The following rules for the care of milk in the home should 

 be posted in the pantry. They are furnished in card form, 

 free, by the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. 



1. Take in millc and cream as soon as possible after being left at 

 your door and place in refrigerator. 



2. Keep milk and cream cold until ready for use. 



3. If ice cannot be had, wrap the bottle in a wet cloth and stand 

 it in an open dish of water by an open window, out of the sun. Evap- 

 oration of the water will cool the milk. 



4. Keep milk and cream covered until wanted, and in the bottle 

 in which it is deUvered. In open bowls or pitchers it will absorb 

 odors from food and collect flies and dust. 



5. Pour from the bottle only what milk or cream is needed for 

 immediate use. 



6. Milk or cream that has become warm should never be poured 

 back into the bottle of cold milk or cream. 



7. Utensils used for milk should first be rinsed with cold water, 

 then washed with warm water and soap or washing powder, and 

 finally rinsed with boiling water, thoroughly drained and allowed to 

 become cold before being filled with milk. 



8. Have a separate bottle of milk for the baby. 



9. Wash and return all milk and cream bottles daily. 



10. No person ailing or sick with contagious disease, or one having 

 the care of such person, should have anything to do with the care 

 of milk or of milk utensils. 



