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OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



Till-: Support ok tiik Family 



A belief in the influence of the goat (jn \'ari- 

 ous diseases is also very pi'e\'alent in the 

 southern states and in Eng- 

 land ; so much so that the\' 

 are often kept in stables and 

 cow barns to ward off disease 

 from horses and cattle. 



Many persons, especialh' in 

 Europe and America, have a 

 repugnance to goats' milk on 

 accoimt of its bitter taste, 

 the cause of which lies in the 

 food and general treatment 

 to which the animals are sub- 

 jected. The goat is not 

 dainty ; it will eat with satis- 

 faction what other animals 

 reject, such as bark of trees, 

 bushes, wild fruits, berries, 

 etc. ; tobacco it considers a 

 dainty. In short, it eats an\-- 

 thing it can get ; antl if all 

 sorts of liad food are gi\'en to 

 a goat, and if, moreo\'er, it is 

 shut up in a damp and diii)' 

 stable, it is no wonder if the 



milk both tastes and 

 smells repulsive. But if , 

 on the contrary, the ani- 

 mal has fresh air, good 

 food, and cleanliness, it 

 will give good, sweet 

 milk. In Eastern coun- 

 tries goats' milk is pre- 

 ferred to cows' milk, for 

 \vhich, indeed, the Arabs 

 have a great aversion. 



About four years ago 

 M. Joseph C repin, a 

 member of the National 

 Acclimation Society of 

 h'rance, opened at Paris 

 a goats'-milk creamery 

 especially for children 

 and invalids, which has 

 since passed into the 

 hands f)f a corporation, 

 M. Crepin having solely 

 in view the acc.eptance of his idea in the sani- 

 tary interests of the public. 



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