Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-17
the
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE



III tho Mother % ottawa.
Nr--a AMI demand With one yo.te
Hrat aar rits commissioners oAH and
lr-r..a IS hou. profit a milk o1sicnr-
Hl.au -atlou for our milk supply
ta -hrr, years have painted out
th. dancers of milk % our city com
m r,nrr bu' hoy have done moth
ns The, have allowed milk Ia he
tt.Nrr-t here which Is crime IA
ans community They have not *
aHmrt milk .ar bacteria for years.
they dom know whether Injected
COWS milk has hacn sold ar MOI. This
fttv oush, to haze known aud ought
Ia know me condition Of every cOg
that eNr> milk for our city supply
Hothcrs demand his "a BE- done M
metnIafy.
Why has ottawa hIt more eases ol
MANTLE paralysis 'han any other
cigyr " had double th1 Iuoun. ~
eases and Why, ia you know Mothers
speak Hp and drmand that your city
protect Your children and your TAM
u.s. Demand a good salary for ynnr
health officer $50 he can work -n ad.
Vantage.
II yoar officials toll sou hes have
No money for such q station hen tel
them you have no money sor confirm.
I'd Improvements
Operate . station, charge per gallon
oi milk he actual eos Of operation
such "a station
It Is 4 thousand times more ncccs.
,lrS 10 guard milk supply than is
G." guard The streets with policemen
81 other cities allow milk 10 be sold
as it Is sold here Ii this continues
in warm weather every body viii be
sick and death will follow. I'm Eng.
lani they operate such stations hy
electricity and have books THAI tall
ali lboH hoW IL can be done
the Tine is opportunc TOR prescnl-
INK IN every day language She facts
IN regards 10 milk, thai The dangers
may be- understood ana the remedial
measures may he applied.
To bactcriology the world is indohi-
ed tor the position knowledge of the
causes OF many disease. bacteria grow
with amazing rapidly IN milk. since
milk Of an media furnishes The most
favorable conditions required for their
growth Under favorable conditions
these bacteria attain maturity within
an hour in raw market milk As
many as Que billion and a half germs
have been found in one lca9p1onfu.
OF milk. As Il result 81 inyestiga ions
made ~ men OF The highest aathorjty
the world over. il has been found
that all disease producing germs com.
monty present IN milk are kilcd AZ a
Of 40 degrees maintain.
ed tor. twenty minntos This degree OF
neat ana 1imc o' exposure do not in
any way destroy either the chemical
or nuIritiYo properties OF milk. nor
% They alter the TASTE noi do ines dos.
troy the cream line. There is no pnr.
cep'lhlc alteration in the milk.
u ~" lessons taught by these oh.
scrvailoh9 he Eceded great Sep
viii be made toward the control Of
many preycntablc diseases and IN inn.
mediate diminntion in deaths from
tuberculosis, typhoid fever. diphlheria.
lhlmjtlc paralysis and other milk
born diseases win be secured Tho
slaughter OF infants will also be ar.
rested.
Dollars spent by The hundreds for
prevention sill save millions needed
for those afflicted with disease. 10 say
nothing Of he days Of suffering and
pang@ of grief thar viii be avoided.
Oar miik men arc fine lot of men,
not one Hpu!d wan, to give you milk
'iiat MAS non good. bnt they cannot
help iJ for Il is up TO our city OIL
cialS to look after The milk. II this
viii be done milk viii be better. il
Will stay Tcct and not sour 80 soon
and viii be much better for all con