The Detroit times., 1916-05-02
Putting the Refrig-
orator In q State
Of Preparedness

orator in q State
Of Preparedness
Did your rsfrigsE1top cone Into
the hst a things ysu NV . good
cleansing and thorough ovsrhauling.
It house cleaning tine Nm. House
wifs! IL should have, for h n % be
ooe oe your s1vate6t allies IN d.
fsn6ing your meat ard other food
supplies froo sDsilaSs. during hot
weather. II u not enough to wipe
out the interior q your rsfrigerstor
wgth cold water occasionally. Il
neads ~ thorough treatment ~
doas your kitchen stink and drain,
cellar and stoCsrooms. Where you
have Z yard. II II q good plan TO
have the refrigerator taken out In
the strong sunlight and left there
until II has been put In tiptop shape.
This lining sh0cid be your nrst con-
Alteration. II may be worn. rusty.
not good protection At all. The
interior msySnever have been clean
I'd 20 that every bit Of food has been
scraped. from sides and cug from
corners. and shelves removed anc
cleaned. That is why I suggest TAX
inE the refrigerator out into the
strong sunlight Y0l can see into
every crack and crcvice by laying Il
on It's back. fresh paint will clean
and brighten up tire outside. Dirt
may he carried from ,he outside to
Oh. int. rior OF the refrigerator -
easily az II can from . dirty shelf
to . clean table
But II Is the drain OF the Ice box
that IL the vital part Upon the
waste pipes being kept open so thar
the water IL carried on, depends the
success OF your Ice box. When the
drain pipe becomes :hokcd. pools of
wster are left standing In The inter.
Tor Of the boz Dampness Il condu-
Give to bacterial growth. Fungous
growths are likely to appear upon
meats or other foods kept In clogsed
refrigerators. On one occasion q
man applied to the United States
Department OF Agriculture. stating
that q joint OF beef placed In his
refrigerator he'd turned peculiar
bright red. Upon examination u
was found that the meat was COW
erso with . peculiar fungus growth
due eatirvly to the condition Of the
refrtgerstor. All fungus growth do
no, manifest themselves In such
bright coiors. Many are scarcely
Visible 10 the naked eye. To make
certain they do not abide In your
rsfrigers,or. wipe II With dry cloth
every day.
In suggesting q few simple pre-
cautions for the housewife who does
not want her supplies to tpoil. the
United States Department OF Agri-
enlture says:
"1he temperature Of the average
6efstgerator II higher than most per
Ms suppose. and In those house
holds whore . regular supply OF ice
= not obtainsble. . cool cellar, a
SDring house or the depths OF well
nay serve somewhat the same pur.
pose On farms where there IL an
he house. the meat may be placed
& some form of closed retainer and
buried IN the Ice. In any event, the
meat must be carefully screened
nom fiies. The danger from infec-
ton from these pests has been
Dointed out many times. but tamil
lhrity breeds contempt and they stiIl
pprsist. The ny not only does the
meet itself no good but IL may
readily deposit upon II some infec-
lion, which n carried In turn by ths
meat into the human system. Some
lies will deposit their eggs on the
meat and these In short time will
become maggots and the meat Is
1y-blown.'
Much sickness that ia popularity
sscribed to ptomains poisoning or
10 bad food In general u really
caused in some such way a. this. the
looA, IN itself perfectly wholesome.
acting merely ~ q mechanical car
her for the germs which cause the
trouble. Filth may be carried by
dust, but is moro often from soiled
hands. One might wish that every
kitchen could have the sign found
IN some ellmapased food factories
when you leave the room for any
purpose. wash your hands before
you return tC work
Germs which grow In foods and
ca,ise illness grow very rapidly, par
ticaIsrly II the food 70 little warm.
and are not destroyed unless the
food is well cooked before serving.
simply warming up ID not enough,
a was found In case Of Illness re'
Gently reported after sating some
warmed up creamed vegetables.
Certain kinds Of food-crsemed
chicken. or custard, OF warm vsse-
tables. for exampls--are sxcelleua
culture mediums for bacteria which
may have been introduced into them