Evening journal., 1921-02-03
50 PER Cent.
OF MILK USED
in CITY SAFE
CONTINUED dom page onel

continued from page one)
wherein facts substantlate their emu
meration. In Wilmington. a census OF
the milk and ice cream industry will
show so per cent. OF the milk safe,
and 80 per cent OF the ice cream used
Of a character which cannot be ques-
toned insofar as its safety is con-
cerned. Seventy per cent. OF the milk
used is equal 10 or above the average
in such cities as Philadelphia, New
York, Baltimore, Washington and
other municipalities Of similar size.
! The ice cream standard is on a par
with those cities In the absence OF
definite figures relative 10 actual but
ter consumption, 10 Is physically i'm
| possible 10 determine the use OF this
most necessary article Of daily diet
While the average reader does not
like statistics. 10 is necessary 20 a true
conception OF the milk and ice cream
situation In Wilmington 10 realize
| that approximately 10000 quarts OF
milk are used daily. This includes 90
a large per cent. the amount that is
| included In the ice cream supply
Consequently, the consumption per
capita is high. owing 20 the fact that
The ice cream Industry varies greatly
with the seasons, the exact amount
used IN lee cream or In milk delivered
20 the homes is necessarily Inaccurate
II should be understood that when
whole milk IS mentioned In cOnncc-
tiOn with ice cream. the fact should
De known that milk, as it is known O.
the average consumer Is not used IN
the manufacture OF ice cream. tn,
cream from The whole milk Is taker
and separated from the "skim" am
used In the ice cream product
From a statistical viewpoint. VII
mingiOn today is consuming abou
23OOO quarts OF pasteurized milk daily
This includes That which goes int
ice cream Six thousand quarts Of raw
milk are consumed daily. None OF thil
Is used In ice cream. Of this COO
quarts. approximately 1000 quarts, O
one-siXih. OF the raw milk supply q
drawn from four farms -WaWa. certi
/ fed, Winterthur, Breidahlik and Hill
gate-and inspection proves this sup
ply sanitary.
To analyzc the above statements. w
have so per cent. OF the milk sold II
Wilmington safe; 20 per cent. fair
and 20 per cent.-Nvilat shall We say
Dangerous? II dangerous. h0w2 AM
why?
Raw milk Is being delivered 20 con
amers I'm Wilmington the source o
which is absolutely unknown TO man
dealers Who are delivering IT, Don
misconstrue This statement. A deale
is a man who buys anywhere he cal
get a supply Some dealers are par
iicular some OF the raw milk dealer
in Wilmington are not. Consequent
any farmer who has milk 20 sell ma
dispose OF it to one OF these dealers
70 may De that the said farmer ha
been rejected by one OF the mil
plants because his product is not n
TO the requirements OF the plant man
demands 10 protect mis- patrons.
local raw milk dealer may neec jus
that quantity Of milk. Tie has no wa
Of determining. as has the man VIII
i pasteurizes his product. the characte
Of the supply He accepts 10 and serve
70 to his customers. II has no safe
guards: no semhlance OF sanitary r.
! quirements The quality that barre
, the product from the pasteurizin
: plant Is not manifest 10 the consume
! because OF his or her ignorance
milk character.
4 The result2 You have it In yoi