THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 181 



Store Milk. 



If you buy milk at a store, be sure that the milk is fresh, 

 that it has been kept in a clean place, that it has been kept cold 

 and that the measure and other milk receptacles have not been 

 left exposed to flies and dust. If milk is sold in bottles there is 

 less likelihood of its being harmed or infected by careless hand- 

 ling than if it is sold from a clip tank. In some cities the laws 

 do not permit the sale of "loose" milk. 



Conditions about dip tanks are sometimes very bad. In- 

 stances of milk being sold from dip tanks that have a heavy sedi- 

 ment of dirt on the bottom, a cheesy slime on the sides, and ill 

 fitting covers that admit flies occur too often. Moreover, the 

 dippers are often foul. If the salesman dips into the milk too 

 far his fingers are likely to be washed in the milk, and if he fills 

 the customer's bottle or dish too full while holding it over the 

 tank, the milk runs down over his hands and back into the tank. 



Pasteurizing Milk in the Home. 



All milk intended for babies should be pasteurized in the 

 home. An ordinary double boiler that can be obtained at any 

 hardware store at small cost furnishes a satisfactory way of 

 pasteurizing milk without the use of expensive apparatus. Pro- 

 ceed as follows : 



i. Fill both parts of the double boiler with water. The 

 depth of the inner compartment should be such that when the 

 nursing bottles are placed therein the height of the water will 

 be slightly above the height of the milk in the bottles. 



2. Place the double boiler on the stove and put the nursing 

 bottles containing the milk to be pasteurized in the water of the 

 inner compartment. The tops of the bottles should be tightly 

 stoppered with clean non-absorbent cotton. 



3. Place a dairy thermometer in the water. When the 

 temperature of the water reaches 150 degrees F., remove the dou- 

 ble boiler to the rear of the stove and allow it to stand covered 

 for 30 to 40 minutes. 



4. The milk must then be chilled quickly. Set the bottles 

 in a large dish pan or bread pan containing cold water. 



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