The Borden beef biscuit. manufactured at Galveston. proved a great success for a time and received the favorable indorsemeat of prominent Army and naval officers of the United States as well as of Dr. Ashbel Smith. Surgeon General of the Texas Republic. It was also awarded the grand council medal of the International Exposition in London in 1851. While returning from London in that year Gail Borden became infected with the "bug" that led to the invention (f condensed milk. He was on a slow sailing shiIp conveying a number of immigrants with small children. Several milk cows were taken on board to supply them with milk. which was obtained and served under unsanitary conditions. This impressed bim with the need for such a food arid he lostno time in producing it.
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