CHAPTER VI 



A BBIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROBLEM 



In the preceding chapters we have touched upon 

 many phases of a very complex and difficult problem, 

 or, to be accurate, of a number of related problems 

 which in the texture of life are bound together by 

 intricately woven threads of vital phenomena. Be- 

 fore we enter upon the quest for a solution and discuss 

 remedial measures, it may be well to make a brief 

 summary of the evidence, to recapitulate the most 

 important and significant facts, so that we may de- 

 cide wisely upon the action that needs to be taken 

 for the cure of the ills which confront us. It is only 

 in this spirit that we can hope to succeed, conscious 

 that 



" 'Tis thus the spirit of a single mind 

 Makes that of multitudes take one direction." 



Our concern is with the milk supply as it affects 

 the pubhc health generally, but more particularly as 

 it affects the health and lives of the babies who are 

 wholly, or almost wholly, dependent upon it for food. 



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