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with  its  low  content  of  fat,  remains  unchanged  longer.  The  dried 
milks  should  be  stored  in  a  cool  and  dry  place. 
Eric  Pritchard  {Medical  Press  and  Circular,  Vol.  97:  192-195 
(Feb.  25)  1 9 14)  gives  the  following  as  the  average  percentage  com- 
position of  the  dried  milks : 
Calories 
Casein.     Albumin.      Sugar.  Fat.         per  Oz. 
1.  Dried  milk   24.50       1.94       38.92       28.00  146 
2.  Dried  half-cream  milk. ..  .    30.58       2.42       39.70       15.10  119 
3.  Dried  skim  milk   31  40       2.49       55  00         i.oo  104 
The  dried  milks  are  now  made  upon  a  very  large  scale  and  find 
different  uses  according  to  kind.  They  are  used  in  manufacturing 
confectionery,  such  as  milk  chocolate,  baked  food  products  and  ice 
cream,  etc.,  and  should  find  a  ready  application  for  soda  fountains 
and  in  the  household.  Their  utility  in  traveling  is  obvious.  They 
possess  many  advantages — sterility,  stability,  convenience  and 
cheapness. 
Dried  half-cream  milk  is  used  for  infant  feeding,  more  especially 
in  France  and  England,  being  similar  in  such  application  to  evapora- 
ted milk.  Two  ounces  by  weight  mixed  with  sufficient  hot  (not 
boiling)  water  to  make  i  pint,  gives  a  liquid  that,  except  for  defi- 
ciency in  fat,  approximates  the  composition  of  cow's  milk,  as  fol- 
lows: Fat  1 .5  to  2  per  cent.,  protein  4  per  cent.,  sugar  5  per  cent. 
Dried  whole  milk  mixtures  are  used,  also,  for  infant  feeding, 
especially  for  infants  over  six  months  of  age. 
Dried  skim  milk  is  used  in  making  bread,  rolls,  mufhns,  cakes, 
custards,  creamed  soups,  sauces  and  vegetables,  cocoa  and  choco- 
late ;  if  richer  products  be  wished,  the  dried  milk  or  dried  half -cream 
milk  is  employed. 
THE  MEDICAL  DIVIvSION  OF  THE  NATIONAL  MUSEUM. 
By  Charles  G.  MerrEll, 
CINCINNATI,  o. 
Those  of  you  who  have  kept  in  touch  with  the  proceedings  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  will  recall  that  some  years  ago 
an  effort  was  made  to  bring  about  the  establishment  of  a  national 
pharmaceutical  museum  at  Washington,  where  material  bearing 
upon  pharmaceutical  history  might  be  collected  and  deposited  for 
future  reference. 
