The Duty of the Consumer 



carefully. A vessel once used to contain 

 milk should, unless it be used again imme- 

 diately, be considered unfit for use again 

 until it has been cleaned. Proper cleaning 

 consists in first rinsing the vessel in cold 

 water, secondly, washing it in hot water, to 

 which has been added a solvent, such as soap 

 or washing powder, thirdly, rinsing it in 

 clean, hot water, and, lastly, draining it. 



The milk bottle has great possibilities as 

 the object of a campaign of education. A' 

 diffusion of knowledge concerning the 

 proper use of this article would be no slight 

 contribution to the improvement of the milk 

 supply, and would, at the same time, count 

 as a useful and necessary addition to 

 hygienic practise. Needless to say, the milk 

 dealer would rejoice exceedingly if this came 

 to pass. The misuse of the milk bottle is for 

 him a burning topic of discussion and an 

 incitement to denunciation, for it amounts 

 to such an imposition that the consumer 

 'should hasten to give the dealer his due: re- 

 turn his bottles, and return them clean. 



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