Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-11-04
SOUR MILK.

miss Good for Weak Persons.
In eastern countries our milk which
has undergone a species of farmenta-
ton is a regular article of diet. The
Arabs are very fond of II, and consume
laily "a preparation Of sour milk called
koumiss. The virtues of koumiss have
come to be recognized In our WI
country by the medical faculty, and it
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 eases
Of dyspepsia without acidity; it Is also
useful where there Is a torpor of the
functions of the liver, and many
patients who can digest hardly any
sort of food assimilate IL with ease.
Buttermilk is recognized as a RENE
dial adjunct in the relief of stomach
and liver troubles, and many physicians
attest its virtues in typhoid fevers, 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
anything solid, unless it may be a bit
Of dry bread Mt least twenty-four hours
old. The butternilk 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
trio trouble, r~esolutely kept himself on
this diet (buttermilk 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 nourisb-
ment slipped buttermilk, 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 nutritiye properties,
Il is still a valuable article Of food. 1t
IL already soured and in a partially lii
gested condition, SO that the stomach
has little TODD in taking care of it. Be
sides this il furnishes its own Juices"
In a large measure. So that the digestive
apparatus j. excused from much Of the
trouble. In IA worl. the Tactic acid
seems IL meet "A want. rs n food and
medicine ii is simple and within the
reach If all.
kounisS il more agreeable u many
persons than butternilk, but one could
hardly imbibe two OF three quarts of il
daily. as il would be too stimulating.
1t might, however, he taken to vary
the routine of "A simple butterInilk diet,
and would be found very refreshing IL
IL 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 exhilarating
influence, which is not at all like that
of any other drink, combining with
stimulation, as it does, a tonic effect
which makes it 10 desirable. Koumiss
may be made at home 10y adding a
little sugar and yeast to milk and cork
Ing it up tightly in bottles. The mix
.ure must be shaken up several times
daily for three or four days to incor.
porate the solid and liquid portions
thoroughly. The corks should he wired
down, as quantities Of gas are evolved,
and they would otherwise fly out.
Keep the bottles on the floor of n cool
cellar. Koumiss may be drank by very
weak persons, and generally is found
very refreshing and strengthening
Ladies World.