Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-02

The clever method by which secret
preservatives are employed by the
operators of rural milk routes calls
for the exercise of constant vigil
lance If the infant population of
small cities and towns is to be pro-
tected against this form of rascality.
The necessity of exercising eternal
vigilance with respect to the secret
use of preservaline, particularly in
the milk supply of small cities and
towns becomes apparent when the
methods by which preservaline finally
reaches the consumer are fully under
stood.
Not even milk for babies is exempt
from the influence of this chemical.
obtained six bottles of milk from a
dealer in A., Long Island, a suburb
of New York City, on six successive
days and permitted them to stand.
The weather was hot, but the milk
remained sweet. I visited the dealer,
A. L. L., who fell into a state of en-
barrassment when asked few lead
ing questions concerning his use of
preservaline.
He finally confessed that he en-
ployed a preparation called Special
M Preservaline." He declared that
he didn't know that it was harmful
to babies, as it had been sold to him
for the specific purpose for which he
used it,
He also declared that no one had
evereoffered any objection to its use.
When pressed on this point he ad-
mitted that he had never confided in
anybody the fact that he employed
the chemical.
In the course of his conversation
he asserted that he had never called
in person upon the people who sold
him the stuff, placing all his orders
for it by mail.
Acting upon this hint, called at
the office of the Preservaline Manu-
featuring Company and asked to see
the general manager.
My name is ]. L. L., one of youI
customers" 1 said. ''I have been in
the neighborhood and as 1 need some
more Special NJ for preserving milk
| thought 1 would drop in and take
it along"
A man who said his name was c.
welcomed me. I asked him if his
name were Charles c.
He said: mo, my name is not
Charles"
1T seems to me have met you
before" 1 ventured.
mo. I don't think we have ever
met" he replied.
We'll, I knew a man in New York
few years ago by the name oi
Charles C who certainly resembles
you enough to be your brother"
No, my name never was Charles,
he asserted.
What is your name?" I asked
I go only by my initials, and peo.
pie just call me c." he said.
Apparently there was no reason fol
evasion, but he would not reveal hi:
name.
When we returned to the matter O,
! special NJ he said: I'VE cannot sci
Special NJ for preserving milk any
more. We now call the same identi
cal thing Special NJ Washing Fluid,
and have changed the label to read
For Washing Bottles and Cans
THE milk dealers still say it doe
the same work that it did under tn,
old label. OF course, I cannot tel
what they do with it after it leaves
our hands"
This statement was uttered with ;
knowing smile.
For years he continued, 1--WE solC
Special M for milk, but the law
ughtened up on us few months agt
and we thought it best to put re
sponsibility for using it up to tn,
milkman. You cannot blame US TO
protecting ourselves. It's the sam,
stuff, but we don't sell it any NOR,
as milk preservative."
The last bottle which I got from
you three weeks ago." l said, STATED
that Special NJ was intended for pre-
serving milk and gave the direction
for it's use.''
You must have got hold of on
of the bottles with the old labels" h