Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1900 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Bulb 21. In case any p«r»<>n feels aggrieved at any act of a Health Officer, appeal may be made to the State Board in seerion or ltd executive officer, but pending such appeal the net of such Health Officer shall remain in force. Bulb 33. Ail City and Town Health Officenrriiall make, at least once in each year, a sanitary survey of their respective jurisdictions, for-tbe purpose of ascertaining the existence of conditions detrimental to the public health, including in sueh survey stagnant ponds, imperfect drainage, sewerage, pigsties, cesspools and water-closets and all unsanitary conditions, and the construction heating, ventilation, plumbing, and disposal of excreta of ail public buildings, prisons, hospitals and eleemosynary institutions, and. shall make written report of their surveys with recommendations, if any, to their respective Boards, and county officers shall send a copy of their reports to the State Board. Bulb 23. It shall be the duty of all health authorities, officers of State institutions, police officers, sheriffs, constables and all officers and employes of the State, or any county, city or town thereof, to assist in enforcing the foregoing orders, rules and regulations. BAILWAYS AND STEAMBOATS, AND ALL COMMON CARRIERS. Rule 34. No common carrier or any person shall bring into the State of Indiana any person sick or suspected of being sick with Asiatic cholera, smallpox, yellow fever, typhus fever, diptheria, membraneous croup and scarlet fever, bubonic plague, leprosy, or any other communicable disease dangerous to the Rule 25. When any railway car, steamboat, vessel or conveyance coming from a place or locality declared by the State Board of Health having jurisdiction as being infected with cholera, smallpox, typhus fever, bubonic plague, leprosy or yellow fever, or having on board any person or persons affect* ed with any of the above named diseases enters any port or place in the State of Indiana. such railway car. steamboat, vessel or other conveyance and the crew, officers, passengers, baggage, merchandise and freight shall be subject to such inspection and disinfection as may be ordered by the State Board of Health.

Rule SO. If any person is found on any railway car, steamboat, vessel or other conveyance, who is sick. or reasonably supposed tone sick, with choleta, smallpox, typhus fever, bubonic plague, leprosy or yellow fever, he or she shall be immediately removed by the health authorities within whose jurisdiction such person is found and isolated and properly cared for until the termination of the disease, and the necessary expense of such isolation and care (if the person so removed is unable to pay the same) shall be a valid claim against and be refunded by the owners, agents or assigns of the railway car, steamboat, vessel or other conveyance from which such person or persons were removed. Rule 27. In case of smallpox, all persons reasonably suspected of having been expo ed thereto shall be removed from such railway car. steamboat, vessel or other conveyance and be isolated for fourteen (14) days from the last exposure. In case of typhus fever, all persons reasonably suspected of having been exposed thereto shall be removed and isolated for twenty-one (21) days from the last exposure. In case of cholera, bubonic plague or yellow fever, all persons reasonably suspected of having been exposed thereto snail be removed and isolated for five (5) days from last exposure. The clothing of persons so removed and all baggage, luggage, freight or merchandise found on any railway. steanjboat, vessel or other conveyance, on which there is any person sick with cholera, smallpox, typhus tever, bubonic plague or yellow fever, and reasonably suspected of having been infected, shall lie at once disinfected or destroyed, and such railway car. steamboat, vessel or other conveyance shall also be disinfected as required by the Board of Health having jurisdiction.

Rule 28. When deemed necessary by the State Board of Health to prevent the spread of cholera, and after ten < 10; days' notice, each and every railway car. steamboat, vessel in or coming into the State of Indiana, and used for the transportation of passengers, shall be grovided with met s satisfactory to said oaid of Health for disinfecting the excreta of passengers and crews. Rule 29. It shall be the duty of the conductor of any railway train and the master of any st. amboat or vessel to immediately notify by telegram the Secretary of the State Board of Health, at Indianapolis, of any case or suspected case of cholera, smallpox, yellow fever, diptheria. bubonic plague, or typhus fever occurring on board such train, boat or vessel within the limits of the State of Indiana. Rule 30. It shall be the duty of the Board of Health of any town, city or county to at once furnish the State Board of Health with a true copy of any quarantine orders or regulations adopted by said Board of Health as against any foreign State or any municipality or township within the State of Indiana. Rule 31. Any person or persons failing or refusing to comply with either or any of the foregoing rules shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 14 of an act establish? ing a State Board of Health, approved February 7, 1899. Promulgated by order of the State Board of Health. E. C. English. Secretary County Board of Health.

INDIANA St hid 111 MH FOOD. Rules of the Indiana State Board of Health. According: to Chapter CXXI. Acts of 189 V, Establishing Minimum Standards and Defining Specific Adulterations of Foods and Drugs. Passed October 13, 1899. MILK. Rule 1. Pure row’s milk shall have the following minimum composition: Fat, 3 per cent.; solids, not fat. 9 per cent. Rule 2. Water existing in cow’s milk m exHsessofßß per cent shall be an adulteration. AYiy coloring matter added, for any purpose whatsoever, shall be an adulteration. Any chemical antiseptic whatever, audtd for any purp.se whatsoever, shah be an adulteration Rule 3. Milk sold or offered for human consumption that Is taken from a cow that haacalved within four(4) days, or from a cow that will come in or calve Inside of twentyone (31) days, is polluted, aud shall be considered as adulterated. Rule 4. Milk sold or offered for human consumption that Is taken from a cow fed with damaged food, or any food which will Impart a disagreeable flavor. Is impure, aud shall be considered as adulterated. Rule 5. Milk sold or offered for human consumption that is taken from any sick or diseased cow, or any cow that is given polluted water to drink, or which ii kept under conditions contrary to tne rules of the State Board of Health governing dairies. Is impure ana shall be considered as adulterated. BUTTER. Rule 6 The word “butter” shall mean the substance usually known us butter, made exclusively Irom milk or cream, with or without salt or coloring matter, and shall contain not less titan 80 per cent, of pure milk lats. Rule 7. If any of the following nanmd substances ate found In butter, they shall lie consideied adulterants: Water In excess of 15 per cent.; tail in excess of 6 per cent.; Salicylic acid, borax, boric »cld. saltpeter, foritnddehyde. gl cose, sodium enrbonat- or bicarbonate. or any other added chemical, or any oth r fat than butterfat, any other coloring matter than is natural to butter, except annatto. Saffron saffiower. turmeric and harmless coal tar colors. MARGARINE. • Rule 8. Th?word “margarine” shall mean all substances, whether compounds or otherwise, prepared la imitation of butter, and whether mixed with butter or not. , Rule 9 If any of the following named substances are round in “margarine” they shall be considered adulterants: Water in excess of 15 per cent.; salt In excess of 6 per cent.; glucose, paraffine,salicylic acid, borax, boric acid, saltpeter, formaljehyde. so,l uni carbonate or bicarbonate, or auy chemical preservative. Any coloring matter or mixture of coloring matters other than annatto, saffron, saffiower and turmeric and other harmless vegetable colors, and the harmless coal tar colors, shall be considered adulterants. .