subsequent dis
cussion viii he very Instructive and
interesting Every one interested Is
cordially invited TO attend al o'clock
this afternoon.
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