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R. Scliatzniaiin, in Lausanne, says : " It is not clear, why, at the 

 " present day, the sale of skimmed milk should in many places be 

 " intei'dieted. Everybody knows that cream and butter are sold 

 " by the same parties who profess that they send so-called good 

 " milk to market. Thus restrained, many producers are led to 

 " commit a fraud, as they may not be able to utilize the skimmed 

 " milk in their own household or for the manufacture of cheese. 

 " And why should the public be prevented from buying a yet ex- 

 " cellent food, if it can be had at a lower price ? The producers 

 " will then not be compelled to commit a fraud, nor will the con- 

 " sumer be defrauded, when he pays for skimmed milk as such." 



Milk-dealers should, therefore, be held to sell their goods for 

 what they are, and at prices ranging according to their quality. 



For larger cities, ordinances to this effect would be of consider- 

 able value, especially as it is, in such cases, frequently impossible 

 to oxamine the milk at its source. Each dealer in food must know 

 the quality of the article he sells, and if defrauded himself, he is 

 not less liable if he defrauds others. 



General Rules for a Rational Milk Inspection. 



4.— IN CITIES. 



1. The inspection includes the milk as furnished by the 

 producers as well as the dealers. 



2. At the inspection at the place of sale, the following points 

 should be observed : 



a. Cleanliness in the handling of the milk and the vessels in 

 which it is carried. For transportation as well as storage the use of 

 only such vessels should be permitted, which allow an easy and 

 thorough cleaning. They should have, therefore, sufficiently wide 

 openings. They should neither be made of copper nor zinc, and 

 should not be kept in places which are used as dwelling rooms, or 

 in such places where garbage or other bad smelling substances are 

 near. 



5. The correctness of the measure for retail sales should be 

 verified. 



c. Note should be taken of the quantity of the milk brought 

 to market, and the number of cows which have contributed to this 



