milk snake

Zool.: Ophiobolus eximius , a harmle snake of a grayish ash color, with three rows of dark spots along the back and sides. It is found in the northern and middle United States. "Gliding like a lovely and innocent milk - snake out of his grasp."- Bret Harte : Mrs. Skeggs ' Husbands. milk-sugar, s . Chem.: C12H22O11. Lactin. An important and characteristic constituent of milk. It is obtained from the whey by evaporation, and, after having been purified by animal charcoal and recrystallized, it finally appears as hard, semi-transparent, tri the nourishment and development of the child. It metric crystals, having the same composition as contains 90 per cent. of water and 10 per cent. of cane-sugar, and nearly the same specific gravity, solids (casein, fat, sugar, and a trace of salts). The first milk secreted is colostrum; it acts as a natural purgative to the child. That the mind exerts an influence both on the quantity and quality of secre tion is certain. Violent emotions, as fear, rage, ., IMG:content-1205.png:[blocks in formation] Bot.: The genus Synadenium (q. v.). chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; IMG:content-1206.png:[blocks in formation] Pathol.: The same as THRUSH (q. v.). milk-tie, s . IMG:content-1207.png:[blocks in formation]