404 THE MILK OF MAMMALS OTHER THAN THE COW. 



The following is an abstract of his results : — 



TABLE CXXII.— Composition of Make's Milk. 



Water. Fat. .Sugar. Protein. 



Per cent. Per cent. 



90-06 1-09 



90-41 1-44 



89-74 0-87 



Mixed milk. 



Average, . 

 Maximum, 

 Minimum, 



Milk of individual mares. 



Average, . 

 Maximum, 

 Minimum, 



Milk of mares specially fed. 



Average, . 

 Maximum, 

 Minimum, 



Fleisohmann gives the following composition :- 



Per cent. 

 6-65 

 6-82 

 fi-30 



6-98 

 7-21 

 6-70 



Per cent. 

 1-89 

 2-11 

 1-71 



1-65 

 1-76 

 1-51 



Ash. 



Average, . 

 Maximum, 

 Minimum, 



90-7 



92-53 



89-05 



2-0 



3-00 



1-33 



Per cent. 

 0-31 

 0-34 

 0-29 



0-30 

 0-36 

 0-26 



0-28 

 0-32 

 0-24 



0-4 

 1-20 



0-28 



0-36 

 0-29 

 0-36 



The following composition is also given : — 



Authority. 

 Landowsky, 

 Biel, 

 Camercr and Soldner, 



Vieth gives the following composition of samples of con- 

 densed mare's milk (containing cane-sugar 16 to 18 per cent.). 



I ... 26-73 4-77 53-07 13-69 1-74 



II . . . . 24-04 6-20 55-81 12-17 1-78 

 III., . . 17-90 12-07 54-88 13-50 1-65 

 IV., . . 18-80 10-08 54-09 15-23 1-80 



Vieth describes the milk as of a chalky white colour, of sweet, 

 and at the same time somewhat harsh taste, and of aromatic 

 flavour. It had usually an alkaline reaction, the very few 

 exceptions being neutral. 



As this milk undergoes alcoholic fermentation very easily, 

 while cow's milk does not, there is reason to suppose that the 

 sugar is not identical with milk-sugar. 



The Milk of the Ass. — The milk of the ass is considered by 

 some authorities (e.g., Tarnier) to approximate more in com- 

 position to human milk than that of any other animal ; it is 

 used to some extent for infant feeding. 



