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THE WHEAT INDUSTRY 



tation. Walls and floors are white and are kept 

 free from dirt. The workmen, before beginning 

 their tasks, are required to put on white suits sup- 

 plied by the bakery. There is little opportunity 

 for contamination of the bread. It is true that 

 such care is not evident in every bakeshop, but 



FIG. 82. Modern method of delivering bread. The loaves are wrapped 

 in waxed paper by machinery at the bakery. 



rigid inspection is rapidly eliminating unsanitary 

 conditions. 



The Making of Biscuits or Crackers. - In 

 Europe all articles of food in the shape of small 

 sweetened or flavored cakes made from flour are 

 called biscuits. Such cakes were at first unknown 



