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lo foam, pour it down the side of the dish to prevent it. Remem- 

 ber, if there are many small bubbles of air in the milk, and you 

 measure out a certain quantity, the actual quantity obtained is not 

 sufficient, and the test will be low just in proportion. 



Second — Now take the pipette, figure 20, and hold it in the 

 manner shown. Placo the lower end in the milk and the upper 

 end in the mouth and draw the milk up into the tube nearly to 

 the mouth, then let go with the lips and catch the end of the 

 pipette with the forefinger, as shown in figure 20, then slowly 



Pipette for measuring milk into 

 test bottle. 



Milk Test Bottle. 



allow the air to enter under the finger, thereby allowing the milk 

 to drop down to the scratch A, then, being careful not to lose any 

 of the milk, slip the point of the pipette into the top of the milk 



