The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-06
MILK IN BREAD.


selves deficient in patience, when we read
some of the deliberate assertions of scientific
men. They pronounce. from the seat of
power, and the centre of all wisdom, in favor
of this, and that, the other. in the very teeth
of general and almost universal experience.
We are compelled to place a very few of the
solemn announcements, even of the great
Liebig. in this category. He has proclaimed
that bread is rendered unhealthy by being
moistened with milk, and though we cannot
at this moment cite his words, there is no doubt
that he intends TO teach this DOCTRINE Many
of our journals have copied his language, and
also the following, without comment, which
we regard as. a. least partial sanction Of it:
MILK IN BREAD.-I have more objections
than one to milk in bread. but the most ser-
Gus is that persons of advanced age. who are
in the daily use of milk made bread, will be
expected to suffer from supply of os
seous or bony matter, and particularly if their
kidneys are affected. Bread should always be
made with water, and when made it is suit
able for the aged and the young. the lex and
the well. And as for sour milk, microscopic
view would. l presume, present additional
arguments against its use Water Cure jour.
Now, whatever may be said on this wise,
we can not hesitate to pronounce the princi-
pie here inculcated. general proposition,
in our opinion. utterly at variance with truth.
We doubt not that there persons, of all
ages who can not digest milk, even when di-
luted. We have seen infants IN that condition.
We are we'll acquainted with very learned
divine, who acquired an ability to indulgein the
use of milk, in his maturer years. only by first
diluting it very freely with water-perhaps
nine parts water to one of milk. We have no
doubt that these WRITER'S 70 whom we refer,
taya mo Wi fh S,lcb Rut IN pcp
that milk. in itself, is unwholesome bever
age, or substance that demands of rational
men, not moderation, but abstinence, is too
ridiculous. What does the milk do to US
whether mingled In bread or otherwise TO
make us dread 1t? Does it make too 'bony'?
We. who grew up in the country. and who
have used milk as drink, and in bread. and in
various modes besides shall not easily be led
to admit that doctrine. We know of many
more people who are apparently injured by
meats than by milk. in bread or out of it; and
our friend of the water Cure" is consistent
in this, and forbids- both
Viewed in the light Of "dietetics,' why
should milk in bread be unwholesomes Is it
of doubtful expediency beverage? Who
says that? And how is its nature changed
when mingled in the bread? AS a chemist,
venture to say, in nothing essential Fermen-
tation, when carried to excess, may affect por-
tons Of the milk, but it is not then unwhole-
some. Ask our Southern friends what they
think of sour milk, of 6onny clapper Why
not eat bread moistened with milk before ba-
king as well as after? Is not bread and milk
wholesonnes Does "bread and milk cause
us to suffer from an lover supply Of osseous,
or bonny natter" We have no patience with
such science. "A microscopic view would
l presume, present additional arguments
against its use Indeed And how is il
with waters Does not microscopic view
of that, too, present arguments against its
use?'' We venture the opinion. thatvery few
can view drop of water before solar micro
scope, and ssraightway so away and drink it
And how does microscopic view affect the
wholesomenes. of vinegar? Friend Wate,
Cure. vegetarian as you are. your logic is sure
ly of out of joint; for one. of any consider
able experience in the use of optical instru
men,s. can be ignorant that microscopic view
of vegetables would present millions and bill
lions OF arguments against (ttsir) use;' and
nice, large. plump ones. too We doubt " beth
or you viii make much on either OF these lacks
We have lived for years on milk bread, anC
wish those glorious days might return. Ant
we are not very bony. nor troubled with thu
animalcales, SO far rs we know Some of ou
family connexions have continued 10 live il
the same style ever since, and they are not par
ticularly bony. And when we visit 9TH.
spot where We were born or its neighbor
hood. We always go back TO these old habits
and eat our bread and milk, and miik-breae
and milk. too: and we generally come bacl
with less apparent symptoms of foo mach bon
than We had before. We exhort our readers
| one and all. who are not already diseased. o.
in an alb normal state, to get and eat As mucl
milk bread as they csn.-Plol-. L2oni Il A,ssil