God Made Louis Pasteur Too

Apparently, as we progress through time we tend to forget about history, or at least minimize it since I suppose we must be getting smarter. Right? Every so often certain elements of society endeavor to repeat the past or at least stumble accross it without knowing that society has been there before. Don't get me wrong, I believe in individual liberties. If you want too run and jump off a cliff knowingly, and I stress knowingly, you should have the right to do so. Just make sure before you jump and land (splat) you don't fall on someone.

So this brings me to my point. As a planet we have been drinking raw milk for a long time, perhaps thousands of years. To be sure, raw milk is rich in protein, fat and beneficial bacteria. Unfortunately, once the milk comes out of the cow or goat it can just as easily kill you with its bad bacteria. Since Louis Pasteur and his idea of pasteurization — subjecting milk to some heat followed by cooling — pasteurization has helped to lower the disease rates in the U.S. by over 90%. Isn't less E. coli, salmonella and listeria, a good thing? Got Pasteurization? Perhaps a better way to treat milk will come forward someday that will allow the raw milk folks to enjoy their glass of milk without it killing or seriously injurying anyone. Until then, just make sure you enjoy your raw milk alone, wash your hands and pray.