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that it will be properly prepared, i.e., thoroughly cooked. Raw 

 pork, since it is likely to contain Trichinellce which may cause 

 disease, and since the absence of these worms cannot be guaran- 

 teed by any practical inspection now known, is unfit for food and 

 therefore cannot be guaranteed if eaten raw. As Stiles has 

 pointed out, great and unjustifiable loss may result from too 

 stringent enforcement of the laws mentioned above. 



