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THE NATURE AND TREATMENT OP 



ANALYSES OF WOMEN'S MILK, BY SAMUEL R. PERCY 



It will be observed, by the above tables, that the milk of a 

 woman and that of a cow do not differ very essentially. 



THE EFFECTS OF IMPURE MILK. 



Milk obtained from diseased animals operates unfavorahJy on 

 the systems of those who partake of it. * I have an impression, 



* Deleterious Effects of Swill-Milk. — At the late regular 

 meeting of tlie Academy of Medicine, a report was presented on be- 

 half of the Committee to whom had been referred the matter of pre- 

 paring a reply to Mayor Tiemann's inquiry as to the effect on the human 

 system of the milk of swill-fed cows. The report was read by Dr. Sam- 

 ael R. Percy. Accompanying it, was an elaborate statement of the inves- 

 tigations in reference to this subject, in which Dr. Percy has been 

 personally engaged for several months, and which he has pursued with 

 great intelligence and assiduity. This statement shows that the condition 

 in which swill-fed cows are kept, gives undeniable evidence of the pois- 

 onous effects of their milk. Their stables, instead of giving forth the 

 healthy aroma of country -fed cattle, are pervaded by a sickening stench. 

 The cows themselves are the victims of disease engendered by the food 



