The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-01
SOUR MILK.


DuttermIir Good for Dyspepsia and Kou-
miss Good Far Max Persons.
In eastern countries ~sur milk which
has UNDERGONE a species OF fernenta-
ton Is regular article of dict. The
/ Arabs are Way fond of 4, and consume
daily preparation of sour milk called
koumiss. The virtues of koumiss have
come to be recognized IN our own
country by the medical faculty, and it
Is ordered By them In cases OF low fever
and frequently with very successful re-
suits. Kouiniss Is very easy of diges-
ton. and Is exceedingly useful In cases
of dyspepsia without acidity; 1t is also
useful where there is n torpor of the
functions of the liver, and many
patients who can digest hardly any
sort of food assimilate it with ease.
ButterInilk is recognized as n RENE
dial adjunct In the relief OF stomacli
and liver troubles. and many physicians
attest It's virtues in typhoid fevers. A
butternilk 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 tl,e but
ternilk. never eating during its course
anything solid, unless 1t may be bit
of dry bread Mt least twenty-four hours
old. The buttci1nilk diet must be he
roically persisted IN for n month to six
weeks, according TO the urgency or OBJ
stinscy OF the case A learned divine
In New York. who suffered from gas
trio trouble, resoiutely kept himself on
this dict (butternilk only for over a
month, and cured himself completely;
nor did this regimen interfere with his
labors at the desk To avoid tempta-
ton he stayed away from the table.
and when he felt the need of nourish-
Inent slipped buttermilk, taking from
two to fonr quarts per day. Says a
writer ON the subject: The philosophy
il simple. Willie butterrnilk is inferior
to ssSi;n;ned milk in nutritive properties,
it Is still n valuable article of food. 1t
is already scurcd and in IL partially di-
gestei condition. so that the stomach
has little to do in taking care of it. Be
sides this it furnishes its own Juices
IN a large measure, SO that the digestive
apparatus is excused from much of the
trouble In a word, the Tactic acid
seems to meet "A want. As n food and
medicine it is simple and within the
reach of all.
kouIniss is more agreeable to many
persons than butterinilk, but one could
hardly inbibe two or three quarts of 1t
daily. as it would be too stimulating
1t might, however, be taken to vary
the routine of u simple buttermilk diet.
and would be found very refreshing il
it had previously been kept i'm a cool
place. The writer knows the virtues
of koumiss from experience, and can
attest it's property Of being easy OF
digestion, and It's mildly exhilaating
influence, which is not at all like that
of any other drink, combining with
stimulation, as it does. tonic effect
which makes it so desirable. Koumiss
may be made at home by adding a
little sugar and yeast to milk and cork
ing 1t 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. KouIniss may be drank by very
weak persons, and generally is found
very refreshing and strengthening
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