Daily globe., 1883-11-04
A MLLKMAN2s EXCUSE.
Pure 12iIEl Mt Discount Every where.
so ETisknan Says.

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so 2 EEiAkman Says.
f'iIave you any objection to telling nls-hoa
the milk is psepared?'
There can De no objection 10 letting the
general p'1b1fc know, as . great many mill
consumers already know, and buy their mix
with that kaowledge. The principal irgredi-
ent is water, which, If pure, is harmless and
only serves 10 increase the quentity Then
we put in salt, which tends to keep it fresh,
and sone burnt sugar, which is TIE coIoFina
matter used 20 give that rich look 20 the 1nilB
which, to the eyes OF the ignorant, is u sure
indication Of cream. That Is anu
"But we hear a great deal about Chalk In
milk"
''Yes, you hear great deal about It; but
II you were III the business, you wouldn't
SEQ much Of it. I never saw chalk Erlt III
milk. There is no need of it, or terra alba,
or any other whitening matter"
''What proportion of water is usedT'
well, that depends upon t9le class Of trade
miilanan has and the dairy from which be
obtains his supply. If a milkman IS wise. be
win select a source of supply upon which he
can safely rely, and then be viii. II careful.
test his mix to see that the farmer does not
cheat him by preparing it for the first time.
The milk from some cows VIII stand more
water than that from a dilferont breed. II
depends . good deal, too, upon what
the cattle are fed Then again. as
to the consumers If o milkInan sells
his milk to poor class OF u.oyle
vino cannot afford TO pay a fair price for IT,.
so as to give him living margin Of profit. Of
course he uses water more hberally than he
would If he dealt with people who we're will
ing to pay, and did pay. Ii . millc.aan pays
cents quart for his milk you can readily
see that he cannot sell it to o small grooer
who retails it himself at cents a quart. In
this case he gets his profit from the water
used in preparation One in five IS not bad
milk, and one in eight is, of course, better -
wv hat do you mean by one in fve,' and
'one in eighta"
. Zone in FIVE means one can OF water 70
five cans Of milk, and one In eight OF
course, one can of water 70 eight cans If
milk
''But Why not sell pure milk where people
are willing to pay for itz'
'If the people are intelligent, we do But
there's the rub. People dom like pure mix.
1t IS fact, most peopIe do not like pure uak
as 1t comes from the COW. 70 moss people
it IS nauseating. How often have You haard
city cnild IN the country say, 4 don want
cows milk; e-Ve me milknan's milk It may
seem strange 60 you, but it is nevertheless
true. once had a customer who sad: 4
want pure cows MIX. and viii pay sour
price for it said. all rishs,' and [ saz-ve.i
hun with the pure articsa, but be bitterly
complained; said h knew mix when b.
tasted il; clrsed all milaInea as frz,iGas, and
was going to withdraw bis custom. v,s1e7l
told him l would try another banner. then
gave him one in eight and be was parfectly
satisfied. There IS another faiias,y. 1do.-is-s
always demand pure mix for infants Now.
venture to assert taat ths ma s0Tity of cows
milk, fresh from ths cosT, would nos stay tlpol
an infants stomach Again, without salt, :.
is almost impossible to keep milk sweet bu5 a
very short time. L sours soon, and bars
again the poor milknan comes In for abuse.
If you pay or g cents quart for yo,Lr mix.
you viii get a good, uutTiSjoDs arte3a, OIL.
not pure mix. So what c8n you e-rz3ect vsheu
you only pay ) cents q quartz