No. 4.- Mrs.

We certainly appreciate your kindness in furnishing the milk and as you were interested in the results, I am delighted to say that our baby has gained in one month three and one-half pounds in weight, which is quite remarkable for her as for months her weight was the same, and she could not take the cow's milk.

No. 5.

We began April 1st when the baby was 11 months old feeding goat's milk as a supplement to mother's milk, giving 20 to 25 ounces a day. Prior to this time was a healthy, breast-fed baby, normal, except that she was troubled with constipation. Weight 23 pounds April 28 and 23 May 12th. During April and May she was perfectly well, except for being constipated, which condition grew worse. Toward the middle of June she became peevish and was apparently losing flesh. About June 25th, after the mother's milk was found by analysis to be deficient in fat, the child was placed on a diet of goat's milk, supplemented by a small portion of coddled egg, potato, etc. This change immediately relieved the constipation, which has given no further trouble. During July the baby was not very well, due perhaps to the cutting of several teeth. But from August on until October 1st she gradually gained in weight. October 4th the goat milk was replaced with cow's milk, but only for about six days, for she became quite sick, due perhaps to teething. Weight Nov. 10th, the end of the test, 25 pounds. During this experience the milk has always digested easily. She has been a little slow about walking and teething as compared with other youngsters.

No. 6. Mr.

The child was six months old, weighed eight pounds, and in a very scrawny condition. Had not retained anything on its stomach to speak of for several days. The first feeding of goat's milk the child retained without the milk being adulterated, and it slept for ten hours, a thing the child had not done for weeks. For the 16 weeks the child was fed goat's milk, it averaged five-eighths of a pound per week gain. The child only gained three-eighths of a pound the first three weeks, which we considered very good for the condition she was in when we started. Since the child has been taken from goat's milk, it has had pure Holstein and is fat and perfectly healthy. She is now 21 months old and weighs 33 pounds, is strong on her legs and has good teeth.

With reference to the use of goat's milk in the case of [No. 6], I would like to say that at the time this feeding was undertaken she showed marked signs of malnutrition and although various formulas had been tried she had gained scarcely anything over her birth weight when she was six months old. The goat's milk was used with my consent, not at my suggestion because I was not familiar with the possibility of obtaining a constant supply of this product. There are no doubt certain classes of cases in which goat's milk is a very suitable food for infants. This was one of those cases.

No. 8.- Mr.

I am pleased to say that goat's milk has done wonders for my little girl. She was sick about five months and was nothing but skin and bones and could not keep anything on her stomach until we tried goat's milk. That seemed to agree with her and she began to pick up as soon as she began taking it. She is three years old in February, and is fatter than she ever was. I am thankful to you for the goat's milk.

No. 9. Mrs.

I began feeding my baby goat's milk from the Experiment Station about September 1, 1913, she being just then past three months old. I acted on the advice of Dr. of this city and consulted with him as to the preparation of the milk. In the first month the baby had the milk only as supplementary feeding and a very small amount at a time, from 1 to 2 ounces per feeding. There was no disturbance whatever of the digestive tracts from the mixed feedings. Stools were normal and free from curd. After expiration of first month breast milk decreased and amount of goat's milk was considerably increased, still however only used as supplementary feeding. By end of third month of feeding, that is by time infant was six months old, she was entirely weaned from breast. She had been all the time well, had no flatulence, and gained fairly regularly, but at no time rapidly, one-fourth pound per week being her average gain. For another month she remained on the goat's milk and from that time on she developed a very constipated condition which I attributed to deficiency in fats in the goat's milk. As the condition persisted, I decided to change to cow's milk (Holstein special at first, later a richer milk). She "made the change without disturbance and is now at nine months in excellent condition and making normal gain. I have had a much easier time with her feeding than with that of my other bottle-fed babies who were fed cow's milk at about the same age.

No. 10.- Mr.

It is a very great pleasure for me to tell you that the goat's milk which you furnished us for the past three weeks has worked wonders. Previous to when I talked with you, the baby had been under the care of two physicians with no apparent relief for several weeks. Since feeding goat's milk we have had no occasion to call a physician or give any medicine. The baby has gained in weight and his general condition is greatly improved.

In summing up our report in the use of goat's milk which you furnished us, will say that when we first used the milk the baby was about five months old, when born it weighed 91⁄2 lbs., gained while its mother nursed it to 12, and then when we put it on cow's milk it gradually went back to 9 lbs. At five months was very weak, threw up everything, worried continuously and had been under the care of two physicians (at different times) for two months and was completely at a standstill. We noted an improvement in his condition after the very first feeding of goat's milk and have never had a setback yet. He has never had any medicine since first using it and now weighs 16 lbs. at eight months.

