. Chemical and physical analysis of milk, condensed milk, and infants' milk-foods, with special regard to hygiene and sanitary milk inspection : a laboratory guide, developed from practical experience, intented for chemists, physicians, sanitarians, students, etc. Milk; Infants. 33 Milk Containing Medicines. Lewald's experiments have proved that medicinal substances are rapidly conveyed by the milk; so, for instance, lead, arsenic, oxide of zinc, sub-nitrate of bismuth, tincture of iodine and iron, antimony, and mercury salts. ' It has not been determined that milk suffers, under the influ- en
. Chemical and physical analysis of milk, condensed milk, and infants' milk-foods, with special regard to hygiene and sanitary milk inspection : a laboratory guide, developed from practical experience, intented for chemists, physicians, sanitarians, students, etc. Milk; Infants. 33 Milk Containing Medicines. Lewald's experiments have proved that medicinal substances are rapidly conveyed by the milk; so, for instance, lead, arsenic, oxide of zinc, sub-nitrate of bismuth, tincture of iodine and iron, antimony, and mercury salts. ' It has not been determined that milk suffers, under the influ- ence of these substances, also a quantitative change; but the expe- rience of physicians has demonstrated that medicines administered to the mother act, through the medium of milk, upon the suck- ling. Milk as the Cause of Disease. It is a well-known fact that the use of milk, especially during the hot season, when it undergoes changes quite rapidly, is attended with some risk. Only later investigations have proved that milk may also cause specific diseases. Milk has, in many cases, proved to be the bearer of disease germs, and thus has caused the trans- mission of contagious and infectious diseases. Without reference to special cases, we will, to avoid prolixity, only describe the diseases and their causes. The milk may be the cause of infection : i*""^». •vVS. ?. ®, V \®^ • ' • "o J-, >x Milk containing algse, obtained from a cow which drank stagnant water. According to Low. Bacteria. 1. By direct communication of the infection, derived mainly from impure water, used either for watering cattle or as adulter-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gerber, Nicholas. New York : [Lehmaier & broth. ] ;
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