Tlie Milker 



milkers who did not use tobacco in any form, 

 while it should be superfluous to forbid the 

 use of intoxicating liquors. The odors com- 

 municated to milk from the hands of milkers 

 are too numerous to be cited, and the em- 

 ployees of milk companies charged with test- 

 ing milk for odor can recite numerous in- 

 stances of obnoxious odors introduced by de- 

 filement of the hands of milkers. There is 

 also the ever-present danger of typhoid 

 germs being communicated to milk from 

 milkers' fingers, which have been contam- 

 inated by infected feces. 



The preparation for milking should con- 

 sist of washing the hands and arms as far as 

 the elbows with warm water and soap, and 

 the use of a finger brush and nail file. After 

 this washing the milker should not touch the 

 beard, face, ears, eyes, the handkerchief, or 

 brush the cow's hide with the naked hand. 



The milking clothes, usually consisting of 

 cap, jacket, and trousers, should be reserved 

 for this purpose, and might with advantage 

 be sterilized daily. 



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