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a few of the people whose houses are connected with sewers 

 are injured by sewer-gas poisoning. 



We can keep on advocating the increased use of milk, and 

 at the same time can consistently admit possible dangers 

 and work for their reduction. We can even call it a healthy 

 food, and still admit that under some circumstances it may 

 be a source of danger, and work for the reduction of that. 



In conclusion : milk is one of the cheapest, Avell-balanced, 

 healthy articles of food ; cheese is a cheap, healthy article of 

 food, standing high in the amount of nutrients it contains ; 

 butter is a cheap and palatable source of the needed fats in 

 food. 



Persons obliged to practice economy in their food pur- 

 chases can do so to the best advantage in most cases by in- 

 creasing the use of dairy products. 



The Chairman. The time has now arrived for what we 

 term our "dairy experience meeting." We have several 

 whom we expect will deliver short addresses and perhaps 

 answer questions. The first is Mr. C. B. Lyman of South- 

 ampton. 



Mr. Lyman. Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen : In 

 the short space of time which is allowed me, it would be 

 difficult to give any elaborate description of the methods 

 which I practice at my own dairy. A few years ago, — 

 fifteen years ago, — the gentleman who delivered the address 

 this morning was down at our place, advocating uniting in 

 creameries. He said the butter would be more popular, 

 and so great would be the amount called for that private 

 dairies would be of no account. He said we would have to 

 go into them, as we could not otherwise sell our butter. I 

 suppose that will be the case in the future, but I am still 

 living and carrying on the same business that I did before. 

 I have only a small herd of cows and a small farm, but what 

 I try to do I try to do well. 



