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quality of milk we are receiving, it would certainly 

 be wise to visit the dairy where it is produced. Then, 

 if the conditions seen are not satisfactory, we should 

 purchase from a dealer whose dairy meets with our 

 approval. 



We have now become well acquainted with our 

 first and best food friend, and should make that ac- 

 quaintance count in building strong, healthy bodies. 

 In warm weather, a glass of milk is just as refreshing 

 as the numerous other cool drinks, and furnishes a 

 supply of nourishing material of which they, as a rule, 

 have but little. When we are cold, a glass of hot 

 milk will warm and nourish as well. A cup of milk 

 at each meal may become just as pleasing to the taste 

 as tea or coffee, and is far better, especially for children. 

 An old proverb says, "A word to the wise is sufficient." 

 Shall we let these facts about milk help us to become 

 wise body builders? 



The value of milk as a food is so well-known that the 

 nutritious part is prepared for shipment to distant 

 places where not enough cows are kept to furnish 

 the supply that is required. The mode of preparing 

 it is very simple. The milk is first placed in large 

 heated pans where the water evaporates. Then what 

 is left, nearly one-seventh of the original quantity, 

 is heated to a temperature of about one hundred eighty 

 degrees to kill any bacteria that may be present. 

 After sugar has been added, it is put into cans or jars 

 which are sealed tight and labeled " Condensed Milk." 



