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Show U ' ' SOLVING THE MILK PROBLEM. , ' : . t William Grant Brown, who achieved national fame by his investigations in-vestigations of the milk trust in NW York, says ho lias solved the pure milk problem by the invention of a milk cant Explaining his invention, he says. "Close study reveals to anyone that tho more milk is handled, the greator opportunity for increase in bactenul count. The secret of pure milk is, maintaining purity at the source of production and avoidance of all rehandling possible, at the same time preventing fluctuations in temperature. ' -jr "The new milk can consists of a wooden barrel swung on I run-ions, run-ions, an inner metal, milk can, and a sealed glass measuring device on top. The barrel remains in the retailer's store. The milk can is shipped in each da- direct from tho farmer-dairyman, or through the milk contractor, just as the regulur loose top cans come in today. But this new milk can is radically different from tno old. Its top is locked on by a tool exclusively owned by the shipper, who then seals it with a lead seal, stamped with his name. "Thereafter, tho cover cannot be removed without at least breaking break-ing this seal. After the milk has been sold from the can in the retailor's re-tailor's store, it travels back empty with its seal unbroken. In other words, it is impossible to put anj'thing into the can or get anything out of itj which means that adulteration by water or skimming the cream is positively done away with." "How does the dealer dispense the milk?" "This is accomplished by a plunger device, consisting briefly of a spout, surmounted by a glass cylinder which holds a quart of milk. When the can arrives at the retail store it is placed in tho tipping barrel and surrounded with cracked ice. The wooden top of the barrel is then locked on. "In the wooden top there is a small orifice, and directly under it another in the top of the metal can, which latter is constantly closed by a ball-locking device from within. "Now tho plunger device is inserted into the orifice. The tube part of it penetrates the metal can and unlocks the ball device. With the plunger top the retailer measures the amount of milk asked for by the customer, the later being able to note this measurement in the glass cylinder and see that it is correct. All that remains is to tip tho barrel. The milk runs into the glass cylinder, fills the space measured, and then, when the barrel is .swung upright, runs out of the spout into the purchaser's pail or bottle. "Now enters what the department of agriculture authorities at Wassington consider the most important feature of this novel can Within the metal can is a removable partition of sheet metal, perforated perfor-ated with nine or more holes. This is a mixer. It will have been noted that every time an amount of milk even the smallent is drawn the barrel must bextipped over till it is horizontal in position, and then tipped back. This operation sends the milk inside rushing through the holes of the partition and thoroughly mixes and equalizes equal-izes it with each tipping movement. "All this means cheaper milk for the consumer, the abolition of tho ultra expensive classification system for bottling milk, which is sending prices higher every year. It means pure milk for the poor, as well as for the rich." |