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Scientific Proceedings (118). 



following the beginning of the treatment all evidence of eczema 

 had disappeared. 



The second case showed some evidence of responding when the 

 treatment had to be discontinued owing to an infection which 

 developed in the hands which had been the parts mostly affected 

 by the eczema, and to necessary medical treatment of the infected 

 hands. The third subject was slow to react to the use of the milk 

 and lactose and his condition showed little, if any, improvement. 



The principles of the acidophilus treatment have been clearly 

 set forth in different publications from the laboratory, and it is 

 only when these principles are adhered to that favorable results 

 should be expected. The ingestion of relatively small numbers of 

 the bacilli should not be expected to lead to implantation and 

 bodily improvement. Futhermore, the viability of the organism 

 must be preserved in its preparation for therapeutic purposes. 

 Finally, it should be understood that the B. acidophilus is not a 

 panacea for all ills. 



39 (1786) 



Growth and reproduction upon simplified food supply. 

 II. Influence of food upon mother and young 

 during the lactation period. 



By H. C. SHERMAN and MARIE MUHLFELD. 



[From the Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York 



City.] 



Breeding rats were fed upon diets containing respectively one 

 sixth whole milk powder to five sixths ground whole wheat or one 

 third whole milk powder to two thirds ground whole wheat. 

 Young were successfully reared on both diets and both would be 

 regarded as adequate for growth, reproduction and successful 

 suckling of the second generation. The larger proportion of milk 

 in the second diet resulted in the following evidences of improved 

 nutrition: (1) Increase in the number of young produced. (2) 

 Increase in the percentage (and therefore also in the number) of 

 young successfully suckled. (3) Better maintenance of the body 

 weight by the mother while suckling the young. (4) Higher 

 average weight of young at a standard weaning age of four weeks. 



