Morris tribune., 1884-01-09
A MILKMArs EXCUSE.
Pure MILK at q Discount Everywhere,
So A7ilkman Says.

80 u N1ikman says
boston Heraldl
"Have you any objection to telling me how
the milk is preparedg'
"There can be no objection to letting the
general public know, as a great many milk
consumers already know, and buy their milk
with that knowledge. The principal ingredi-
emit is water, which, if pure, is harmless, and
only serves to increase the quantity. Then
we put in salt, which tends to keep it fresh,
and some burnt sugar, which is the coloring
matter used to give that rich look to the milk
which, to the eyes of the ignorant, is a sure
Indication of cream That is all.n
"But we hear great deal about chalk II
milk"
Eyes, you hear great deal about it; but
If you were in the business, you wouldn't
see much of it, l never saw chalk put in
milk. There is no need of it, or terra alba,
or any other whitening matter"
"What proportion of water is usedP'
''Well, that depends upon the class of trade
milkman has and the dairy from which he
will select source Of supply upon which he
can safely rely, and then he will, if careful,
test his milk to see that the farmer does not
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The milk from some cows will stand more
water than that from different breed. It
depends a good deal, too, upon what
the cattle are fed. Then again, as
to the consumers. If a milkman sells
his milk to a poor class of people
who cannot afford to pay fair price for it,
so as to give him living margin of profit, of
course he uses water more literally than he
would if he dealt with people who were will
ing to pay, and did pay. If a milkman pays
4 cents quart for his milk, you can readily
see that he cannot sell it to small grocer
who retails it himself at cents 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.
''What do you mean by 'one in five,' and
'one in eightg"
"'One in five means one can of water to
five cans of milk, and 'one in eight of
course, one can of water to eight cans of
milk"
"But why not sell pure milk where people
are willing to pay for it?"
"If the people are intelligent, we do. But
there's the rub. People don't like pure milk.
1t is fact, most people do not like pure milk
as it comes from the cow. To most people
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a city child in the country say, Il don't want
cows milk; give me milzman's milk 1t may
seem strange to you, but it is nevertheless
true. I once had customer who said: 4
want pure cows milk, and I will pay your
price for it. I said, all right and served
him with the pure article, but he bitterly
complained; said he knew milk when he
tasted it; cursed all milkmen as frauds, and
was going to withdraw his custom, when
told him / would try another farmer. I then
gave him 'one in eight, and he was perfectly
satisfied, There is another fallacy. Mothers
always demand pure milk for infants Now,
venture to assert that the majority of cows
milk, fresh from the cow, would not stay upon
an infants stomach. Again, without salt, it
is almost impossible to keep milk sweet but
very short time 1t sours soon, and here
again the poor milkman comes in for abuse.
Ii you pay or cents quart for your milk,
you will get good, nutritious article, but
not pure milk. So what can you expect when
you only pay cents quartz