Milk.
Woman’s milk is considered the type of human food when the conditions approach that of the child, as the milk of the mother is the natural food of all young animals. Milk partakes of the nature of both animal and vegetable food. It contains:
| Human milk. | Cow’s milk. | |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 89-1/2 | 87 |
| Casein | 1-2/8 | 4 |
| Butter or milk fat | 2-1/4 | 3-1/2 |
| Sugar of milk | 6-1/8 | 4-3/4 |
| Salts or ash | 1/4 | 3/4 |
| ——————— | —————— | |
| 100 | 100 | |
These are average analyses. The casein is equivalent to the gluten of vegetables or the fibrin of meat, and the sugar to starch.
With these few general observations, let us pass on to consider in detail the Grocer’s Goods.