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Title: The Bacillus of Long Life
a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary
purposes, together with and historical account of the use
of fermente

Author: Loudon Douglas

Release Date: March 18, 2010 [EBook #31691]

Language: English

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[Illustration: THE OLDEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD AND HER SON

Baba Vasilka is 126 years old, and her son Tudor is 101.
They are peasants, and have lived all their lives in a
little village in Bulgaria. They are typical examples of
people who live to a great age by the use of soured milk,
as it has been their principal food all their lives.]

The
Bacillus of Long Life

A Manual of the Preparation and Souring of Milk for
Dietary Purposes, Together with an Historical
Account of the Use of Fermented Milks, from
the Earliest Times to the Present Day,
and Their Wonderful Effect in the
Prolonging of Human Existence

By
Loudon M. Douglas, F.R.S.E.

_With 62 Illustrations_

G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
1911