Show fr 0 M 1 r sterilization OF MILK rimless which lessens Q alalea of tl ti e 0 fauld after all that has been written and pe ached about the necessity of ster milk fo the use ot of infants 0 i those n care of them would do their full duty the medical special ats in the care core of children are now of tha the opinion that sterilization lessens tha the nourishing qualities of milk and renders it more difficult of digestion the latest teaching on this import ant topic in the best medical circles 13 1 that mills milk must of necessity be sterll steril iced tor for safety s sake it if it has been exposed to harmful germs but that it Is is altogether preferable to prepare in fabits boob with milk 11 good and chemically clean milk can be had this means that pains should be taken to get milk from healthy COs cow s that have been milked in a clean ly manner the milk being kept there after till ready for use in clean ves yea els closely covered it Is easier now for fo those who can afford to pay for it to procure chemi cally pure milk in large cities than in most country places A large number of people now make a business of tak ing care of cows than many human beings receive milking them with the utmost sanitary precautions and con beying the milk to those who demand chemically clean milk tor for infants and invalids on the farm the housewife usually takes tales pains to scald the milk recep tables but in the majority of cases the milking is done by a hired man who has never been taught and does not know that a should have clean hands it would be easily pos sible to insist that one who milks should wash his hands thoroughly just before milking it if there is not a regu lar dairy tor for the milk a special p ace should be petitioned off to hold it when sitting in the pans this place should be screened from fl es which carry typhoid contagion cont contag agon on and nothing but milk should be kept there so that odors of fruits and vegetables and all dust shall be kept from the milk and cream milk intended for infants should be put as soon as milk d into glas hot bot ties that after being cleaned have been rinsed in boiling water and turn ed upside down to drain upon a scald ed dish the bottles should then be covered closely with a stopper of cot ton batting or it for transportation the bottles should have a liquid tight cap this it if of metal should be kept kep t from touching the milk with one of the patent paper cans cais that can be dip ped into boiling water without injury |