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CONCLUSION 



In conclusion, it may not be amiss to say that all 

 the indications lead to the conviction that the pas- 

 teurization of milk is not, as some have claimed, a 

 fad. It is coming more and more into use, as a 

 recognized sanitary measure, which is at present 

 necessary. Whether a time may come when it will 

 be safe for large communities to consume their 

 milk unheated is a question which at present is not 

 a subject for practical consideration. The South 

 and West, which have been slow to recognize" the 

 value of pasteurization, are coming into line, and 

 the teaching of practical methods of handling ap- 

 paratus used in pasteurizing milk is a wise thing 

 for the dairy schools to take up. Practical meth- 

 ods of controlling the actual operation of pasteuriz- 

 ing plants should be taught, and instruction should 

 be available for inspectors employed by munici- 

 palities, as well as for those who are to become 

 such inspectors, in order that they may be equipped 

 to render the most useful service to the com- 

 munities when they assume their duties. 

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