The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-20
SAYS MILK SOLD
HERE IS PUREST
City Has Best Milk Supply
In Vicinity Says Health
Commissioner.
ANSWERS ACCUSATIONS
Investigation Shows Effective
ness of Milk Ordinance
in KenOsha.

That the milk supply retailed in Ke-
nosha is the safest and purest of any
cities on the north shore, including
Chicago, is the encouraging informa-
ton that is brought out as result of
an investigation made today by re-
porter Of the Evening News. The in
vestigation was prompted by letter
from John Clausen, of Pleasant Prai-
RE, in which the enforcement of the
milk ordinance in Kenosha is severely
arraigned, and in which sensational
charges were made involving the safe
ty Of the milk sold in Kenosha.
Upon receipt of the letter the in
vestigation was started and the fol-
lowing facts about Kenosha's milk
supply were gained from DR.. Gustav
Windesheim, city health commission
err, and DR.. G. j. Morgan, city dairy
and food inspector.
Take Special Precautions.
The milk ordinance, which is strict
ly enforced in Kenosha, provides that
all raw milk to be sold in Kenosha
must be obtained from cows that are
tuberculin tested at least twice
year; that all Grade A pasteurized
milk is obtained from cows tubercu-
lin tested at least once year; that
all other milk sold in Kenosha is OBJ
tanned from cows free from disease.
The investigation of the National
tuberculosis association has proven
that a heating Of milk at a tempera-
ture of lao degrees fahrenheit for
twenty minutes will effectively kill all
tubercular bacillus. Pasteurization in
Kenosha is done at 145 degrees and
for thirty minutes-fve degrees high
er and ten minutes longer than neces-
sary simply "to be on the safe side"
No Danger Here Whatever.
"If the milk is properly pasteurized
according to the rules laid down in
the city ordinance there is absolutely
nothing to fear and no danger in the
consumption of that milk" the re-
porter was told. with reference to
that particular herd which Mr.. Clau-
sen refers to-" added the health COM
missioner, "all milk from those cows
was pasteurized in Kenosha and
shipped to Chicago 1t was not retail
ed here"
The letter which started the inves-
tigation is repeated here as follows:
"My attention, at various times, has
been drawn to the efforts which your
paper has put forth through it's edi-
torial columns to better conditions in
the city of Kenosha, and make it q
place which gives everyone of it's citi-
zens greater opportunities for life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness
"You have been ever ready to bring
to public attention evidence of law vi
olation, and neglect of matters which
were a menace to the well being of the
citizens of your city. Your willing
ness to demand law enforcement even
when it has not been popular sub
ject leads me to call your attention to
something which appeals to me as be-
ing just as important as the issues
you have championed.
Says Many Violations.
"The city of Kenosha has an ordi-
nance which prohibits the sale within
its limits of milk which is not pro-
duced by healthy cows, This law
which has been in effect for the past
two years has been fagrantly violated
during this time. Milk has been sold
and is being sold in Kenosha which is
produced by cows infected with tuher-
culosis. To say that the cattle which
supply a majority of the milk to the
city of Kenosha are infected with the
disease tuberculosis is putting it
rather mildly. If we are to believe
the figures of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, we would
have to say that the cows which pro-
duce the milk for your city are rotten
with disease. Figures from this de-
partment list the cattle of Kenosha
county as over so per cent tubercu-
lar / am inclined to believe that
over so per cent is nice lenient way
to print it and base my opinion on the
fact that only last week large herd
of cattle belonging to one farmer, sup
plying milk to Kenosha, were found to
be infected with tuberculosis by fed
eral veterinarian.
"Why should this continue? Med
ical authorities agree that bovine tu-
berculosis is directly transmissable to
the human body. There is plenty Of
evidence that milk which was suppos-
eddy pasteurized has caused 7. B. in
lection. We know with the cattle in
the county so badly diseased, the milk
must also be badly infected, and there
fore, unfit for human food. Your laws
prevent its use, why not fall in line
with Chicago and other neighboring
cities to insure future supply of
clean, healthy milk which is the great
est food known?
Demands Vigilance.
The sale of poisoned liquor in your
city certainly is not commendable, but
we must admit that the vendors of
moonshine usually ply their trade
with those who should be old enough
know better. 1t seems questionable
whether it is not even greater crime
to allow milk which nobody can deny
is rotten at its origin, to be fed to
your unsuspecting infants and chill
dren who have not been instructed as
to its dangers, but rather taught by
those that they consider guardians of
their health that milk is a perfect
food.
"Jnhu Clausan plaaSap& pro;~;a >,