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the salt indicated that it then had a smaller germ content than an 
equal volume of the milk from which it was made. This apparent 
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GrapH IX.— GeRM CONTENT OF CHEESE 4.6 X. 
decrease in the germ life in both the whey and the curd in the 
presence of what are believed to be highly favorable conditions 
