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long time is, for him, an unattainable ideal. He has 

 not the money to spend on the necessary improve- 

 ments; he has not the education and knowledge 

 required. He represents in his person and in his 

 particular interests the old and outgrown, facing the 

 coming of a new era, and resisting it with all his 

 powers. 



You cannot wonder, therefore, that preservatives 

 are used, despite all laws to the contrary. The 

 chances of detection are frequently remote, and the 

 saving is great. Sometimes the dairyman himself 

 adds "Iceline," and the wholesale dealer, not know- 

 ing that fact, adds " Preservaline " ; while, later on, 

 the retailer, guarding his own interest, adds to the 

 same milk some "Milk Sweet" or "Freezine." Such 

 a case is reported by the Department of Agriculture, 

 discovered as a result of the illness of several children 

 who drank the "milk." " The use of preservatives 

 is prohibited by the laws of many states, as well as 

 by the national food and drugs act, the so-called 

 Pure Food Law, of June 30, 1906. What the effect 

 of the last-named law will be remains yet to be seen. 

 The state laws have not sufficed to put a stop to the 

 pernicious practice, even in those states where the 

 greatest activity has been displayed in enforcing 

 them. 



Such then, briefly stated, are the principal dis- 

 advantages and dangers attendant upon the public 



