. Loyal citizenship. )ly of pure water. It is almost theonly food of all children during the first few yearsof life. As it comes fresh from healthy cows, it isusually very wholesome. A citys milk supply, how-ever, cannot come fresh from the cows. It is fromtwelve to forty-eight iiours old before it reaches theconsumer. Unless I lie greatest precautions are 156 Loyal Citizenship. Fig. 69. Testing samples of milk in a public-health samples are taken from cans of milk that are in the hands ofdistributers. If any sample is not up to standard, the dairyman whois responsible will be
. Loyal citizenship. )ly of pure water. It is almost theonly food of all children during the first few yearsof life. As it comes fresh from healthy cows, it isusually very wholesome. A citys milk supply, how-ever, cannot come fresh from the cows. It is fromtwelve to forty-eight iiours old before it reaches theconsumer. Unless I lie greatest precautions are 156 Loyal Citizenship. Fig. 69. Testing samples of milk in a public-health samples are taken from cans of milk that are in the hands ofdistributers. If any sample is not up to standard, the dairyman whois responsible will be notified. taken to keep it clean and cool, bacteria will multiplyin it until it becomes dangerous to infant life. Milk isoften Pasteurized—heated without boiling—to getrid of bacteria. Many epidemics of typhoid feverhave been traced to infected milk. City and sometimes state health departments in-spect dairies and see to it that they are run in acleanly manner. Cows are tested for tuberculosis,and if found diseased are in some cases killed. Sam-ples of milk are analyzed, and if they show too manybacteria or too small a percentage of butter fat, thedealer is obliged to remedy the condition or quitselling. In too many places the testing of dairycattle is still left to the owners discretion. Preservation of Health .)i Food inspection. There are many oilier foods lie-si
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