To the Kuitor of the "Nonrit-Cina Datty News, Sin,—It is surprising to seo how! many' people in Shanghai are care Jess with regard to their health and the safety of their children, What are the precautions they have taken in the protection of their children against the summer diseases? Can they, to cite an example, tell us outright the name of the dairy which supplies ti milk to their little family? Ave they certain as to the quality of the milk their innocent children a drinking every day? No much at~ tention hus been given to that question, and many of us are guilty of this. criminal negligence to the detriment of our poor little Kids, As long as the cook receiv each month irom the milk coolie the 10 per cent, commission on the vill, he does not care a bit for the health of his master's children, This: dealing between Chinese ser-coolies is too hai to be ignored. Mow about the recommendation of your dairy? There is none, no doubt, if it is a Chinese dairy. The Chinese cuck is the only" into mediate between the milk coolie the master. Any how, ha you ever inspected the place that supplies your home with the milk? Can you tell us the condition of Your so called "licensed dain The tact is that in Shanghai a great _many Chinese dairies are selling us their adulterated milk, the! fact that their evil Practices in adultering the milk, in some cases with creek water (will you please take note), is becoming, '50 common that the danger to our community must not be overlooked. Unfortunately, our little children sometime ave the first victims. We all have a little family, and I feel that: the health of. our -dear ones myst: not be: neglected, "he. point: T.want. every one to understand, is. the great' traffic of bad milk in Shanghai, With the exception of the few foreign dairies selling grade "A" milk, many of, the others of Chinese ownership, even those selling the grade, "B" milk, and using 2 foreign name as 2 blind, should be suppressed, this for the good and safety of all.
There are Chinese " dairies Shanghai amid filthy surroundings, swith cesspools, ete, the mille curlies are in dirty clothes, with filthy hands, bottling the milk we Ihave to consume, milk from poorly fed cows standing in odorous cowsheds, with the manure at the back. 'The coolies' bedroom in some dairies is the milk room. There is often no icebox, no water, no boiler for the cleaning of empty bottles. The most elementary buckets, and cne or two wash basins compose the installation of the dairy. Flyproof windows? Ah! Jet me laugh. Go and inspect your Chinese dairy and be convinced.
There is an easy way to test the purity of the milk: do not, open the bottle, have it put aside for two or three days, and the water will show itself. Why should you be astonished ct seeing 20-to 40 per cent. of added water! And what. sort of water!
Thave to add, for the tranquility of the residents of the International Settlement, that there is Tittle chance for the Chinese to traffic dirty milk in the Settlement, since the Health Department is a very efficient service. However, all
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