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ALLEGE IMPUREMILK WAS SOLO,CAUSING ILLNESSLECompt \\i ( h to FA( K Mil \ li THIS .MORNING.Bottle* 1/oft ;U Hart ItPNidonco Is in Possession of Vi(f Physician— The llt;ir*l of a lt;rusadr.Following the serious illness of Mrs.C. K. Hart of No, 10$ Wett H street ast lie result of drinking impure milk, rollerJudge Kelsey Issued wai rants yesterday for the arrest of heCompte ( h* peiie. proprietors of the Morett dairy, who are alleged to have supplied the milk to the Hart family. Thr\ will be arraignedthis morning «*n a charge of violating a city ordinance bj soiling impure mtlk. The warrant was sworn to and issued on the request of Physician Mill.“The milk was left on the doorstep of the Mart residence Tuesday morning by a driver in the employ of Lelt;‘ompteChapelle, uoccasors to the Monettdairy,” Dr. Mill sel l. Shoitly after Mrs. Hart drank part lt;1 tlie contcnt* she be-! came, violently iU. The bott’e in which I tii^ milk came was at once sealed and ! my attention railed to t lie case. In the! bottom of the vessel is « quantity of Ibrown dirt, and while I have not made an analysis of the milk. 1 think we can j convict th^ dairymen on a charge of j gelling unclean milk. The sediment at i the bottom of the bottle Is fully one-eiehth of nn inch thick. A test mny also prove that it contains formaldehyde.finite* Complaints.Ml am rlad that my attention was ; called to this specific case, as it assists in compelling dairymen tlt; furnish pure and unadulterated milk. 1 would suggest th'it others who hare reason for thinking their supply is not up to the standard notify this office. In this manner only can we rope for an enforcement J Of th** city and state laws regarding the i sale of sanitary milk.”A crusade for pure milk was conducted Iasi January undei the direction of t1 e state chemist and officials of the state ! board of health. Several Joplin dealers were arrented and charged with sellingmilk containing preservatives. The cases wore tried in the poll *e court but resulted in acquittals for the dairymen.Hiplev handles eomplete mtnirs plants.
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Joplin Daily Globe
Joplin, Missouri, US
Fri, Apr 08, 1910
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