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OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



The Support of the Family 



A belief in the influence of the 

 ous diseases is also very prev 

 southern states and in Eng- 

 land ; so much so that they 

 are often kept in stables and 

 cow barns to ward off disease 

 from horses and cattle. 



Many persons, especially in 

 Eurf)pe and America, have a 

 repugnance to goats' milk on 

 account of its bitter taste, 

 the cause of which lies in the 

 food and general treatment 

 to which the animals are sub- 

 jected. The goat is not 

 daint\' ; it will eat with satis- 

 faction what other animals 

 reject, such as bark of trees, 

 bushes, wild fruits, berries, 

 etc. ; tobacco it considers a 

 dainty. In short, it eats any- 

 thing it can get ; and if all 

 sorts of bad food are given to 

 a goat, and if, moreover, it is 

 shut up in a damp and dirty 

 stable, it is no wonder if the 



goat on vari- 

 alent in the 



milk both tastes and 

 smells repulsive. But if , 

 on the contrary, the ani- 

 mal has fresh air, good 

 food, and cleanliness, it 

 will give good, sweet 

 milk. In Eastern coun- 

 tries goats' milk is pre- 

 ferred to cows' milk, for 

 which, indeed, the Arabs 

 have a great aversion. 



About four years ago 

 M. Joseph C repin, a 

 member of the National 

 Acclimation Society of 

 France, opened at Paris 

 a goats'-milk creamery 

 especially for children 

 and invalids, which has 

 since passed into the 

 hands of a corporation, 

 M. Crepin having solely 

 in view the acceptance of his idea in the sani- 

 tary interests of the public. 



S.ARNEN He-Goat 



