Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-06-04
Ali5relIancons.
For the Sentinel.
For The Sentinel.
An old Quaker Dairymans Ten Com
mandments.


COW; thou, nor thy man-scrvant, nor
thy maid-servant nor the stranger that
is within thy gates, nor thy dog, nor the
boy whose business it is to drive up thy
cows; and thou shalt at all times treat
thy COW gently and kindly, securing her
confidence and allowing no one to modest
or make her afraid.
2 Thou shalt not stint thy COW for
food, nor give her poor, innutritious or
unwholesome diet ofaDy kind whatsoev-
er, but an abundance of that which is
palatable and good for her system, that
She may keep in good flesh, have a
smooth coat, and clear eye; and thou
shalt give her salt to lick whenever she
liketh.
3. Thou shalt in no way deprive, nor
allow thy COW to be deprived of plenti-
full supply of clear water to drink, nor
compel her to wallow in mud or to go a
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, clean enough for their own use.
4. Thou shalt give thy COW ample
shade in summer, and a warm shelter in
winter, and the latter shall be kept clean
and sweet, and be withal well ventilated !;
and thy COW shalt have room from free
dom of motion, clean bed to lie on, an
opportunity for such outdoor exercise as
she may desire, to the end that her blood
shall freely circulate, that her muscles
shall not become weak or stffened. and
that her digestion and appetite shall re-
main 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 her cud, and in clean place at
all times thou shalt daily 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
neighbours use, any milk drawn from
cow with a calf less than four days old,
nor milk drawn from COW suffering
from any distemper or disease whatso-
ever
6. Thou shalt keep everything about
thy diary-house scrupulously clean,
cleansing and scalding-not merely rim
sing in hot waterfall the pals, cans,
strainers, pans and other utensils, used
in milking, carrying milk, setting milk,
or manufacturing it into any Of the pro-
ducts of the diary; and thou shalt care
fully keep thy milk from exposure to
foul, tainted or diseased atmosphere SO
shalt thou prevent thy milk from absorb
ing bad odors and the virus of contagious
diseases and thou shalt thus spare thy
self the shame and sin of selling milk
that tasted of the barn yard, and of in
Producing disease into the families Of
those who partakc of the products of the
dairy.
7. 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 on it,
for that would be a violation of the law
aud commandments but by bringing
thy milk in contact with a cool surface
above the freezing point, aud exposing
it IN their vessels to a clear atmosphere,
that it may become charged with oxy-
gen, which hath wonderful virtue to
prevent souring and taiut.ng. 1t is
shrewdly suspected by some of the
prophets that airing milk is of more val
ne to the customer than cooling it with
water; and experience but strengthens
the idea. Therefore,
8 Thou shalt not water thy milk by
mixing with it the contents of the spring,
the well, the esterh the brook, the water
trough, or any other source of water sup
ply nor by feeding thy COW yillainous
Stops whey or extremely succulent food,
whereby thu contents of the milk can
shall be increased in quantity at the ex-
pense of quality, with the view of cheat
ing thy neighbor; for thou wilt thereby
be cheating thine own soul aud stand in
constant danger of the penalty of the
law
8. Thou shalt not skim thy milk by
taking of the cream that rseth over night,
that thou mayst have cream for thy
coffee; nor by saving the strippiGgs, nor
by any other process, for if thine own
sense Of honesty doth not restrain thee,
thou shouldst constantly have the fear of
the law and of the watchfulness of thy
neighbors, before thine eyes 1t is far
better to save out little of the milk for
thine own use.
10 Thou shall. not commit adultery
by adulterating thy milk with chalk soda,
burnt sugar, or any ingredient or COM
pound whatsoever; nor by any means,
trick, device or process known or I'M
known to the naturally depraved impose
such on thy ueighbor. The laws of the
State. the health of the community and
the lives of the people, especially the
little ones who are likened unto the
kingdom of heaven, all cry out against
this objectionable sin.
Under the new dispensation the fol-
lowing has been added
H. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thysclf, and keep thy Sundays milk at
home for the purpose of making sweet
butter for the use of the family, aud that
those who labor with thee in the dairy
NAV rest, and worship according to the
dictates of conscience, on every Sunday
Thereby shall thou meet the require
ments of the Scriptures and of the Con-
stitution of the United States, and pro
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