. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. PURE MILK. WATERED MILK. cholera infantum, and consumption, or marasmus — HMflp WHATS IN THE MILK? MICE IN THE MILK. 607 Some children in cities literally starve to death on thissort of milk. Starch in milk may be detected by putting a drop of iodineinto a glass of milk, when the starch will give oft a bluecolor; or, by boiling such milk, it will thicken. Animals*brain*, whic
. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. PURE MILK. WATERED MILK. cholera infantum, and consumption, or marasmus — HMflp WHATS IN THE MILK? MICE IN THE MILK. 607 Some children in cities literally starve to death on thissort of milk. Starch in milk may be detected by putting a drop of iodineinto a glass of milk, when the starch will give oft a bluecolor; or, by boiling such milk, it will thicken. Animals*brain*, which are sometimes mixed in milk, may be detectedwith the microscope. Soda is often put in cans of milkthat are to be transported, to keep the milk sweet. Y\ e once saw a milkman picking a pair of mice out of hisbig milk can; but these little accidents, with hairs and dirtfrom the animals, are not to be mentioned, in view of theabove greater facts of whats in the milk? During the late run on the Bank, Xew York, a gentle-man said that a Westchester milkman named Thompson had purchased sixteen thousand dollars worth ofbooks at a discount, not because he wanted to speculate, ashe was a millionnaire, but to show he had confidence in theinstitution, and wished to enhance its credit. Pr
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