Am.  Jour.  Pharm.l 
August,  1889.  J 
Oxidation  of  31ilh  Sugar. 
425 
Taking  Professor  Frankland's  figures  for  the  average  of  fresh 
cow's  milk,  as  quoted,  it  will  be  seen  that  when  it  is  diluted  with 
water  in  the  proportion  of  3  parts  of  the  former  to  2  parts  of  the 
latter  the  average  amount  of  constituents  is  modified  as  follows : 
Fresh  cow's  milk  3  parts,  water  2  parts — 
Casein   2*52  per  cent. 
Fat  .   2-28 
Sugar   2-28  " 
Ash   -42 
From  these  figures  the  writer  compiled  the  following  formula. 
The  albumenoids,  fat,  and  milk-sugar  are  by  calculation  made  to 
approximate  as  nearly  as  possible  to  the  average  of  these  constituents 
in  human  milk. 
Finely  ground  oatmeal   \  gradually  increasing  to  £  oz. 
Fresh  butter   1  drachm, 
Milk-sugar   2  drachms. 
Fresh  cow's  milk   6  fluid  ounces. 
Pure  water   4  fluid  ounces. 
Salt   5  grains,  or  a  sufficiency. 
Mix  gradually  the  water  with  the  oatmeal,  milk-sugar,  and  salt,  so 
that  no  lumps  are  formed  in  the  mixture,  then  add  the  milk  and  butter, 
and  heat  to  the  boiling  point  in  a  clean,  enamelled  saucepan.    The  1 
product  should  be  made  up  to  the  measure  of  half  a  pint,  if  necessary, 
and  given  lukewarm  with  a  spoon  when  required. 
The  oatmeal  was  introduced  as  a  useful  attenuant,  and  it  has  been 
found  to  act  as  a  laxative,  and  also  as  a  direct  fat  and  heat-producer 
in  the  process  of  digestion.  The  process  of  feeding  with  a  spoon  is 
at  first  troublesome,  but  it  is  to  be  preferred  to  the  use  of  a  feeding 
bottle,  as,  if  care  be  taken  to  have  all  the  vessels  employed  scrupu- 
lously clean,  the  infant  will  enjoy  an  immunity  from  thrush  (Oidium 
albicans),  diarrhoea,  and  other  diseases  that  follow  in  their  train. — 
Phar.  Jour,  and  Titans.,  July  6,  p.  3. 
OXIDATION  OF  MILK-SUGAR.1 
By  E.  Fischer  and  J.  Meyer. 
Lactobionic  acid,  C^H^O^,  is  obtained  when  milk-sugar  (1  part) 
■dissolved  in  water  (7  parts)  is  treated  with  bromine  (1  part)  at  the 
ordinary  temperature,  the  mixture  being  frequently  shaken.  The 
bromine  dissolves  in  the  course  of  one  to  two  days  and,  after  keeping 
