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the large sterilizing room where among a crowd of operatives, 

 men and women, the men dressed in white overalls, sleeves 

 and caps, the women in white aprons, sleeves and caps, not 

 unlike those of nurses, we were shown the milk flowing in a 

 steady stream from the receiving vats, passing on its way 

 through the gravel filters, thence through the sterilizer and 

 now before our eyes it poured over coils of pipes through 

 which circulated ice water. By this process it is cooled and 

 subsequently bottled by rows of neatly dressed women ; the 

 bottling process is similar to what is to be seen in any ginger 

 ale or soda water factory. 



It is not all bottled here ; a large quantity is put into cans 

 which are locked, placed in ice water vats which come at four 

 o'clock in the morning ready for the delivery wagons ; the 

 cans are so constructed that while the driver can take milk 

 out he can put nothing into them. 



We were shown the rooms for sterilizing, bottling, bottle 

 washing, etc. The Bacteriological department is thoroughly 

 equipped. Several experts are always at work here. They 

 had a very large number of experimental animals, guinea pigs, 

 rabbits, mice, rats, etc., etc. We looked in at the large school 

 room where the more advanced children were at their lessons 

 under competent teachers. 



At the Kindergarten we heard the juveniles sing. 



A laundry, steam drying room, carpenters' shop, paint shop, 

 blacksmiths' shop, harness makers' shop, etc., are all on the 

 premises. The stable is large and a model in its way, the 

 walls are of white tiles, the floors of cement covered by peat 

 moss and straw ; space, light and ventilation are all carefully 

 provided for. 



The following description extracted from a pamphlet with 

 which we were presented on leaving will furnish details which 

 will impress the reader with the magnitude of this institution. 



The German measure litre is quoted, it is less than our 

 quart thus I quart = 40 fluid ounces. 



I litre = 35 and 2 drachms. 



It may be roughly taken as a quart. 



A kilogramme = about 2 pounds avoirdupois. 



