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cans of any other country, being of smaller diameter at the top 

 than at the bottom and having" straight tapering sides. In some 

 other countries a square milk can is extensively used, while in 

 Switzerland milk cans are made the shape of a knapsack and 

 these are carried on a man's back. The German, Danish and 

 French cans are also of different shapes and a person interested 

 in making collections could easily find enjoyment in getting 

 together the many different types of milk cans that are used in 

 various countries. 



Milk Supply of Rotterdam. 



Holland is known by everyone to be a very small country, 

 but even in the limited area there is something of variety of cus- 

 toms as well as dialects. An observation in regard to the milk 

 supply of Rotterdam would not, therefore, necessarily be typical 

 of other cities and towns in Holland. 



A great variety of milk wagons is noticed on the streets 

 of Rotterdam, and I was informed that in this city of about 500,- 

 000 inhabitants a large proportion of the milk is handled by one 

 or two firms. In visiting the headquarters of one of these milk 

 supply firms, I found that nearly all the milk sold in the city was 

 delivered by men pushing hand carts through the streets. The 

 man is dressed in white and he either rings a bell which he car- 

 ries in his hand, or one which is atttached to a spring on top of 

 his wagon so that the jolting of the wagon as he goes along the 

 street keeps the bell ringing. 



This particular firm had fifty-three of these hand milk wag- 

 ons in use at the time of my visit. Each wagon delivered about 

 120 quarts of milk twice a day, making the morning trip from 

 six to ten and the evening trip at the same time. 



The milk is carried on these wagons in two square cans 

 which fit into the box of the wagon. While going along the 

 street the man rings his bell and customers go out to the street 

 with some sort of a dish into which the milk is poured. There 



