lyo CLEAN MILK 



cap with paraffin over which the parchment cap is placed. By* 

 this method milk is prevented from leaking and the cap cannot be 

 removed, or the bottle tampered with, without discovery of the fact. 

 The date on which the milk is to be sold may be stamped with a 

 rubber stamp on the paraffin itself. 



The appearance of the men on the delivery wagon is of im- 

 portance. In this region the use of uniforms of khaki in summer 

 and corduroy in winter has proved satisfactory. 



Clean milk is of special value in feeding babies. For this 

 reason endeavor should be made to inform the public of the exis- 

 tence of the opportunity to obtain clean milk by those selling this, 

 article, and its use for infant feeding should be made as easy 

 as possible. 



The following circular has been. used for distribution among 

 the physicians of a city and embodies matter which they may 

 pass on to their patients : 



CERTIFIED MII.K FOR INFANT FEEDING. 



The Dairy desires to call the attention of physicians to the opportunity 

 offered them for not only feeding pure milk to infants, but, by means of 

 analysis of this milk and cream, to prescribe an infant food of known com- 

 position. 



A dipper is furnished by which the top milk may be removed from the 

 bottle. The upper Q ounces of the milk contains approximately 13 per cent, 

 of fat when thus removed. One part of this top-milk with 5 parts of water 

 gives Fat, 2.1 per cent.; Proteids, 0.6, suitable for feeding infants from 3rd 



to 14th day of age. Diluted with 4 parts of water gives Fat, 2.6 per cent.; 



Proteids, 0.8 per cent.; suitable for feeding from 2nd to 6th week of age. 



Diluted with 3 parts of water, gives Fat, 3.2 per cent.; Proteids, 1.0 per cent.; 



suitable for feeding .from 6th to nth week. For feeding from nth week to 

 5th month, the upper pint is removed with dipper from the bottle, and diluted 



xvith ijjj' parts of water, gives Fat, 3.4 per cent; Proteids, 1.45 per cent The 



milk for feeding from the 5th to 10th month is obtained by pouring off the 



xipper pint from the bottle and diluting it with an equal quanity of water. 



This gives Fat, 4.0 per cent. ; Proteids, 2.0 per cent. 



Instead of water, barley water, lime water or dextrinized gruels may of 

 course be used as a diluent. Milk sugar may be added in proportion of I 

 ounce to 20 of the milk mixture. 



The milk is obtained from tuberculin tested and frequently inspected cows, and 



Binder the most cleanly conditions pertaining to the animals, stables and para- 



