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MILK FOOD. 



Of all liquid foods, milk is the best and the most generally 

 applicable to the treatment of disease. Cows' milk contains, in 

 roimd numbers, 87.5 parts of water, 3 parts of caseine, 0.75 parts 

 of albumen, 3.6 parts of fat, 5 parts sugar, and 0.07 of inorganic 

 salts. One pint of milk contains in round numbers 0.6 ounces of 

 solid albuminous substance, 0.6 ounces of fat, and 0.8 ounces of 

 sugar. AVhen four quarts of milk are taken in the course of 

 twenty-four hours, about five ounces of fat are digested. It may 

 be necessary to skim the milk when the amount of fat is too great 

 for the alimentary canal to digest. Milk leaves behind no fecal 

 matter, and its use, therefore, frequently produces constipation. 

 In case of diarrhoea, if the milk be boiled fifteen minutes, it will 

 arrest the ailment. There are very useful, nutrient, and stimu- 

 lating foods prepared with alcohol in milk as follows: 



AVixE AVhev. — Bring half a pint of milk to the boiling point; 

 add half a pint of sherry wine, and allow it to stand in a warm 

 place for five minutes; strain and sweeten to taste. It contains 

 very little nutriment, but is sometimes tolerated by the stomach, 

 which refuses other food. 



Milk Punch. — Take half a pint of milk; pour into it from a 

 dessertspoonful to a tal)lospoonful of brandy, rum, or whiskey, 

 according to the need of the patient. This preparation represents 

 all the nutritive value of milk and the stimulating effects of 

 liquor. A tablespoonful of lime water should always be added 

 to it before putting in the brandy. 



Eggnog. — Eggnog is a rich, highly nutritive liquid, but should 

 be used in very small quantities. The yelk of one egg may be 

 added to half a pint of milk, aftcnvards half an ounce to an 

 ounce of brandy and the white then beaten in. 



Carbonic acid water added to milk is a very good food. 



Liquid meat foods are valuable in our patients, especially for 

 delicate dogs. Liquid meat foods are either raw or cooked. Of 

 the raw foods meat juice is the best. This is made by selecting 

 lean from the round of beef, cutting it into small pieces, and 



