The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-01-13

but it has been definitely established
by the most eminent authorities on
nutrition, including the leading au-
thority on this subject, DIR. e. v. Nc
Collum, Professor of Chemical Hy-
giene, Johns Hopkins University,
that the so-called Vitamins are not
present in sufficient quantity neces-
sary to sustain growth and health OF
infants and growing children and
therefore necessary for the health of
the Nation on the whole. We need
only to turn to the enlistment rec
ords of the United States of the late
World War to see how great the
number Of reflections for service. due
to causes directly traceable to under.
n0urishment.
Experiments have been made with
the lower types of animal life, par
ticularly rats, which have born out
the contentious that the absence of
vitamin content feeds, from the diet
of such animals, has invariably re-
Sullou ia tuolT uedCHS.
That some of the manufacturers
of these bogus milks themselves do
not live up to their contentious,
that proper labelling would be
means of protection for the public
in the purchase of these milk sub
stitutes, bears out the contention
that labelling methods would not
correct the evil. In fact direct evil
dence is at hand showing that strong
efforts have been made to sell filled
milk in large quantities to Relief Or
CARNATIONS for the purpose of feed
ing under-nourished children in
Europe.
! 1t is not only in the form of can
ned milk are these so called filled
milks being offered. In New York
City one buyer discovered that in
80 cans of cream" purchased from
one seller, the butterfat had been
largely removed and cocoanut oil
substituted. The New York Board
of Health has enforced the discon-
.inuance of this practice. Early in
the year eleven dealers were con-
victed in Brooklyn IN. W for
selling milk and cream adulterated
! with cocoanut oil. They were fined
in the total amount Of $4,S50.
Large quantities of these filled
milk have been sold in the hotel and
restaurant trade. We have also
found that in New Jersey a large
amount of a mix" of milk, cream
and cocoanut oil has been sold the
trade and particularly to ice cream
makers. In Pennsylvania a COM
pany has been in the process of for
nation whose intention, it has been,
to manufacture ice cream, using
cocoanut oil as the fat base. It's
use has also been discovered at
County Fairs where restaurants pre-
pared milk and cream stews" and
used such substitutes generally in
their kitchens and on the table, OIL
fering the farmer, as 1t were. as
substitute for his own product, with
out him having any means as identl-
flying it as such.
Every can of milk substitute sold
robs the market of the sale, of lust
that much straight milk, and any
iegalizing movement would only
open the doors to the manufacture
OF such spurious milk products.
masquerading under the name of
milk, in all the states where il is
not specifically prohibited and in
such event would greatly reduce the
consumption of whole milk in fluid
form and act to the detriment of the
producer as we'll as to health of the
general consumer.
National legislation looking to-
ward the prohibitory movement of
these so-called filled milk in inter
state and export traffic is now be-
fore the House of Representatives,
in the voigt Bill (H. r. s0s6),
which was favorably reported out
by the House Committee on Agricul-
ture with a vote of IA to 4. This
bill is now in the House Calendar.
It has been carefully scrutinized BY
an eminent constitutional attorney,