FROM THE PRACTICAL VIEWPOINT 



There are commercial reasons which influence 

 dealers, such as the desire to prevent the souring, 

 and thus the loss of milk, but these considerations 

 have little weight with health authorities. The 

 prevention of economic waste of food products has 

 a bearing upon the public health, and there are 

 indications that the personal interest which those 

 in authority have as men in these matters is being 

 extended to their official interest. Care must be 

 observed, however, that these two considerations be 

 justly balanced. 



The United States Government has endeavored 

 to reduce the losses which result from the condem- 

 nation of cream which is not considered fit to use 

 as cream. This is accomplished by partially de- 

 naturing it by the addition of salt, so that it can be 

 used for butter making. An attempt has also been 

 made to prevent the destruction of milk which has 

 a temperature above that fixed by the authorities 

 as legal. It is well known that in some cities this 

 drastic action is taken in order to secure proper 

 refrigeration. Such destruction of milk, which has 

 a high food value, should be looked upon as almost 

 criminal. 



Careful experiments carried on by Park, Rose- 



