The Detroit times., 1916-01-21
PURE FOOD
Conducted by PAUL PIERCE.

| terra will have multiplied into about
$1,000. In the same milk, n held AZ
90 degrees. the growth OF bacteria
would oe very lmall possibly as low
as 40 In "a hours MIX which con.
tains a large number OF bacteria IL
either not fresh or has come from
diseased COW or has otherwise been
contaminated.
MIX may absorb impurities
whenever II is exposed 10 the air,
or placed in mclcan vessels The
amount or deEree of contamination
depends on the cleanliness OF the
air and Of the utensil Even the air
or a socalled clean room contains
some impurities n the producer
and dealer have done their duty,
there Is left al the consumers door
a bottle OF clean. cold unadulterated
milk Put tho consumer also has r.
sponsilihtics IN handling milk so
that it continues 10 be 4 for CON
sumption, especially as food for ba-
oies. The milk In the home may be
placed Ia ungloan vessels or expos
! cd unnecessarily 20 the air. or not
kept cool until tho time Of using
Thus things may happen 10 the milk
affecting IT'S quality, many Of which
are caused through carel,ssness.
The expression a bottle of clean,
cold uHadulterated milk describes
Tho KIND Of milk which should be
delivered to the home The method
Of dipping from large cans and pour
ing 81 into the customers receptacle
In The street with all the incident
exposure 10 tho air. not always the
cleanesr is bad practice Drawing
milk from the faucet OF retailers
can is almost as bad as dipping milk.
although the milk lis not exposed 10
The air AS long as by the dipping
process, Besides the unsanitary part
OF this method some consumers. un-
less the mix is kept we'll aKitsted
are likely 10 receive less than their
proportion of cream The custom
OF setting out az night an uncovered
vessel which collects thousands Of
bacteria from he street dust before
the milk Is put into A. is obviously
very unsanita.y. and yet h Is prac
tlCed 10 "A large extent II milk is
20 De- received IN a bowl or pail hy
the consumer. 10 is worth while 10
have % delivered personally 10 some
member Of the family or Il the re
ceptacle is TO be placed In waiting
for the milk deliverer, IL should be
covered with a plate. or better sulI
glass preserving jar may De used
in which nothing but milk Is put
The jars win the glass tops are
preferable. no rubber bands should
bc used %
MIX bottles are made for milk
an dnol 20 hold suudry othed foods
As soon as The milk bottle is empty.
it should bo r,n-ed with luEewarm
water until it IS clean, and then set
bottom Idrup 20 drain Bottles
should never be returned ia a dirty
or flthy condition. An utensils
with which milk comes 10 contact
should be rinsed, washed and scald
Cd every time they are used When
cleaning these utensils. do not wash
them ln dish water or wipe with OF.
binary towels First rinse them and
then boil In clear water and set
away uuvtped. II the recep'acles
are hot. they Viii soon become dry
without wiping
III a case OF typhoid fever scar
let fever or diphihcria breaks out iu
the family do not return any bottles
20 The milkman except with the
knowledge OF The attending physi.
clan, and under the conditions pre-
scribed by him
Uncle sam thus makes the milk
bottle come in for its share OF re
sponsibilty Ia communicating milk.
The ideal contsiner. then. is one
which protects the clean milk from
the chemical action OF sunlight as
well as fro mloose dirt and odors
from strong foods II should be
door step proof. refrigerator proof
and 20 make a. absolutely fool proof
should not be used a second time.
Empress Sadako of japan Is the
mother of four sons one having
been born TO her on Dec. Q The
other children arc Hiohito Michi.
u0miya the crown prince. born I'm