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sympathetic interest of all classes of people. So much has been 

 done in recent years to improve the machinery used for handling 

 bottled milk and to promote the inspection of dairies where milk 

 is produced that a better, more healthful milk can now be 

 obtained in many large cities than in some of the smaller country 

 towns which may be nearer to the cows. 



The ways of handling milk in American cities are compara- 

 tively uniform. There is not much difference in the shape of our 

 cans or in the general appearance of the American milk wagons, 

 but in Europe the milkman's outfit is quite different in the vari- 

 ous countries that are not many miles apart. One of the sights 

 on the city streets that a stranger notices in foreign lands is the 

 way of delivering milk in that particular town. 



If a stranger can speak the language of the country and he 

 wants to see the central depot from which the various milk wag- 

 ons on the streets are supplied, he can inquire of the man in 

 charge of the delivery wagon from what source he obtains his 

 milk. As a rule, manufacturing plants of all kinds in European 

 countries are plainly labeled with "no admission" signs, and it 

 difficult sometimes for a stranger to obtain permission to visit 

 even central milk depots from which the milk wagons supply 

 their customers. A letter of introduction, or a title, or both are 

 often useful things for a stranger to have, and if a large milk 

 establishment in some city is the object of interest, it is advisable 

 to make an application in writing or send one's letter of introduc- 

 tion the day before the intended visit. As a rule a stranger can 

 receive all the attention he desires if he will conform to all the 

 formalities and usual customs of the particular country in which 

 he is visiting. 



One of the peculiarities of the milk business that is very 

 striking to a foreigner in going from one country to another is 

 the size and shape of the milk cans. In Holland brass milk cans 

 are very common. Many of them have the shape of our earthen 

 jugs, although much more artistic in outline, and they hold all 

 the way from ten to forty quarts of milk. In England the milk 

 cans are called "churns." They have a different shape than the 



