FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION 79 



is colored, the price is equal to or better than the average cream- 

 ery butter. 



Another phase of the food control work, and one in which 

 the members of the Dairymen's Association can co-operate, is 

 that of controlling the sanitary conditions under which all food 

 stuffs are handled. The picture shown on the screen is one taken 

 in a basement room used for the manufacture of ice cream. No- 

 tice the filthy condition, the absence of light and fresh air, and 

 the careless manner in which the milk and cream are handled. 



Contrasting with this picture, I will now show you an in- 

 stallation of modern ice cream machinery, showing a modern 

 plant from the standpoint of cleanliness and the health of the 

 patrons served. Notice that the proprietor of this plant is proud 

 of his establishment. He does not take it to a low, dark base- 

 ment room, but maintains his factory on the street level. In 

 fact, the building which he is now using contains a large plate 

 glass window through which the patrons of this establishment 

 may look in at any time and see how the ice cream which they 

 eat is handled. The work of the department is easy in controll- 

 ing this condition where we are able to come into contact with 

 intelligent people — those who realize the sanitary product is also 

 the healthful one. 



While working with a great many people who are unskilled 

 in the principles of cleanliness, we find that we have to maintain 

 a department of instruction, as well as a department of prosecu- 

 tion, and, in fact, in dealing with uninformed or unintelligent 

 people we have adopted the motto, ''Sanitary instruction is more 

 important than sanitary legislation." I have already called your 

 attention to some of the bulletins issued by our department, with 

 which we are endeavoring to improve the sanitary conditions 

 under which food products are handled. Not only have we is- 

 sued bulletins in the English language, but I show you on the 

 screen a photographic representation of the title page of a bul- 

 letin on the subject of ice cream, printed in the Greek language, 

 as a means of stating the requirements of the food law to those 

 aliens engaged in this industry and to whom the English text 

 would be uninteligible. 



