On milk and milk food : diet in health and disease : with remarks on emaciation, dyspepsia, and the preservation of health : the nutrition, care and management of infants / by W.C. Cockson.

  • Cockson, W. C.
Date:
1877
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    last \- »cr. With this data he proceeded in experimenting with the and insoluble portions of wheat, also with the casein in the milk—the results aimed at being the production of a compound of the same nutrient qualities as the mother's milk. 'pjjg J. • • d in concentrating the milk in vacuo at .. - . >' t*^*^ properties of the milk remain unchanged, nothing being excluded except the water. The wheat by a peculiar process was thoroughly cooked, the ind: irritating and ir. -'^ portions being excluded, the prod....: ^cing rich in gluten, t:.. .. ,;hly nitrogenous flour acting as a < 'vent upon the casein of milk, and greatly facilitating the u .n of the whole compound. The milk food is a fine powder, which has, even in itsdr>' state, a refreshingly sweet taste and smell, when r ' vith the pr - portion of water it is both palatable » ' The .1 n as to its component parts is so ct that one part of the powder to ten parts of water bears the closest ; inblancc to breast milk. If the , •• -tircly V I K ..u, the milk food is by far the best J for I .irliest period of infancy. This food is in ;.il use on the Continent of Europe; in the Infant Asylums j^Qyp I • • , proved itself to be an .^ensc . a. ...iJantly testified as will be » ' to the ( of the eminent members of the ^ 1 herewith. From the care taken to ensure the purity of the ingredients, and them' ind mechanical api ' ; strictly in accordance V •• ■' . it isv....;.. . I .a Ncstlo's Milk Food .itum. Its many advantages, all susceptible if, may be summed up as follows :— It is a thoroughly pure compound of wheat, sugar and choice milk, combining the richest elements of the animal and vegetable kingdom. It is prepared with all the aids that science affords. It is always uniform in quality. Its p' tion for use is simplicity itself, as it requires only the addition r ,r. It is a perfect imitation of mother's milk. It is delicious, very nutritious, easily digested, and is retained on the stomach when all other foods are rejected. It is a full, complete, and perfect diet for infants. Infants fed, either partially or wholly, upon this food, have a remarkably healthy and lively appearance. It is soothing, satisfying, flesh-forming, and strength-producing. It being dr>' and highly concentrated its freshness is preserved,, constituting not only the best, but a really cheap food.