Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-09-05
SOUR MILK.


0utter1utlk sod TOR Dyspepsia ana hou-
miss Good for Weak Persons.
In eastern countries sour milk which
has undergone a species OF fermenta-
ton is a regular article Of diet. The
Arabs are very fond of II, and consume
daily n preparation of sour milk called
koumiss. The virtues Of koumiss have
come to be recognized in our own
country by the medical faculty, and Il
Is ordered by them In cases Of low fever
and frequently with very successful re-
suits. Koumiss is very easy of diges-
ton, and is exceedingly useful In cases
Of dyspepsia without acidity; 1t Is also
useful where there il a torpor Of the
functions Of the liver, and many
patients who can digest hardly any
sort of food assimilate it with ease.
Buttennilk is recognized as a rene
dial adjunct in the relief Of stomach
and liver troubles, and many physicians
attest its virtues in typhoid fever. A
buttermilk diet, it Is claimed. will do
wonders toward the relief of gastritis,
but when undertaken the patient must
not add other articles to his dietary,
but confine himself strictly to the but.
termilk, never eating during its IN
anything solid, unless II may be a bit
Of dry bread at least t~wenty-four hours
old. The buttermilk diet must be he
roically persisted in for a month to six
weeks, according to the urgency or OBJ
stinacy Of the case. a learned divine
in New York. who suffered from gas
tric trouble, resolutely kept himself on
this diet (buttermilk only for over a
month. and cured himself completely;
nor did this regimen interfere with his
labors mt the desk. To avoid teinpta-
ton he stayed away from the table,
and when he felt the need Of nourish-
ment slipped burtermilk, taking from
two to four quarts per day. Says "A
writer on the subject: The philosophy
is simple. While butternilk is inferior
to skinned milk in nutritive properties,
it is still IA valuable article of food. II
Is already soured and in a partially d.
gested condition, SD that the stomach
has little TO do in taking care of il. Be
sides this it furnishes its W juices
in a large measure, SO that the digestive
apparatus is excused from much of the
trouble. In a word. the Tactic acid
SEEM 10 meet a want. As food and
medicine it is simple and within the
reach of all.
koumiss Is more agreeable to many
persons than buttermilk, but one could
hardly imbibe two or three quarts of il
daily, as il would be too stimulating.
1t might, however. be taken to vary
the routine of a simple buttermilk diet,
and would be found very refreshing IL
it had previously been kept in a cool
place. The writer knows the virtues
of koumiss from experience, and can
attest its property Of being easy Of
digestion, and its mildly cxhilarating
influence, which is not at all like that
of any other drink, combining with
stimulation, as il does. a tonic effect
which makes IL SO desirable. Koumiss
may be made at home by adding a
little sugar and yeast to milk and cork
ing it up tightly in bottles. The mix.
ture must be shaken up several times
daily for three or four days to incor-
porate the solid and liquid portions
thoroughly. The corks should be wired
down, as quantities of gas are evolved,
and they would otherwise fly out.
Keep the bottles on the floor of a cool
cellar. Koumiss may be drank by very
weak persons, and generally is found
very refreshing and strengthening
Ladies World.