THE I R RIG A T10N AGE. 



pers being used, and date of bot- 

 tling is stamped on each seal. The 

 milk is kept at a temperature of 

 35 Farenheit till delivered to con- 

 pumer. It is from 12 to 36 hours 

 old when received by customers. 



In order to aid the physician to 

 prescribe any desired percentage 

 of fat, proteids and sugar, a table 

 has been printed on cards for direc- 

 tion in the use of definite quanti- 

 ties of Gurler's milk, 16 per cent 

 cream and sugar. The quantity of 

 modified food which can be pre- 

 pared according to this table is 

 limited to 24 ounces. Mathemati- 

 cal calculation proves this table to 

 be very accurate, and correct re- 

 sults are obtained in desired per- 

 centages by following the direc- 

 tion of it. 



Regarding tuberculosis among 

 his cows, Mr. Gurler says: "I have 

 seen many cows that no one would 

 suspect, react to the tuberculin test, 

 and prove to be tuberculous at the 

 post mortem. At the first test of 

 my herd, 3 per cent of the 133 cows 

 were found to be tuberculous. 

 Once each year the tuberculin test 

 is applied to this herd, and percent- 

 age of diseased cows, each time, is 

 much below the first test, owing 

 to the care taken in keeping tuber- 

 culous cattle away from the heard, 

 .Cows thus diseased are promptly 

 killed. 



Veterinarians consider the tuber- 

 culin - test very satisfactory, and 

 are striving for larger privilege in 

 examining cattle. Just here the 

 physicians have an important in- 

 terest also, and, when possible, 

 should aid the veterinarians in 



obtaining such privilege. It is easy 

 and very important for physicians 

 to recommend to their patients 

 those dairies which are under vet- 

 erinary inspection. Every physi- 

 cian meets with a large number of 

 cases of tuberculosis where hered- 

 itary history throws no light upon 

 the etiology of this dreaded dis- 

 ease. This applies especially to 

 tuberculosis ostitis, so frequently 

 afflicting children. Tuberculous 

 milk is certainly a great source of 

 infection. 



The following are causes of im- 

 pure milk, which is the kind sold 

 by ordinary city milk dealers: 



1. Unhealthy cattle; improper 

 food and care of cows. 



2. Uncleanly milking and care 

 of dairy utensils. 



3. Impure atmosphere where 

 milk is 1 kept in small stores. 

 Small dealers also water and drug 

 their milk. 



4. Old milk, which is more dif- 

 ficult to digest and is more favor- 

 able for growth of bacteria. 



5. Long distance transportation 

 which increases age of milk from 

 24 to 72 hours and so agitates it 

 that the proteid and fat are rend- 

 ered more indigestible. 



6. Warm temperature which 

 favors growth of bacteria. 



7. Improper care of milk by 

 consumer. 



THE CULTURE OF PECANS. 



The pecan is one of the most profitable 

 nuts that can be grown in the Southern 

 and Western States where the soil and 

 climate arc both adapted to such trees. 

 The tree begins bearing at an early age and 



