Clean Milk 



from large receptacles. All the thought and 

 attention lavished on other foods is denied 

 to milk, which in fact requires the most care- 

 ful protection. Just as the wine and finer 

 grades of beer and ale are brought to the 

 table in sealed bottles, so also should milk, 

 and brands of milk of known reputation for 

 cleanliness. The hotel keeper has no excuse 

 for not furnishing milk in this manner, as 

 many dealers are able to supply him with 

 pint or quart jars, which have been sealed at 

 the dairy, and the question of cost is not to 

 be considered. At most it is only a fraction 

 more than the present objectionable method 

 calls for and the advance in cleanliness is 

 imperatively needed. Certainly the patrons 

 of expensive hotels are entitled to every re- 

 finement in the service of their food, and a 

 bottle of milk, known to have been produced 

 and delivered with a regard for cleanliness, 

 is no longer a luxury. 



Flies must be ever and constantly guarded 

 against. A fly in milk should be considered 

 an offense and, when sickness exists in the 



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