MAMMARY SECRETION. 



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The following tables represent various analyses of this secretion 

 in different animals : — 



I. Composition of the Milk op Different Animals. (Afteb Gorup- 

 Besanez, Liebeemann, Gautier, etc.) 



Constituents. 



Woman. 



Ass. 



Cow. 



Goat, 



Sheep. 























Colos- 





















trum. 















86.27 



88.91 



87.77 



84.08 



90.70 



86.56 



86.76 



83.30 



82.84 



Solids 



13.72 



11.09 



12.23 



15.92 



19.30 



13.44 



13.24 



16.69 



17.16 



Casein, ) 

 Albumen, ) 



2.95 



3.92 



2.34 



3.23 



1.70 



( 3.50 

 I 0.58 



2.92) 

 1.31 $ 



5.73 



1.64 



Butter, .... 



5.37 



2.67 



3.68 



5.78 



1.55 



4.03 



4.48 



6.05 



6.87 



Milk-sugar, . . 



5.13 



4.36 



5.55 



6.51 



5.80 



4.60 



3.91 



3.96 > 

 0.68 S 



8.65 



Inorganic salts, 



0.22 



0.14 



0.23 



0.35 



0.50 



0.73 



0.62 



II. 



In 100 Parts. 



Cow. 



Uoat. 



Sheep. 



Ass. 



Mare. 



Sow. 



Woman. 





85.7 



86.4 



84.0 



91.0 



82.8 



82.4 



88.8 



Solids, 



14.3 



13.6 



16.0 



9.0 



17.2 



17.6 



11.2 



Casein, ..... 



4.8 

 0.6 



3.3) 

 1.2$ 



5.3 



2.0 



1.6 



6.1 



3.5 



Fats 



4.3 



4.4 



5.4 



1.3 



6.9 



6.4 



3.5 



Salts, ..... 



4.0 

 0.6 



4.0 

 0.7 



4.1) 

 0.7 S 



5.7 



8.7 



( 4.0 

 I 1.1 



4.0 

 0.2 



Asses' milk is nearest in composition to women's milk ; cows' milk 

 has one-half more fat and almost one-half more albuminoids. 



III. The Ash op Milk in 



100 Parts. 







Women's Milk. 

 (Wildenstein.) 



Cows' 



Milk. 





(Weber.) 



(Haidlen.) 



Sodium, . . 



4.21 

 31.59 

 19.06 

 18.78 



0.87 

 19.00 



2.64 



0.10 

 trace 



6.38 

 24.71 

 14.39 

 17.311 



1.90 J- 

 29.13 J 



1.15 



0.33 



0.09 



8.27 



Potassium, . 



15.42 



Chlorine, . 



16.96 



Calcium, 





Magnesium, . 

 Phosphoric acid . 

 Sulphuric acid, 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Silica, . . 



56.52 

 6.62 









