Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-05
DOCTORS FAIL
To AGREE ON
TRIBUNE ROAST
One Physician Refuses to Give
Milk Inspection a Clean
Bill.
B0DENSTAB AND SMYTH
DO "REsoLUTING"
Appointed by Burleigh County
Medical Association to Defend
Milk Supply.

The resolution committee of the
Burleigh County Medical association
struck a snag in their attempt to dis
credit the agitation for better milk
inspection. One of the most prOmi-
nent doctors in the city refused to
sign. the resolutions and act as a
member of the roasting committee
appointed at recent meeting Of the
association.
When Ur. f. r. Smyth and Dr. W.
Fl. Eodenstab failed to secure the 9th
er physicians signature, who by the
way is one Of the official health Off.
GERS, they decided to do the "resolut'
ing" themselves and forwarded a
copy of their literary effort to the
Tribune by mail last evening.
Ancient History.
After reading the resolutions, the
Tribune finds that the medical gen.
tlemen touch upon much that is not
relevant to the controversy. This pa
per has contended that the milk III
spection under the city bacteriologist
is tiasco. We agree with DR.. Smytl
and Dr.. Bodenstab that previous tc
the arrival Of Joseph WinsloW, the
inspection was fair and intelligent.
We are glad to note that in the res
olutions the physicians say:
st s there is ample room fol
improvement of the city milk inspec
ton
Did Not Say 1t.
The doctors in their resolutions
state that the Tribune in criticizint
the administration of the state health
laboratory stated that physicians pait
the local laboratory for examination:
made for health work. This is not, 50
We did state that physicians were
compelled to pay a fee for work done
for them personally and that the clos
ing of the laboratory here would no
work a great hardship, as many O
them send their specimens elseWhel1
anyway.
Slap Pasteurizcd Milk.
While the Tribune is not learned il
medicine, it cannot agree with thu
doctors that pasteurized milk is in
ferior to inspected milk. Large cit
les find pasteurization the only safe
means of regulating the milk supply
We suggest that the worthy doctors
investigate Minneapolis, Chicago an(
New York.
A Little Brain Storm.
Why the physicians, that is, few
of them, should rush to the defense
of the milk supply which everyone
knows is about as poor as it can be
is one of the mysteries. We nigh,
say the physicians attitude is prob
lem in phychiatrics that need not be
discussed in this report. A problem
in "psychiatrics'' is the name the
worthy doctors apply to the attitude
of the Tribune. We like the soun(
of it and pass it back with our com
pliments. Just get your dictionaries
out and by their aid follow the learn
ed gentlemen. 1t applies with equa
force to the resolutions propoundeC
by the worthy physicians.
The fact that the physicians fail tc
agree upon the case of the Tribune
takes the sting out of the resolutions
which we do not care to publish ir
full, as they represent merely mi
nority decision.
A large number of our readers who
have to drink bismarck milk have
commended our action. As we sait
before, editorially, the approval of oul
readers interests us more than the
physicians defense of Bismarck's milE
supply.
A Hotel Incident.
While we are on the subject, we
will give one instance of MIR. Win
slows "fair and impeccable milk in
spection,' which we trust the physi
clans will investigate.
Some time ago, Mr.. Winslow saw
fit to enter the kitchen of a certain
hotel and procured sample of its
milk. This milk was purchased by
the hotel from a local dealer. Mr.
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