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physicians. This commission, by means of chemical and 

 bacteriological tests and sometimes by visits to the dairies, 

 insures itself that certain dairies produce milk of good 

 character and under unexceptionable conditions. Exam- 

 inations and tests of the milk are made frequently, and if 

 it comes up to the high standard which is set, the com- 

 mission gives the dairy its certificate, which is then placed 

 upon each bottle of milk sold. Such a certificate assures 

 the customer that the milk is thoroughly reliable. 



Milk from the Ordinary Milkman. Milk from the com- 

 mon milk supply is less reliable and costs correspondingly 

 less. Sometimes this milk is of a good character, perhaps 

 of as high a grade as that from the sanitary dairies. At 

 other times, however, such milk is not satisfactory, because 

 it is produced under conditions of unimaginable filth. 

 There is no way for the consumer in a large city to deter- 

 mine whether the milk from the milkman is reliable; and 

 if milk is to be purchased from an ordinary milk supply, 

 one .must be content with such legal regulations as the 

 state can devise for protecting the quality of milk. If one 

 lives in a small community where the milk is distributed 

 by the producer himself, it is quite possible to know more 

 about its quality ; for a little care in selecting the most 

 cleanly milkman will ordinarily result in obtaining milk 

 that is thoroughly satisfactory. 



Grocery Milk. The poorest kind of milk that can be 

 purchased is that upon which the poorer classes in cities 

 largely depend. This is obtained from groceries, and is 

 bought in small quantities. This method of purchasing 

 is a necessity with the poorer classes who have no re- 

 frigerators, for in warm weather it is quite impossible to 



