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matter, one should look to health authorities and 

 legislatures to perform their duty in ensuring that 

 his welfare is protected. On this score he often has 

 good ground for complaint in that even the most in- 

 telligent inquiring citizens often find great difficulty 

 in making out what the local milk situation is or which 

 supplies are most worthy of patronage. 



A great deal has been said about educating the pub- 

 he to demand better milk at a just price, and the 

 stimulation of such a demand is, to be sure, a good 

 thing. But the best intentions of the consumer are 

 ineffectual unless the public health authorities so deal 

 with the situation as to make discrimination by the 

 citizen simple and direct. As to the means of doing 

 this, more will be said later. 



THE PHYSICIAN 



The medical profession has played a large part in the 

 promotion of the sanitary milk movement, most def- 

 initely through the development of certified milk. It is 

 the medical observer to whom we turn for knowledge of 

 the relation of milk to the individual. In the case of 

 the infant, the invalid, the convalescent, the doctor's 

 choice of milk is important, and regulation of milks 

 must therefore harmonize with medical requirements. 



UNOFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS 



An important part has been played by unofficial 

 organizations of public-spirited citizens and even by 

 individuals. Civic bodies, such as women's clubs, have 

 done much in stimulating the public sentiment which 