No. 12.- (From attending physician)

I am sorry to report that the goat's milk did not agree much better with my little patient than cow's milk. He is a child 20 months old, who does not seem able to absorb anything. Taking 9 ounces a day of goat's milk was all he could care for without developing signs and symptoms of fat poisoning. Of cow's milk he could generally take 8 ounces a day, but sometimes even that amount seemed to poison markedly. I gave him for a time breast milk. Of that he could take 16 ounces a day, but was not poisoned even though fat appeared in his stools and the odor was rancid.

No. 13.- (From attending physician)

Two months ago

was put on goat's milk for part feeding,— being nursed also. When put on goat's milk weighed 15 lbs.; muscles firm, fairly nourished. Took the milk well, is now in good condition and weighs 17 lbs.

No. 14.- Mr.

I am having Mrs.

keep a record of the baby's condition since beginning to take goat's milk. I had expected to write this letter at home where I could get the data to send you. However, I will send you that later but wish to say now that he has gained 4 ounces in the past week and has been happier and more easily cared for than at any time since last fall. I believe the milk is helping him. He is now about 18 months old and we are feeding him some [proprietary food], eggs and crackers and a little bacon during the day, though the amount is very small. These we were feeding him before we obtained goat's milk, as the doctor thought that a child of his age should have some such food. We have substituted goat's milk for the cow's milk we were giving him. I think that is what is being of such benefit to him,

No. 15.- (First report)

I herewith give you report on condition of my little daughter in connection with the use of goat's milk, which is as follows:

Upon advice of physician only used milk in proportion as shown below:

As the proportion of milk is increased and that of the water decreased, expect that it will show a decided increase in weight.

In connection with the use of goat's milk as food for my young daughter, would advise that report for second week is as follows:

The results thus far are very gratifying, I assure you, for we had used almost everything, and had despaired of saving her at all, until advised to procure the goat's milk. At present time we are using sterilized milk and sterilized water, and as she continues to improve will increase to full strength.

No. 15.- (Third report)

I herewith hand you statement in connection with use of goat milk for food of my young daughter, which is as follows:

Would also advise that we are using three-fourths milk now and only one-fourth sterilized water.

We are very much pleased with the success of goat's milk with our baby during the month that he has been using it. He has gained ten ounces and is much happier and stronger. He is a year and a half old and only weighs thirteen pounds now. We have never been able to secure suitable food in spite of the most expert advice of noted baby specialists, so we feel that the goat's milk will prove to be a wonderful success in his case. Mr. and I are very grateful to you for your kind help

and interest in our behalf.

No. 16. Mrs.

(Second report, December 14, 1914)

I hope you will pardon my delay in sending you the results of our use of goat's milk for our baby. He was a year and a half old when we began using it in June. Up to that time nothing could be found to agree with him. He has been under the care of a famous baby specialist for weeks but with no results. He began to improve at once, gaining from four to ten ounces a week. In less than three months he had gained from a weight of twelve and a half pounds to over fifteen. At that time we found that he could handle cow's milk successfully. He has been making good progress since and has gained both in weight and strength. We feel that the use of goat's milk was of wonderful benefit to him, and we wish to thank you for your kindness in sending it.

No. 17.- Mr.

Last fall our baby was quite ill, and although we tried all kinds of modified milk and patented foods, we were unable to find any food which would nourish it. Finally thru your courtesy and that of Mr. we tried goat's milk from the Experiment Station which was sent to us every day for several weeks. This the baby seemed to assimilate and digest perfectly, and it gave him a start from which he is still benefitting. I am taking this opportunity to express to you the appreciation of both Mrs. and myself for your very great kindness in letting us have the

In reference to the child, I send you a few details. Should you wish I could send my notes, but I fear they would not be enlightening. It was 14 months old when I first saw it, weighing then about 171⁄2 pounds, a loss of 31⁄2 pounds during the past four months. It did well on a high-fat formula up to about nine months of age, and then suffered from constipation of a stubborn type. Later this turned to a diarrhoea, becoming a mild sub-acute catarrhal colitis, and presented all the usual symptoms of an intestinal indigestion, such as restlessness, pallor, languor, etc. Physical examination did not show anything grossly abnormal. The anterior fontanelle was too wide open. It had only four teeth and its muscles were very soft. Its intolerance for high fat was soon followed by a lack of tolerance of a very low fat of cow's milk. In other words, cow's milk in any form could not be given in sufficient ration in its formulae. I first gave its stomach a rest from all forms of milk, using [proprietary food]. I then started replacing gradually the [proprietary food] by the goat's milk you so generously provided. It progressed very well and was soon able to take more goat's milk in its formulae than it had ever taken cow's milk. It was also given flour ball and later some yolk of egg. Finally it was doing so well on a diet normal for its age that Mrs. stopped writing to me. I do not remember seeing the

baby after the first visit.