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of the bottle must not be brought in contact with the faucet 

 or spout, nor should the neck of the bottle or naked part of 

 the stopper be permitted to come in contact with any object 

 during the manipulation. The projecting flange is designed 

 to protect the plug of the stopper, which it will do if the 

 stopper, after withdrawal, is held by the top in a vertical 

 position. The stopper should not be laid down and the cloth 

 should not be handled by the fingers except in the act of 

 securing the wire about it. When well water is to be examined 

 the bottle should be filled directly from the bucket constantly 

 in use for drawing the water, and from no other vessel. 



(b) On account of the labor involved and the possibility 

 of error, bacteriological examinations of water collected in 

 any other than the prescribed receptacles will not be made. 



(c) Each package should be plainly marked to show the 

 source from which the samples are taken and the date of 

 collection. 



(d) The case should be marked "Water for Bacteriological 

 Examination," and it should be forwarded by mail at the 

 earliest moment. 



(See paragraph 355a: All bottles containing fluid material 

 sent through the mails must be securely packed in cotton in 

 double containers.) 



PREPARATION AND SHIPMENT OF AUTOPSY SPECIMENS FOR 

 THE MUSEUM. 



See page 109 



