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Tion to sustain life. It is considered a perfect food for chil- 

 dren, but has not quite sufficient carbohydrate material for 

 adults. 



Owing to the fact that milk is easily contaminated and disease 

 germs multiply rapidly in it, the greatest care should be taken to 

 keep it free from all impurities. The origin of an epidemic 

 of an infectious disease, such as typhoid fever, is often traced to a 

 source of milk supply where there has been a case of such disease. 

 Sometimes the cows themselves, from which the milk came, are 



A SOURCE OF PURE MILK 



Healthy cattle in clean surroundings. 



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found to be the source of the germs that caused the sickness. In 

 progressive cities and towns, in order to protect the consumers, 

 Boards of Health have adopted milk standards so as to insure the 

 production and sale of pure milk. 



Food Accessories. In addition to the nutrients already 

 referred to, certain substances, sometimes spoken of as food 

 accessories, are extensively used. These include condiments, 

 or seasonings, such as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mustard, 



