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desquamated, and in about three weeks the case was 
discharged.— Berl. Thier . Woch. « 
COMMERCIAL MANIPULATION OF MILK. 
To the Society for the Protection of the Public Health, in 
Liepzig, Prof. Soxleth contributed an article upon the com¬ 
mercial manipulation of milk, which in substance is as follows : 
“The milk of the whole dairy should be mixed before 
being sold ; and above all, never should the product of a sin- 
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?le cow be used as nourishment for a child. The addition of 
water does not alter the quality of the nutritive principle 
contained in the lactic product. This is, however, not the 
case if the cream be removed therefrom. Pure milk deficient 
m fatty substance is not similar to skimmed milk containing 
the same percentum of setaceous matter. 
“ The dietetic worth of the milk is influenced by the addi¬ 
tion of impurities, i. e., adulterations, as is frequently observed 
n milk dispensed to the public at the present day. 
“ The bacteria generated in the polluted milk may operate 
malignantly upon the digestive apparatus ; and through their 
croduct or exhalation may induce conditions deleterious to 
;he constitution. The character of the milk as a food is 
greatly affected by the presence of these micro-organisms. 
Complete purity of the milk cannot be expected. By cen- 
rifugal force the impurities may be removed, and the milk 
)e preserved longer, if the cooling be undertaken immediately 
subsequent to the milking. By means of sterilization and 
cleanliness, decomposition is retarded, and very materially 
tided if chilled and centrifugated milk be used. Strong pol- 
ution (adulteration) makes sterilization impossible. Only 
sterilized milk should be given to children at the breast, and 
t is very evident that this operation may not be left in the 
charge of strangers. 
“ That the milk should be fresh daily and that it should be 
terilized is of fundamental importance, when the same is in- 
ended for sick or for children.”— Th . Wocherschrift . 
