Carbon
Kind Water, Sugar, Alcohol, Fat, Proteid, dioxid, Acidity,
of Per Per Per Per Per Per Per
milk. cent. cent. cent cent. cent. cent. cent.
Cow 89.32 4.38 0.76 2.08 2.56 0.83 0.47
Probably 3.95 1.38 0.88 2.89 0.82
cow
skim’d
Mare 91.87 0.79 2.89 1.19 1.91 1.04
From the above it is seen that koumiss is made either from whole or
skim milk, and that the percentage of alcohol may vary within large
limits, its proportion being inverse to that of the milk sugar.
Koumiss is a beverage which is very palatable, easily digested and one
which is not appreciated in this country in proportion to its merits,
especially for the use of invalids.