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THE MILK OF MAMMALS OTHER THAN THE COW. 



of milk-sugar. Analyses of the milk used to prepare " tewfikose 

 only added up to 99 "3 per cent., when the polarisations were cal- 

 culated as milk-sugar, but gave a satisfactory approach to 100 

 when calculated as tewfikose. 



There appears to be no reason to reject the view that " tew- 

 fikose " is a separate entity. 



The Milk of the Ewe. — The following composition is given 

 by different authorities : — 



TABLE CXVIII.— Composition op Ewe's Milk. 



The following figures are given by Weiske and Kennepohl :— 

 TABLE CXIX. — Composition op Ewe's Milk. 



Casein. 



Per ct. 

 4-96 

 7-48 

 5-27 

 4-28 

 4-54 

 4 64 

 4-18 

 3-88 

 4-04 

 3-97 

 4-49 



Albumin 



Per ct. 



18-56 

 9-61 

 2-93 

 0-82 

 0-92 

 0-85 

 0-60 

 0-70 

 0-86 

 0-73 

 0-60 



Ash. 



Xon- 

 j3roteiu 

 ^ itrogen. 



Per ct. 

 1-19 

 0-96 

 0-S6 

 0-87 

 0-95 

 0-96 

 0-92 

 0-88 

 0-90 

 0-S8 

 0-90 



•28 

 ■11 

 •12 

 •11 

 •10 

 •10 

 •09 

 ■08 

 •07 

 •10 

 •08 



