Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-12-01

Sohdifed .uik.-rhe last number Of the
american Aiedical Monthly contains sn ac-
count Of visit made by 4 committee OF med
zeal gentlemen, appointed by the New York
Academy Of Modicne,io the establishment Of
Mr.. Blaichsord, AT Armenia, some thirty miles
east OF Poughloopsie, where sohdihed milk
Is prepared The editor describes the pro-
cess OF solidifcaton as inlllws
To ll2 lbs. OF milk, p lbs Of Suart's
white sugar were added, and trivial pro
portion OF blcarbonsic Of soda, teaspooniul,
merely enough TO insure the neuiralzing Of
any acdiity which in the Summer season Is
exhibited even a few minutes after milking,
although lnappreciable 10 the organs Of taste.
The sweet milk was poured into evapofaung
pans Of enameled iron, imbedded IN warm
water heated by steam. A thermometer was
immersed IN each of these water baths, that,
by frequent inspection, the temperature might
not rise above the point which years OF eN-
perience has shown advisable.
To facilitate the evaporation, by means OF
blowers and other ingenious apparatus, a
current of air IS established between the
covers Of the pans, and the solidiiying Inllk.
Connected with the steam engine Is an ar
Tangement for s,iuers, for agitatlng the milk
slightly while cvaporating, aud so gently as
not to chwn it, In about three hours the
milk and sugar assumed pasty consistency,
and delighted the palates Of all present. by
constantly manipulating and warming, II was
reduced 10 a rich creamy looking powder
then exposed 70 the air too cool, weighed
parcels Of pound each, and by press with
the force of a tun or two made 10 assume
the compact form of tablet, lthe size of a
small briek,) in which shape. covered with
TN foil il is presented TO the public.
Some of the solidiied milk which had
been grated and dissolved in water the
evening previous, was found covered with
rich cream. This, skinned of, was soon
converted into excellent butter. Another
solution was speedily converted into WINE
whey, by treatment precisely similar 10
that employed in using ordinary mhk. II
fully equalled the expectations OF all. so that
solidifed milk will hereafter rank among The
necessary appendages OF 10 sick room.
In fine, this article makes paps, custardsi
buildings and cakes, equal to the best mllk
and obtained from well pastured cattle, and
not the produce Of distillery Stops neither
can il be watercd.
For our steamships, our packets, fol
those travelling by land or by sea, for hole
purposes or use IN private iamilles,ior young
or OLD, we fecolulthu IL N"lu''''l NS H"'
stitute for fresh milk.
We look with interest for the scientific
report of the committee of the Academy o.
Medicine, in which we hope FOR an exPosi-
ton of the domestic, culinary, and hygiene
properties of solidified milk.
Holloaeays Pills. -Debilitated Constitu
tons.-The wonderful power possessed by
these Pills, are such, that they peiorn the
most astonishing cures by restoring health
when all other means fail; cases of deblllt
ated constitutions by their use are completely
invigorated, the delicate aud weak ure mad'
strong The daughter centrelng into WON
anhood, or the mother at the turn OF lie
alike derive unspeakable benefit by the use
of this mighty medicine Ii is also
recommended 10 the Citizens of the unloT
as an efleciual remedy for general derange
ments OF the system.