Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-11
MICROBES and
GERMS COME
BEFORE COURT
Case Of Soda Fountains VS.
Health Department Is
Given Hearing

Microbes from ireland. parasites
from Paris, Germs from Germany. col
onies from our foreign possessions
bacteria from the back woods and bugs
from everywhere, were discussed
enumerated and argued about in the
city's municipal court yesterday morn
ing for several hours.
Everything we take is full Of bugs:
you know that"-Dr, KillouEh
IF this is to be a test case, we must
know about the other violators of the
rule who have not hot water in use"
DR.. Buck.
If you smell dishwater on the cups
and plates given you to use, is that
sanitary Judge Crossman
Every reform in the line Of health
progress brings up a hght."-Dr. Buck
When | was in college | washed
dishes in d restaurant, and II there
ever was a filthy place that was
DR.. KilloLgh.
Isn't ordinarily warm water an in
cubator for ms?''-Mr Kelly.
II the street cars stop running and
everybody stays at home and keep
themselves in glass cases, they will
be free from germs.'-Mr Koperlik.
Up to the time of the food we took
tests OF the water in various places
about the city and at that time 1t car
ried from 1000, 900 to i6, ,OOO, 900 bacteria.
with from 100 to 1000 red colonies 6the
disease germs). Now the city water
carries Is bacteria and none of the
red colonies One Of the said-to- be best
drug stores had in the water used 10
wash glasses 5000, 900 bacteria City
Health Officer J. 2 Bvrne.
Ten persons had been ordered into
court under a charge OF violating a
rule OF the city health department with
relation to the use OF sanitary con-
tsiners or cups in the soft drink es-
tablishments and at the soda fountains.
The arrests and the hearing follow
ing. we're the results OF an order is
sued some time ago by City Physician
" e Buck. providing that all places
where drinks are dispensed shall be
provided with sanitary drinking cups
except hotels and restaurants, and
with the further exception that orig
inal containers OF soda drinks may be
used out OF the same without the use
OF cups.
violation had. It was alleged. refused
to obey the order and continued the
use OF glAsses for drinking purposes
heretofore.
MunicixI Judge R A. Crossman. pre-
sided at the hearing, yesterday. while
Attorney 3. +. koperlik represented
the defendants. and Assistant City At
torney l.. p. Kelly the prosecution.
DR. Buck testified as to the orders
issued relating TO the use Of the san
itary cups, which orders had been pub
llshed and served on the persons
against whom the same were directed
and that on being informed OF the vto-
lations. he mad ordered the health de-
partment officials TO make arrests.
Such orders had been put into effect
during the food period and had been
continued since: he spoke Of the com
munication OF venerial and other di-
seases thru the use OF drinking yes
soils and took the position that health
Departments had made wonderful pro
Erers along those lines, and must go
forward always and never recede, n the
health OF the public - to be protected.
He stated that glasses used for drink
ing purposes quite often carry bac-
terra and that diseases are therefore
communicated TO the lips OF those who
drink from them. on the other hand
the sanitary cups are free from disease
germs and come to the establishment
using them sealed and therefore free
from contamination. He admitted that
many cases OF discaA. communicated
could not be traced. but evidences were
many and positive OF such forms OF
communication. lie also admitted that
IN. usual drinking vessels could be
made sanitary. but claimed that In
most cases that was not done and
rarely II ever. were they sterilized.
Mr. Koperlik asked DR.. Buck II 1t
Is not true that dcliterious germs arc
DESTROYED hy other germs ana IT there
are not many nlopathic physicians
who take the position that disease
germs nre sclvengers. destroying each
other.
possibly So" was tho reply. There
are cranks in all professions
Attorney for dcfensa asked pr. Buck
II il was not true that for a consid-
erabIe period following the food there
were great numbers Of persons all over
the city selling drinks with the bot
ties held in open tubs and buckets
with nothing to keep out the millions
Of germs that were floating about; re
answered in the affirmative. and eN-
planned that tho military was demand
ing something for the workmen to
drink and It was then impossible to
enforce such n rule as now exists with
regard to sanitation In hig address
10 the court Mr.. l<operlik laid great
stress on this point. and asserted that
when the greatest danger OF infection
had passed the hardship was being
placed on the persons selling drinks.
Health inspectors Earn and Howe
testified ms to making the arrests ana
as to conditions as they had found them
in various soft drink places; they
believed in none OF them was there a
complete system OF sterilization.
OF all the firms represented but one
person testified and that was Thomas
Mathewa OF the firm Of Mathews y
Allen: he told how his firm handed
its business and kept its glassvaro
and utensils perfectly clean with the
use of constantly running hot water
Mr.. Mathews stated that he had been