Hello Sue, On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:55:26 -0800, "Susan Gallant" <[log in to unmask]> said: > I'm not really sure how common milk consumption would have been even if > that theory were to be proven true. Before bottles were invented, babies > were primarily nursed. Notice that I didn't mention babies at all in my message. What I did write about was humans adding dairy to their diet. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese#Origins for approximate time-line (yes, I know that wikipedia is not a definitive source but I'm lazy) > Even if the mother died there was usually a maid > servant or female relative who would nurse the infant. There aren't so > many diseases and other health issues recorded from back in prebottle > days, at least where infants were concerned. Would you please tell me what century you refer to as "prebottle days"? Then I suggest you look up infant mortality in that era. > For one thing, I have never met an intelligent cow. Absolutely nonsensical. > It goes against the ecological system as well as the human biological system. Proof? > The laws of nature are species specific. Oh? And what exactly are those "laws of nature" that you refer to? Best wishes, Alex.