50 Factory Sanitation 



patrons and on the wholesomeness and marketable property of the 

 finished product. 



Effect on Patrons. — It does not take the watchful eye of the 

 intelligent patron, who daily comes to the factory, very long to learn, 

 whether the manufacturer gives his milk as good care as he gave 

 it on the farm. A good example set by the factory will mean much 

 toward instilling the patron with ambition to do likewise on the 

 farm. Shiftlessness is a contagious disease, to which the average 

 farmer is very susceptible. It is, therefore, inconsistent for the 

 factory to issue and enforce rules of sanitation for. the dairy farmer 

 when, within its own walls, all principles of sanitation are violated. 



Effect on Wholesomeness of the Product.— Uncleanliness and 

 filth interfere with the wholesomeness of the product. Condensed 

 milk made in a factory ignoring sanitation, may contain certain 

 products of decay which are poisonous to the human system. Again, 

 it may contain germs of infectious diseases and thus become the 

 cause of widespread epidemics of these diseases and possibly claim 

 many victims. As a matter of common decency and of duty to the 

 commonwealth, the condensery should pay close attention to clean- 

 liness in all operations. 



Effect on the Marketable Property of the Product. — Again, 

 uncleanliness in the factory is bound to bring financially disastrous 

 results. The seriousness of the disaster is greatly augmented by the 

 fact that the consequences of neglect are usually not apparent until 

 after the goods have reached the market. The pollution of con- 

 densed milk with impurities and filth in the factory, shortens the 

 life of the product. Such condensed milk is of very poor keeping 

 quality. It may reach the market and the consumer in condition 

 that causes it to be rejected, resulting in a complete loss to the man- 

 ufacturer. The manufacturer allowing such conditions to exist, 

 is usually the last man to realize and admit that he is at fault, which 

 renders attempts to locate and stop such defects exceedingly difficult. 

 Furthermore, instead of helping to build up the trade and to adver- 

 tise the brand, he demoralizes it. 



How to Keep Factory in Sanitary Condition. — Cleanliness in 

 the factory is absolutely essential. The milk vats should be rinsed 

 with plenty of water and scrubbed and steamed thoroughly, as soon 



