The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-24
HOME HEALTH CLUB
tBdited by Dr. David Ha Reeder. Chi

6Eo1Ieo Dy Dr. Dav1d H.. Re6oers Chi cago.)
 Carelessne In one of the week l ly bulletins of the New York health department there may be found some information recently given out, that will surprise and disgust many peo- pie.
 have many times called attention to the exceedingly filthy manner in which bakers bread is handled. The delivery boy or man handling the un- wrapped Ioaves with his bare hands, sometimes taking many 1oaves and piHng them up on his arm until they with his chins then with another loaf in the other hand he goes from the delivery wagon to the restaurant or grocery store. Then without gloves he handles the lines, possibly betting the horse, adjusting the harness over a, sore spot, and after wiping his hands on the dirty white coat or
 overalls goes on to the next store or customer.A
 The report of investi gallons of the health department showed that where the bread was made and handled by machinery and then, wrapped before 1t left the bakery. but little if any contamination was to be- found. In fact the findings of the department of agriculture showed only z per cent of bread handled in that way; showed the horrible colon-haclI1us while in the bread that was made and wrap ped wholly by machinery there was no coIon-baci11us whatever.
 Now comes the thoroughly disgust ing part In samples of unwrapped bread that had been handled by clerks, dishwashers, walters t cooks and drivers it was found that 6e per cent were contaminated with the hor- rible co1on-bacillus, a germ that cah come from only one source, the fecal
 discharges from human beings. In some cases of these experiments the covers were removed from bread that had been wrapped by machinery and
 known to be clean and free fromsany contamination. It was passed through the hands Of those who usually handled it, clerks, dishwashers and stablenen and again examined and the colon bacillus was found over every one of them.
 Bread was not the only article o1 l food examined. You have yourself seen all kinds of clean, fresh vege-
 tables and fruits, just as they come
 from the garden and unless they had l been lying on the ground where
 chickens are allowed. you know they were clean and sanitary. You do noi
 hesitate to pick an apple or plum ol any other fruit from trees and eat il | if your own hands are clean, but after fl these IfuIES ana V0SGIaD16S nave peer I handled by. the farmer. picked ovel I by a few customers, been exposed te I the dust of the street, crawled ove1 1 by flies and then handled by tht I clerks and delfverynan nearly ever.
 sample will show disease producing
 bacilli.
 l If the germs themselves were all there would be no danger They are
 when freed from the toxins in whicl Ethey flourish, harmless. but if you
 physical condition is not perfect, thel
 you have within you the suitable soi
 in which they grow and multiply an,
 presently, without in the least know
 ing where the infection comes iron T you are stricken with typhoid O
 some other disease and you must pa. ] for the carelessness of other people. T II would not have you. afraid t I eat of various wholesome foods, bl1 J you should insist on strict cleannnes
 and especially in the handling Q
 bakery goods and other preparel
 foods. then see that all fruits ant
 vegetables are thoroughly washes
 befora they are served upon you
 table to be eaten in the raw state.