THE FARM.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 14 August 1914, Page 7

THE FARM.

MILK MADE BY MACHINERY

The familiar sign "Milk from our own dairies" may soon be supplanted in London by the announcement "Milk from our own factories." This striking development of man's struggle to improve on Nature is the result of the discoveries of Dr. Saver and T)r. Goossell, two German scientists, who claim to be able to make by machinery milk that is superior to that supplied by the cow. A demonstration of this synthetic milk was given at Dane's Tnn House, London, in October, in the presence of medical men and Press representatives. Apart from a sort of clinging taste after drinking it, the synthetic draught passed the palate test. It went a little better with coffee. "- The inventors of synthetic milk have been experimenting in (!erMiany for three years, and they claim they have now produced a perfect substitute for the natural article. Analysis in Germany have reported favourably on the new product. It is claimed that, the new milk is : Free from bacilli ; More wholesome than natural milk ; Made in various grades to suit the infant or the adult ; Easily standardised ; And that it is much cheaper than the natural article. Tho raw material is said to be purely vegetable, one of the main ingredients being the Soya bean, which is grown in Japan and Corea, and much used in those countries. As to the process of manufacture, Mr. Faulding stated that various vegetables were put into a machine and subjected to great heat. In plain English, the machine does the work of the cow, the raw material, in the scientific sense, being exactly the same as that which supplies the natural article. It takes al.o it seven hours to turn out the finished milk, and it is proposed to "brew" twice a day. The plant is not costly, and taking an average of the various grades of strength the inventors intend to make, the price to the public will be :W. per quart. Cheese can also be made from synthetic milk, which ! would be sold for about 3d. a pound. The substitute will not make butter, but it is possible that it may be used in the manufacture of mar- ' garine. Synthetic milk also gives cream, ! but it takes longer to make It, as the fat is more evenly distributed than in the case of natural milk. Other claims made for synthetic milk are that it is not touched by hand throughout the process of manufacture, and that it is not cxi posed to the atmosphere while be- ; ing made, except, for the brief period required for bottling. This, the inventors claim, makes it absolutely free from bacilli, and thus, it is claimed, the substitute I will greatly diminish consumption and other illnesses which are due to, or aggravated by. tuberculous milk. It is said that the new milk will keep good twice as long as cow's milk, but as it will be offered for sale in bottles of all sizes, this is not very material. If the invention is favourably received it is intended to build a factory in London.