The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-16
EyERYeopY sHouLp paINK MILk.
APhySlplaa says It's Better Tonic Than
Malt Preparations


Halt ProparatioRA
1t was a long, low, unfinished apart
ment, the rough joists and beams being
simply coated with whiteWash. The clear
ash floor was scrubbed to o snowy white
ness, and the few chairs that the room
contained were placed against the wall in
prlm sort Of way that seemed to indicate
that they had not been displaced In some
time, Along one side OF this apartment
were racks upon which were pans Of milk,
tier on tier, nearly to the ceiling MILK
cans Of various sizes stood about and
long iron sink contained milk bottles that
young maid was busily scRldlng, 10
was, In fact, the milk room Of Jersey
dRirymAn, The young girl informed re-
porter that her father would b IN In Q
few minutes He came presently, followed
by two stout farm hands, each bearing
two brlmming pals Of milk which were
speedily transferred to newly seAldsd
bottles, The farmer remarked that those
AldeTneys would have 10 get more corn
meal, because they were invalid cows and
must DO well fed. Then he noticed the
visitor and nodded good morning,
"Why are they invalid cows" asked the
newsman,
"Why, you see, there are q certain class
Of customers who drink lots OF milk sim
ply for medicine, There's lady on Mad
lsOn avenue, In New York, that takes
three quarts day, and lin told she drinks
1t all herself. Some Of these people are
regular CTanks, and the moment you give
them milk from new COW, they spot 1t,
old, that used to give beautiful milk al
most as golden as the butter that could DO
made from 1t, and this furnished TO
ronsumptiye individual on FwOnty'third
street. He seemed to thrive on 1t, and
actually began to gain flesh, though his
physician had assured him that there was
lttle hope, Well, got chance TO sell
the COW, and as she gave 70 little milk !
did so. My customer was nearly wild
when told him that this accounted for
the change In the milk, He inquired anx-
lOusly as to who purchased and sent post
haste to the man. He was just In time to
prevent the animals becoming beef The
heller thus saved from the butchers knife
was placed In fine stable, fed like a
queen, and the owner had the two or more
quarts OF milk furnished every day for his
own use,
VI often drink milk myself when / don't
feel well, and 1t always does me good.
Nearly every milkmAn has individual
customers who take milk purely because
they think it strengthens the system"
A prominent city physician subSe'
quently seen by the reporter said: "Ire'
gard milk as u better tonic than most
preparations, 1t helps the impoverished
blood and furnishes nutrlment easily
taken by the system. Tho principal parts
OF tho milk are tho oleIn or oily parts, the
caseine or cheesy portion, and the phos.
pilates OF lime aud potash. In butter we
got the olein, In cheese the olein and ca
seine together, because the caselne, whom
the curd forms, holds tho oleIn together.
In cases Of typhoid fever give milk al.
together, and have known many o per-
son 10 DO brought from deaths door
through Its agency
1t Is now a common practice to inject
milk into the blood when 1t Is impov-
erlshed. That fluid takes 1t up and appro-
PIRATES 1t In some unaCcountAble way aud
peoples lives have been saved in this way,
drink glass Of milk every night before
going to bed, and have for years.-New
York Mail and Express.