Evening journal., 1921-02-03

refuse TO accept advice. They blind
themselves to prcsent-day require
menls. and when progress leaves them
at the mercy OF obsolete methods
they cry for help and attempt to shift
the burden Of responsibility 10 the
shoulders OF those who are in nowise
responsible.
For public welfare, Wilmington
needs a new city ordinance regulaling
the milk and ice cream industry: TINS
should be framed cOnserNallNely' III
order That all interests would be pro-
tected. But it should be OF sucn
character That the 20 per cent or dan
gerOus raw milk would be eliminated.
10 can be done without conilscatlns
any ones business-prOVide the IN
dividual engaged in the Industry Is
amenable 10 reasonable measures 10
safeguard his product II he Is not
then he should be compelled TO seek
occupation In other channels.
A State board OF health regulation
effective last August specifies mat no
raw milk shall be sold In the state OF
Delaware unless IL comes IRON tuber-
culin-tested COWS. This law, is inei-
festive because OF lack or enfOcement
power behind il. The state has not
provided a sufficient corps OF inspec-
tors TO compel its Observance. VIII
mington has no ordinance that possi-
bly, can link up with IT. Ihe city mas
an inspector whose knowledge OF the
milk industry Is two years old ana
whose previous training was that OF
bOOkkeeper. However, under the eN-
isiing ordinance he does as we'll as
any one else could do. The city has
no control over the producing farms,
either OF the sanitary conditions al
! the source OF supply or the health or
the individuals engaged in It's produc-
] ton.
I When il is realized that milk IS one
OF the greatest culture media known
TO science for bacterial growth, and
| that contagiOn may bN and very otten
/ is. milk-bOrne, 10 Is a wise course Tor
any city 10 safeguard its milk supply
/ i'm every reasonable way. IL is not
necessary in all instances, and GER
iainly in Wilmington at the present
time Is inadequate, 10 force cOmpul
| sorry pasteurization OF all milk. This
| should be done in the ice cream IN
/ dustry, and most OF the ice cream
manufacturers observe this very nee
cs-ary health requirement withou
compulsion. 10 Is possible. in my opin
ion, 10 permit a raw milk supply o
reasonable safety in Wilmington. Bu
immediate steps should be taken L
safeguard this supply at its source.
AZ the present time, many raw mil
dealers here are buying their supnl.
promiscuOusly. without the slightes
knowledge OF the physical condition
Of the producing farms, or the sani
tary measures or methods used in it
production. 10 is brought or shipped
TO Wilmington and is handled Ner'
often in fOul-smelling, illy-lghte'
Easements or in any sort OF BUILDING
which may happen 10 be on the rea
OF a residence Tot. No attempt is mad'
in a majority Of instances TO steriliz
the bottles in which the milk is sold
and. indeed. very often a bottle 4
picked up from a stoOp, taken 10 tn
wagon and nlled with milk and deliv
cred 90 the next customer with0u
even the scmblancc Of bottle-cleanine
And this milk very often is bein
fed 10 babies Either through ig
norance or carelessness bordering Of
the criminal. mothers too often TAX
the cream line as their guide TO qual
ity i'm the bottle. One woman in Wi
mingt0n told me a few days ago tha
she did not know how clean her mil
2 supply was, but she knew 70 was eX
ccptiOnally good" In other words
she paid no attention evidently 10 On
possibility Of sediment in the bottom