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again# all thefe ; nor when hot or feverifh* 
Should they give the Infant that Milk to 
fuck. 29. Since the lelfening or retarding, 
or too quick accelerating the Secretions of 
Milk, Animals do fenfibly alter or hurt 
their Milk, which is part of our Food, then 
fpecial Care fhould be taken (for the fake 
of our own Health) that fuch Creatures be 
kept, and lie clean and warm, that their 
Perfpiration be not hindered, and the ex- 
crementitious Parts of it be not retained in 
the Milk, for us to take into our Bodies. 
30. Since daily Obfervation allures us, that 
different Kinds of Pafture affedt and alter 
the Milk, we fhould be careful not only to 
pitch on proper Animals to give Milk for 
the Sick, but on Pafture for them, fuited 
to the Cafe or Diforder of the Sick, fince 
we have feen that Chyle and Milk are only 
vegetable Emulfions, which, if improper, 
will do Hurt, as fure as the well chofen 
will be beneficial. 3 1 . Not only the Quan- 
tity, but Confiftence, and fome Part of the 
Goodnefs of Milk, depends on the Age of 
the Animal that gives it ; thus old Cows 
give more and thicker Milk than very 
young ; i, e . young, hale, ftrong, briik 
H Animals, 
