Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1887.
Complete Left, 21st Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
I WILLIAM BISHOP BARNETT of Newport in the County of Monmouth, Manager
of Biscuit Works, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a nutritious and economical food for Dogs
in the form of. Biscuits.
The meal of which the biscuits are mainly composed I propose to modify to suit
various.kinds and conditions of dogs, but the general characteristics of the meal will
not materially vary from that hitherto employed. Thus, I combine together flour of
various qualities, add thereto indian meal, ground malt, and animal fibre reduced to
fine.particles. These materials I submit to the action of a mixing machine, and add
thereto,very gradually, linseed oil, with a sufficient amount of water to convert the
mixed materials into a dough. The proportion of linseed oil which will in general
suffice to obtain a good result will be about one gallon to 280 lbs. of meal.
In some cases, with the view of increasing the digestive properties of the food, I
propose to mix with the dough, malt extract in various proportions.
The meal, when well mixed with the liquid ingredients, is passed between rollers
to ensure the proper kneading of the same into dough, which is then rolled into sheets
of suitable thickness for conversion into biscuits. By means of stamping or cutting
apparatus, the sheets are converted into the biscuit forms required, and by the ordinary
process of baking, the manufacture of the biscuit is completed.
In preparing biscuits for puppies, or for dogs of weak or sickly constitution, or
recovering from attacks of distemper &c., the use of malt extract and linseed oil will
be found of great advantage, especially if the percentage of extract used is somewhat
larger than that employed in manufacturing dog biscuits for ordinary use.
Again, when preparing biscuits for summer consumption, it may be desirable to
reduce the proportion of animal fibre in the dough, and to vary the percentage of the
linseed oil mixed with the dough.

page_text: I, WILLIAM BISHOP BARNETT of Newport in the County of Monmouth, Manager
of Biscuit Works, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to provide a nutritious and economical food for dogs
in the form of biscuits.
The meal of which the biscuits are mainly composed I propose to modify to suit
various kinds and conditions of dogs, but the meal, in its general characteristics, will
not materially vary from that hitherto employed. Thus, for example, I combine with
flour, of various qualities, indian meal, ground malt, and animal matters reduced to
fine particles. These materials I submit to the action of a mixing machine, and add
thereto, very gradually, linseed oil, with a sufficient amount of water to convert the
mixed materials into a dough.
With the view of increasing the digestive properties of the food, I work into the
dough, malt extract suitably proportioned to the circumstances of the case.
In carrying out my invention, I have found that a good result (suitable for dogs
generally) is obtainable by adopting the following proportions for the meal, viz. :-
70 parts by weight
Fine Flour
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100
To 280 lbs. of this meal, I add 10 lbs. malt extract and 1 gallon of linseed oil.
The meal, when well mixed with the liquid ingredients, is passed between rollers
to ensure the proper kneading of the same into dough, which is then rolled into sheets
of suitable thickness for conversion into biscuits. By means of stamping or cutting
apparatus, the sheets are converted into the biscuit forms required, and by the ordinary
process of baking, the manufacture of the biscuit is completed.
In preparing biscuits for puppies, or for dogs. of weak or sickly constitution, or
recovering from attacks of distemper &c., the use of malt extract and linseed oil will
be found of great advantage. In these cases,' I somewhat increase the percentage of
malt extract, say 2 lbs. per 100 lbs. of mixture beyond that given above, and I add
to the dough a small percentage of fat, such as cocoa-nut oil, say 3 lbs. per 100 lbs.
of mixture, and 5 lbs. per cent. of sugar or thereabouts.

page_text: Again, when preparing biscuits for summer consumption, it may he desirable to
reduce the proportion of animal fibre in the dough, and to vary the percentage of
the linseed oil mixed with the dough, to the extent say, of one half the proportions
given above.
I would remark that by combining with the biscuit meal, linseed oil and extract of
malt, as above explained, I am enabled to produce biscuits, the use of which, by
dogs, will have a peculiar and advantageous effect upon them, the tendency of the
linseed oil being to impart gloss to the coat and improve its texture, while the
malt extract ensures the easy assimilation of the oil, and also of the farinaceous
ingredients.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.