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apply as in siiewalk display. Foods that have no inedible pro- 

 tective coverings must be protected from dust and all possible 

 contamination. Probably cases of glass and metal or wood are 

 the only forms of furniture that will both protect the food and 

 permit of display. 



Meats and meat products which are piled on counters and 

 meat blocks are not properly protected. The display of meats 

 intended for sale as now generally practiced by butchers and 

 dealers is for the most part in violation of law. In order to 

 :sell meat under a sanitary condition and in conformity with 

 the law of the State all meat products of every description, 

 dressed carcasses, all cuts, hamburger steak, sausage, poultry, 

 game, fish, fish products, etc., should be kept in a refrigerator, 

 cold storage or ice box. For the purpose of display these may 

 be ma''e partly of glass. A very attractive and efficient glass 

 and wood front to an ice room has been recently devised by a 

 Maine man. 



The Actual Sale of Food. 

 If the salesman has clean hands and clothing, is in good health 

 and the shop is in good sanit"ary condition, there is not grea't 

 danger of the food becoming contaminated while the customer 

 is being waited upon. The food should not be exposed to the 

 dust of the room, to the breath of the salesman, and to his touch 

 more or longer than is necessary. In the case of goods peddled 

 from carts (baker, butcher, etc.) there is much danger of con- 

 tamination even while the sale is being made. Such carts should 

 be frequently cleaned. Drivers should not engage in stable 

 work before loac'ing unless they change their clothing and wash 

 their han 's an " arms after such work. Drivers who have to 

 handle unwrappe 1 foods should always wear gloves while 

 driving and remove them before touching the food. 



Hearings and Prosecutions. 

 Whatever the nature of the seeming- violation of any of the 

 provisions of tlie laws regulating the sale of agricultural seeds, 

 commercial fertilizers, commercial feeding stuffs, drugs, foods, 

 fungici'^es or insectici^'es, hearings are appointed as, directed by 

 the I'uv. In t'e great majority of instances the defendant 

 eit' cr offers satisfactory explanation or gives assurance that the 

 public will be p-otecte 1 in the future. Whenever it seems that 



