WATER FROM THE COW.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1553, 24 September 1912, Page 6

WATER FROM THE COW.

For many weeks complaints had-IKPfI received that the milk sold by a Taris dairyman* was too thin; samples were taken by the police, and on each occasion the milk was .found to contain a large proportion of water. Despite this, tho man vehemently protested his innocence, and iuvilcd thopolica to visit his dairy at any time to the cows milked. Two inspectors did eo, and after witnessing tho milking carried away tho milk, which, on examination, was found to contain a largo percentage of water. The visits were repeated, but each time tho milk, which came straight from tho cow was found to be too thin.

Tho polico wcro much puzzled until one. day Inspector Dobout noticed that tho milkman, who was very fat, milked with only one hand. Another curious point Was that he also seemed to grow thinner as tho pail grew fuller. Inspector Debout nt onco ordered the milkmau to undo hi? waistcoat, when two indiarubber bladders and a system of piping were revoaietl. One bladder contained air and tho other water. By pressinc the air bladder the milkman caused the water' to trickle out of the water bladder throueh a pipe into the milk pail, th.' cper.ition bung concealed by his artificial obesity.