The Bottling of Milk 



It should be constructed with the same idea 

 in mind that the great surgeon follows when 

 he plans his operating room. Contamina- 

 tion must be reduced to a minimum. The 

 place is to be kept immaculately clean, and 

 the construction of it should further the 

 accomplishment of this. The walls and ceil- 

 ing should be smooth, and with the floor and 

 the fixtures be cleaned daily by flushing and 

 steaming. 



Provision by means of screens and shades 

 should be made against the blowing in of 

 dust and the entrance of flies, as well as the 

 sun's rays heating the room. 



Adjoining the bottling room, or set into 

 one of the walls, should be the sterilizer, 

 which is an indispensable part of every bot- 

 tling establishment. The sterilizer, to 

 facilitate the work and assist in reducing 

 the exposure of milk, should connect the 

 bottling and the cleaning rooms. Once the 

 bottles have been cleaned they are to be 

 put in the sterilizer at the wash room end, 

 and after sterilization taken out from the 



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