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the most kindly regard of man for animal because giver of that most in- 

 tricate of life's mysteries, that greatest of life's necessities MILK! 



Symbol of purity milk. Its whiteness the mirror of all that is good 

 and pure and true. Its composition the illustration of the complexity 

 of life governed by One, Ruler of all destiny. Its universality the illus- 

 tration of that God spirit who has made a world-wide brotherhood of man- 

 kind and given man dominion of all animals, and of these none greater 

 in her use to man than the cow. 



Comprising all the elements of life, as does no other food, no other 

 food deserves man's attention as does milk. 



In its natural state it goes to the tables of the rich as of the poor. It- 

 self the most perfect and wholesome drink, it combines to improve others; 

 it is used as a relish with some foods; it is combined with other foods in 

 cooking. As butter it serves a multitude of purposes none other product 

 will do. The most delicate are better for its use the strongest grow in 

 strength because of its power. No corner of the world where a dairy pro- 

 duct has not penetrated no nook in the vast universe where dairy pro- 

 ducts as foods for man have not been appreciated. In the frozen north, 

 the torrid equatorial clime, the rugged mountain regions, the sunburned 

 deserts in all climes, in all countries, the worth and need of milk and its 

 products as foods has been acknowledged by man. 



Nor does the usefulness of milk end here. Milk is a most potent medi- 

 cine.' As an antidote for poisons its use is well recognized. Milk makes 

 a most powerful poultice. Pur*e milk gives health and life to the consump- 

 tive; it brings the glow of health to the invalid. In the mechanic arts milk 

 is again indispensable. A glaze made of milk is used to coat the finest 

 book paper. A most durable and fire-proof paint is made from milk. 

 Sugar from milk has many medicinal uses. The very buttons on one's 

 coat can be made from the casein of milk. Almost limitless in its uses, 

 and constantly furnishing new surprises as advance is made by scientists 

 in its study, is milk. 



To the true dairyman the worth of milk as a human food in its several 

 forms will ever be a silent, resistless appeal to treat his cows kindly, keep 

 them comfortable and contented, and especially to let no untidiness in 

 the handling of milk rob it of its fresh purity and wholesomeness. 



The heart-throb of past ages, the animate life of the present, the de- 

 pendence of the future Milk. In its production and in the 'making from 

 it those articles of food so necessary to the welfare of man, there is not 

 possible to hold too high an ideal, or make unworthy use of one's best 

 talents, or labor to a more noble purpose. 



