The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-07-16
HEALTH TALKS.
By the County Health Officer.

The following letter from friend
of mine is published for the reason
that the fearful conditions depicted
are absolutely true. OF all the un-
sanitry things is an ice cream sup
per where saucers. spoons. etc.. are
used promiscuously and not thor
oughly washed after each use. l
give you the letter for what it is
worth, but withhold the authors
name because it has been some
time since Monroe County has had
lynching. This good friend does
not deserve such fate.
DR.. F. J. Underwood,
Aberdeen. Mississippi.
Dear Sir and Friend: You know
when a new preacher comes to town
there are a lot of folks standing
round ready to post him on the
community at large and on certain
derelict church members in partic-
ular.
In other words. did you ever at
tend a Country Ice Cream Supper
from a sanitary point of view?
Now, you know there is nothing
more popular in the country than
an ice cream supper. 1t draws the
crowds like new molasses draws the
flies. Some farmers attend ice
cream suppers who were meyer known
to attend anything else on earth.
In fact whole families of farmers. |
unknown to the census taker. have
actually been unearthed thru the
magnetic power of the ice cream
supper. Therefore. when We coun-
try people need funds to build a
new school-house or church or TO
buy an organ we very naturally re-
sort to the ice cream supper, and.
of course, we get all the spare change
in the neighborhood.
Now, you health doctors. as un-
derstand, prescribe" certain rules
and regulations for the manufacture
and sale of the commercial brand
of ice cream, That is all good and
proper. Stick TO it and make them
observe your rules.
But, do you know that one coun-
try ice cream supper can undo all
your good work along the ice cream
line?
Not long ago / attended an ice
cream supper in one of your most
enlightened communities" s"-what-
ever that is-and had you been
there this letter would never hRFe
been written.
This particular ice cream supper
L attended was conspicuous for its
lack of sanitation.
In the first place an excellent old
lady-too old. perhaps. for your
'new-fangled" ideas-rammsd a
long -bladed knife into her ice cream
freezer and brought out a sample
for another excellent lady across the
table to taste which latter lady pro.
ceeded to lick the blade clean"
Then without further ceremony the
first mentioned lady souzed the
knife back into the freezer, FORUM
ately no harm was done as the knife |
blade was dull and no germs of any
considerable size were seen lurking
about.
However, some of this Ice Cream
was dished out in little saucers and |
sold to eager buyers. Then there |
was a rush for the good stuff and |
these same saucers were reflled and |
handed to others without the un-
necessary delay of washing, etc. |
This saved time and labor.
There is much more ! could tell |
about this particular Ice Cream |
supper but my letter is already too
long.
Now, Dock. don't give me away |
about handing you this information
because the supper l attended was
in my own neighborhood. and you |
know how hard it is to get a house
on short notice.
With all good wishes for you and |
yours. | am.
Sincerely your friend"