Summer Drinks and Bacteria
Summer Drinks and Bacteria.—The Journal of the American Medical Association warns its readers against summer drinks and bacteria. It does not condemn these drinks of themselves, but it says that those who drink them should know that their purity and harmlessness was adequately safeguarded. Some think that the condition under which these beverages are prepared are destructive to bacteria, but this is shown to be groundless by experiments regarding two diseases, at least. While the high pressure destroyed many germs, yet it did not destroy all; and the conclusion is that no water that is in the least suspicious should be used in the manufacture of a carbonated drink, and if a doubtful water is the only source of supply, this should be subjected to treatment by some method of sterilization, with subsequent filtration through a trustworthy and efficient filter.