398 THE MILK OF MAMMALS OTHER THAN THE COW. 



Composition — They give the composition as — 

 TABLE CXIV. 



Strohmer draws attention to the high percentage of fat and 

 the musk-like smell. It is white in colour, and the butter pre- 

 pared from it has only a slight yellowish tinge. 



Pat. — The analytical figures for the butter fat are given by 

 Strohmer as — 



Melting- Solidifying 

 point point. 



31-3° 19-8° 



Solidifying point 

 of fatty acids 



37-9° 



Potash 

 absorbed. 



Keichert-Wollny 

 figure. 



30-4 c.c. 



222-4 milligrammes. 



and by Pizzi as melting point, 38 '0°; solidifying point, 29 '0°; 

 Reichert-Wollny figure, 26 •2. 



Milk of the Gamoose — Composition. — The composition of 

 the milk of the Egyptian gamoose or water-bufialo, which is the 

 same as, or very closely allied to, that found in India, South 

 Africa, Hungary, and Southern Europe, has been studied by 

 the author and A. Pappel. 



The average composition is — 



Specific gravity. 



Water, 



Fat, 



Sugar, 



Casein, 



Albumin, 



Salts, 



Nitrogenous bases. 



TABLE CXV. 



1-0354 

 84-10 per cent. 

 5-56 



5-41 

 3-26 

 0-60 



1-03 



0-09 



containing nitrogen, 0-511 

 0-094 

 ash, 0-85 



„ citric acid, 0-30 

 „ nitrogen, 0-035 



A rise in specific gravity on standing was noticed, amounting 

 to, in 



6 hours, 0-0006 



24 hours, 0-0007 



One sample, however, showed a decrease. 



