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time. There were some in that church who would come to church and 

 on the way bring their milk to the creamery and thought it was all right. 

 There are a whole lot of things we can think of here, but nature has fixed 

 things so you must do some work on Sunday. We have to feed the cows 

 and care for them, clean out the stables, or let them go, and it is awful 

 hard to draw the line. We must not be arbitrary. 



Mr. Spicer: This question of rest is the kernel of the whole thing. A 

 man cannot work indefinitely without rest, neither can machinery. It 

 cannot stand the pressure without being relieved. Another thing, wo 

 must be willing to make a sacrifice and that brings in the inhumanity 

 part of it and we all know, as the saying says: "Man's inhumanity to man 

 makes countless thousands mourn.'" If we are not willing to make some 

 sacrifice in some way now we cannot help in this matter. Employers., we 

 can make a sacrifice by helping our fellow workmen, and do- some of their 

 work and relieve them and give them a change and a rest. We can all 

 help them a little, and in the long run will be none the worse for it. 



Another thing, every good creamery man enjoins on his buttermaker 

 cleanliness. I would like to ask if \ou don't give that buttermaker somo 

 rest, when is he going to get a bath? 



Mr. Chairman: I would say that nowadays the buttermaker gets more 

 rest that all other laborers. As a rule they are done work at 1 o'clock, 2 

 o'clock at the outside, and sometimes at 12 o'clock. They have all the 

 afternoon to themselves. Years a^o they got up at 3 or 4 o'clock and had 

 to skim milk in those shot-gun sort of cans, wash them, dump them, and 

 wash them again, and all before the milk come in, but now they get up and 

 start the skimming when the milk comes; at 12 o'clock they are done. As far 

 as the rest is concerned they get more rest than any other class of laborei3. 



Mr. Gurler: Have you got a buttermaker in your emplay who takes 

 his bath? 



Mr. Monrad: They have tim<> to take a bath if you provide them a 

 bath room. 



Mr. Spicer: I am glad to see some discussion on this subject. This 

 seems to be a good deal of a personal matter and an experience meeting t j 



