The Arizona copper camp., 1919-12-13

time of milking and that of feeding,
the better The bacteria contained in
the milk do not have time ogrow
to such an extent as to produce any
! change or condition which is not good
| for the child.
| am satisfied that the more extend
ed use of goats milk in the feeding
| of infants would be followed by
healthier children and a great de-
| crease of disorders due to the tuber-
Gle bacilli.
Why Not Goats Matted Milk?
BY Dr.. r. e. Mcnamara
| l regret to state that the facts
which l have in mind are not gener
/ ally known to the world at large, and
| that is, the therapeutic value of goats
| milk and it's ideal qualities as food
Especially for children and all in
valids, particularly those having weak
stomachs and finding it hard to digest
1 food of any kind.
1 Most people know that the pure
| cows milk is not a well-Ealanced food
1 for children-as witness the milk
/ Food" preparations that are on the
market, all being composed in criti-
cism of those preparations, for they
iare of unquestionable service. What
we wish to bring out, however, is the
greater value of the goats milk, it's
more ideally balanced properties and
composition that render it at once fit
i for the human stomach without said
modification.
These facts are commencing to be
recognized by physicians.
WhoIesomeness of Goats Milk.
BY DR.. Verde 3. Gregory
We have been using goats milk i'll
1 the artificial feeding of infants and
as food for invafids, both in hospital
and private practice, for the past
1 three years. During that time we
/ have kept accurate records of our
| cases, and therefore feel fhat we are
in position to speak with some au-
thority with regard to the use of
goats milk in all such cases as above
indicated
! In one series of cases, comprising
4 ten babies who We're placed on goats
milk at birth and continued on it until
weaving time, we were afforded an
l opportunity of observing the very ex-
iceptional manner in which these par
4 ticular infants developed. =
\ Some of the more noticeable fea-
lures in their development were: Ex-
lceptional muscle tone, as evidenced
by the firm feel of the muscles, as
we'll as by the remarkable activity of
| these babies as compared with those
who were being reared on other arti-
fetal foods; the beautiful, clear and
pink compilations and happy disposi-
| tions, all of which indicated perfect
4 physical, and hence mental, well-be-
\ ing.
Easier to- Digest
The fat glotules in goats milk are
| very much smaller than those of
cows milk, thus enabling the digest
1 i've fluids to better perform their
proper functions, thereby increasing
( the assimilative power of the body.
Besides all this, milk is the cheap
est known source of animal protein,
l and contains those rare chemical, or
1 perhaps bio-chemical, compounds
without which growth of the young
does not proceed in a satisfactory
Imanner.
1t is not Of so great consequence
4 the amount of food which we take
into the stomach as it is the amount
assimilated. When we consider the
| fact that it is estimated that Is per
cent of all mich COWS are subject to
1 tuberculosis, and the further fact
| that the goat is immune to this
dreadful disease, further. score in
favor of the milch goat is accom-
plished.
i In view of the foregoing facts, as
4 well as to the increased cost of pro-
ducing dairy products, I am con
vinced that the milch goat will, very
| soon, step into the economic breach
in milk production which she is SO
| very competent to fill. Much val
liable information regarding the
| milch goat may be obtained by ad-
dressing the University of Califor,
mia, Berkeley, Cal, and the secre
tary of agriculture, Washington
I'D. G.
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