loS A New Dairy Industry. 



engaged in milking, and handling milk, and to 

 enforce strictest abstinence from the use of tobacco 

 and liquor from all persons engaged in drawing, hand- 

 ling, preparing, or distributing milk. 



15. To stop delivery of milk or collection of empty 

 vessels to and from all premises where infectious 

 disease is known to exist. 



16. To superintend with untiring vigilance the 

 cleansing and sterilizing by steam, hot water and soda 

 of all utensils and apparatus used in handling, prepar- 

 ing and conveying milk. 



17. To engage the services of a competent veteri- 

 narian for the frequent inspection and investigation 

 of the sanitary condition of the milk cows, and fur- 

 nish clean bill of health every month from the veteri- 

 narian for all cows whose milk is used in preparing 

 the normal infants' milk. 



18. To facilitate in every way, in all premises and 

 at all times, the thorough inspection of the entire es- 

 tablishment by members of a committee of the medi- 

 cal profession, or the local board of health. 



It will be conceded that the proposed conditions for 

 the production of pure milk can easily be fulfilled 

 without incurring great expense, and this is a require- 

 ment that should not be lost sight of, for, in fixing 

 these stipulations, a reasonable limit to precautionary 

 measures must be admitted, without which, the con- 

 sequent considerable increase in cost of production 

 would tell on the price of the milk, tend to put it 

 beyond the reach of the poorer classes, and thus frtis- 



