Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-05-25
MILK SUPPLY
Came Interesting Things About Milk in
General. Why it is Given Particular
Attention
~ +, oodd Labratory Expert States q
Few Facts

ar T. Dodd of New York, labora-
,o,y expert, now in Putnam investigat-
80 the milk and water supplies OF the
eity in connection with the Health
,,.r.ign. is an enthusiast over the
sd,isct Of pure milk. He takes his
- neculiar and forceful way of max
:, clear TO the lay mind just how
lions a problem the milk problem is
and how easily this staple food may be
contaminated land thereby become a
18th menace TO the community.
AZ, .Dodd has found that there is
room for improvement In the Putnam
milk supply. Within the past few
,eeks our citizens have awakened to
,sslization of this fact. However, the
.ondition here is by DO means alarm
ing and will perhaps average better
,bsn in many cities. Mr.. Dodd knows
that II costs the farmer more to pro-
ance a high standard milk than low
=, medium standard grade and thinks
that they should be paid accordingly
At least some OF the milk producers
have stated that they can produce
high standard product II their Gus
toners are willing to pay for it. Prob
,bly all of the dealers would make the
same statement II asked about 1t.
Mr.. Dodd says that because milk Is
white 1t is hard to make people be-
teye that 1t may be dangerous. He
saws that milk may show bacterial
counts running from zoo, 600 to 1,50O,-
900 germs to drop.
aThe average rumber OF germs In
sewage" says Mr.. Dodd, sis 100000
germs drop. High count milk is as
filthy to drink as would be glass OF
sewage, when considered from the
germ count point of view
The statement concludes:-
"Fridsy afternoon in glancing over
some death notices for infants, found
that out Of % deaths, eight were due
to bowel troubles. How many ofthese
lives were snuffed out because of dirty
milk9 How many will be lost this
coming summer Farmers here arc
willing to produce clean milk, but they
must be paid fair price for the extra
expense for labor and utensils neces-
.ary to produce :good, clean milk.
Dirty milk Is dear at any price"
"Germs are thirsty little fellows"
SAYS Mr.. Dodd, ~ "and unless they land
In something ,containing water they
hesitate about usetting up housekeep-
ing. Milk Is about So per cent.
water with plenty Of good germ food
beside and the little fellows are de-
lighted when they find themselves in
a pail of milk.
They at once begin to raise family
and AS there il no race suicide among
germs, In q few hours . single germ
will have thousands OF descendants.
Heat kills Cgerms. Bread Is cooked
but milk Is generally used raw; that
makes milk more dangerous.
Milk may be dangerous because Of
high germ population, and 1t may be
the means Of spreading diseases like
diptheria and typhoid and scarlet
fever, sore throat and tuberculosis.
You won't find these germs In every
bottle of milk because they only get in
milk when the milk Is handled by
person who has these diseases.
MiIkmen will fill empty bottles
from one house and deliver them to an
ether home on their route. If the re-
filled bottle has come from home
where there is disease the results may
be disastrous to the far mer's business.
The consumer has no warning when
germs are In the milk as it remains
unchanged in looks. 1t is fact that
10 per cent. of dairy cows have tuber-
culosis From them the milk is easily
infected. Evidence from four of the
largest American cities has shown that
per cent. of raw milk on the market
contains live tuberculosis germs.
II is estimated that unless the dis.
ease is checked, 100000 people now in
this country are doomed to die from
tuberculosis derived from the COW. One
third of all tuberculosis In children
under years comes from COWS. Pas
teurization or par-boiling, ais the REM
edy that kills the germs without al
tering the nutritive value Of the milk.
This saves lives land health. 1t is q
cheap form of milk health insurance.
These are some OF the reasons why
in this health campaign 1--we pay par
tieulsr attention to milk"