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-writer's experience, the milk arrives in the morning, before 7 a. m., 

 representing the milk of the previous night, while the morning's 

 milk arrives at noon and the delivery of the milk is continued from 

 7 A. M. to 6 P. M. 



In some localities — where night's milk cannot be kept cool 

 — only the morning's milk is sent to the city, the night's milk going 

 to the creamery. 



We have found it possible by instructing the customers con- 

 cerning the folly of demanding delivery of milk to their doors in 

 the early morning hours to, in a measure, ignore this desire, and 

 so distribute milk during the whole of the day, with an intermis- 

 sion of an hour for the men and horses at noon. 



Milk consumers should be instructed as to the care of millc 

 -at home. That the essentials consist in keeping the milk cold in a 

 covered and absolutely clean utensil. 



Thus the milk bottle itself is the best utensil in which to keep 

 the milk. The top and outside of milk bottles should be rinsed with 

 clean water before opening them — unless the inner cardboard cap is 

 covered with an outer paper cap, as certified milk is commonly 

 treated. 



The bottle should be kept capped and on ice, unless in a very 

 cold room or in cold water. 



Milk should be kept then usually in a refrigerator and away 

 from other foods which easily impart their odor to milk. Cover- 

 ing milk prevents dust and germs and odors from contaminating 

 it. 



If milk is received from a can it is well to collect it in a clean, 

 covered, glass preserving jar. Milk should never be left on the 

 doorstep to become warmed by the sun or frozen, as the case may 

 be. Fresh milk must never be mixed with old milk since the latter 

 acts as a starter by adding germs to the fresh supply. Customers 

 should be instructed to rinse milk bottles, as soon as empty, in luke- 

 warm water and not to use them for any other purpose. If scarlet 



