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by the Rochester Academy of Medicine, that certi- 

 fies milk of a specially good grade which, as " certified 

 milk," readily sells for a few cents a quart over the 

 average price paid for city milk. The require- 

 ments of the Milk Commission are very rigid, and 

 its certificate is a guarantee to the consumer of : — 



(1) Character of stables and feed of cattle, health of 

 milkers, and care of utensils used. 



(2) A negative tuberculin test. 



(3) A bacterial standard not greater than 10,000 

 bacteria per cubic centimeter. 



(4) A nutritive value of 12^ per cent solids, of 

 which 4 per cent must be fats. 



The influence of this Commission extends far be- 

 yond the small proportion of the milk supply which it 

 certifies as fulfilling these requirements. The Com- 

 mission has, among other things, created a good deal 

 of public interest in the milk supply, which has been 

 of enormous advantage to Dr. Goler and his assistants 

 in their efforts to get a city milk supply with a bac- 

 terial count not greater than 10,000 per cubic centi- 

 meter. 



Moral suasion is the force upon which the greatest 

 reliance is placed. Dr. Goler has wisely recognized 

 all the conditions resulting from the ignorance of 

 milk producers and retailers, and set himself to teach 

 all who are teachable how to produce a better class of 

 milk. In order to do this he has had to show them 



