The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-06-01
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Dairymau's Ton Commandment

cow-thou, nor thy malu-serVant, iior
thy man-servant, nor thy dog nor the
boy whose business it is to drive UP"
the COWS; and thou shalt at all times
treat thy COW gently and kindly, secur-
ing her confidence and allowing no one
to molest her or make her afraid. Z 2
2. Thou shalt not starve or stint thy
COW for food, nor give her poor, innu-
tricious or unwholesome food of any
kind whatsoever, but an abundance OF
that which is palatable and good for
her system, that she may keep in good
flesh, have smooth coat, and clear
eye; and thou shalt give her salt to lick
whenever she hketh. ......
3. Thou shalt in no way deprive nor
allow thy COW to be deprived OF plenti-
full supply of clean water to drink, nor
compel her to wallow in mud or to go
long distance to get water, nor to drink
out of mud-holes, stagnant ponds or
pools, nor to sip water from holes In the
earth made by her own feet, or the feet
of other animals; but thou shalt give
her an abundance of spring, brook or
well water, kept clean enough for thine
own use.
4. Thou shalt give thy COW ample
shade in summer and q warm shelter IN
winter; and the latter shall be kept
clean and sweet, and be withal well ven-
tilated and thy COW shall have room
for freedom of motion, clean bed to lie
on, and opportunity for such outdoor ex-
ercise as she may desire, to the end that
her blood shall freely circulate, that her
muscles shall not deteriorate and become
weak or stiffened, and that her digestion
and appetite shall remain good.
5. Thou shalt milk thy COW in cool
place in summer, and when she is not
heated or fretted, but standeth quiet and
cheweth cud, and in q cool place at all
times; thou shalt clean thy cows bag,
milk her gently, and avoid getting filth
into thy milk-pail; and thou shalt not
save for thine own or thy neighoor's use
nor carry to the factory, any milk drawn
from COW with calf less than four
days old, nor milk drawn from COW
suffering from horn and hoof disease, or
horn distemper, or fever, or garnet, or
any other disease, nor from any COW
which thou hast good reason to believe
| is suffering from i'll health.
6. Thou shalt keep everything about
thy stable and dairy-house scrupulously
clean; thou shalt thoroughly cleanse
and scald-not merely rinse in hot
waterfall the pals, cans, strainers, pans
and other utensils used in milking, carry
ing milk, setting milk, or manufacturing
it into any of the products OF the dairy ;
and thou shalt carefully keep thy milk
from exposure to a foul, tainted or dis
eased atmosphere so shalt thou prevent
the oily particles in thy milk from abb
sorbing bad odors, and fever malaria,
and the virtues of contagious diseases
and thou shalt spare thyself the shame
and sin of delivering milk that tasteth
of the barn-yard," and of introducing
disease into the families of those who eat
of the products of thy dairy.
I. Thou shalt cool and air thy milk as
soon as drawn from the COW, by using
the best appliances at thy command
not by putting cold water or ice in it
for that would be violation of both the
law and the -commandments-but by
bringing thy milk in contact with COO
surface above the freezing point, and ex,
posing thy milk in thin sheets to clear
atmosphere, that it may become charged
with oxygen, which hath a wonderful
virtue to prevent souring and taintlng
1t is shrewdly suspected by some OF thu
prophets that airing milk is OF more
value than cooling it; and experience
showeth that stirring with dipper hatl
preservative effect that should commend
it to every patron of cheese factory
Thou shalt confne thy milk in covered
can as short time Us possible, and pro
tect it from the rays OF the sun and tn
hot atmosphere. A woolen blanke
thrown over the can, and O canva
stretched over the milk wagon, would b.
found quite charlottesville blanket no
to be used unless the milk is cooled.
s. Thou shalt not water thy milk b.
mixing with it the contents of the spring
the we'll, the cistern, the brook, the waite
trough or other source of water supply
nor by feeding thy cow villainous slop:
whey or extremely succulent food
whereby the contents of thy milk-caI
shall be increased in quantity at the ex
pense of quality, with the view of cheat
ing thy neighbor for thou wilt thereb
be cheating thine own soul and stand il
constant danger of the penalty OF the law
8. Thou shalt not skim thy milk b
taking off the cream that riseth in tn
| little cream for coffee, nor by setting
{ in pans or other utensils over night; nc
: by saving strippings, nor by any othe
? PROCESSION if thine own sense OF honest
| doth not restrain thee, thou should'
constantly have the fear of the law an
, of the watchful eyes of thy neighbol
, before thee. 1t is better to save out
small mess of milk for thine own use.
10. Thou shalt not commit adulter
/ by adulterating thy milk with burr
= sugar, chalk, salt, soda, or any ingrediel
1 or compound whatsoever; nor by givin
t vile stuffs to thy COW; nor by any mean
trick, device or process known or III
known to the naturally depraved. III
laws of the State, the health OF the con
munity and the lives of the people, e
: pecialiy of the hosts of little ones wi
are ikened unto the kingdom of heave
, cry out against this objectionable sin.
Under the new dispensation, add Il
eleventh commandment.
IL. Thou shalt love thy neighbor
o thyself and keep thy Sundays milk
= home for the purpose OF making swe
butter for the use of thy family, al
s that the cheese-maker and all who lab
b with him in the factory may rest, al
worship according to the dictates of CO
O science, on every Sunday. Therel
v shalt thou meet the requirements of t
i Scriptures and of the Constitution of t
United States, and prolong the lives al
improve the morals of large and co
a stantly increasing class of useful citizei
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