“Teacher told us about a good man in New York,” Ruth went on, “named Mr. Straus, who was sorry because so many babies died from drinking impure milk. He made it so that poor babies in New York could have pasteurized milk; and then less than half as many died as before.”
“Wasn’t that a noble thing to do,” said her mother.
“Yes; our teacher says that almost everybody uses pasteurized milk now, and in this way thousands of babies’ lives have been saved. She says that we ought to be grateful.”
“Yes, indeed,” said Mrs. Duwell; “we ought to be grateful to the milkman, the farmer, and everybody that helps to bring us pure milk.”
QUESTIONS
Would you like to get up long before daylight, on cold winter mornings to deliver milk for people’s breakfast?
Tell some of the things you like that you could not have to eat if the milkman did not come.
Have you ever visited a big dairy?
Tell about it.
Imagine you own a herd of cows in the country, and tell some of the things you would do in order to be sure to send good, pure, clean milk to the dairy.