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by several boys, who carry the milk into the houses of 

 customers. These coachmen and the lads (who must 

 be over twelve years of age) are dressed in a special 

 uniform. Great care is taken of the latter, who are 

 taught to work hard and to be civil. Also there are 

 precautions to prevent them from squandering their 

 money. 



The prices of the various sorts of cream and milk 

 are approximately as follows : 



1 (1 litre = if pints.) 



To draw their vans the company keeps a stud of 

 eighty horses, which I saw standing or lying on moss 

 litter in beautiful stables. Not far from these stables 

 are the ice-houses, where is stored the specially col- 

 lected ice, 3000 tons of which are used every year. 



More might be written about this company, but 

 perhaps enough has been said to convey some idea 

 of its remarkable character and the perfection of its 

 management. It was the first society for the dis- 

 tribution of pure milk in the world, and I believe 

 that even now, although some others exist in different 

 countries, it remains the most important. If there is 

 anything on the same scale and organised in quite the 



