The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-07-01
Gpisreitaneous articles.
From the Plymouth Memorial.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY

n new and erheditiops method Of milking eoscs.
have had tho satisfaction OF witnessing, 10
presence of . number o. gentlemen, COW c.
vscusiIng tho whole oi her milk by the iol'
lowing ample conuivancs. A rys straw was
jnrcduced into rbe office of each lea,, IN ough
which the milk flowed spsniane ousIy in full
and uninler, uplcd stream, until the uddet was
ecmp!ctely empted. In exactly five ninu'es,
Between and quarts wore thus duwn of
Afer The sirsws wsfe wlthd' awo the udder
was collapsed and empty, and ooi a spoonful
cf milk could be ohtsIned by tho efforts Of the
hand II fs we'll known 10 soatomIsts, tha,
the numcrous mix tubes or cspsIs are SO
formed as 10 communics'e with each O. he,
and all terminate in the OK cDiiy OF lhe teat,
s0d the milk 10 desained by a power similsr
70 Inc coosrsctIon Of sphIncIer muscle. The
st'aw o. any lube being introduced removes
the contraction mechanically. end allow. the
milk 10 aow freely. The. discovery OF this
novel process was reserved for simple ustic
boy, IN tho town of Middlebo,ough. HIS fs
thcr, by tho name OF BsDl, having COW ha
did no, yield be mix without gresi sueog h
and ffoei, was induced o veil hef TOE neigh
Dor, but she was fot he samc reason returned
sgain to the original owner. The boy Away,
dteaded he m,lkiog, ss very isborious nno
sstiguing task, while his broihoc finished milk
ing eno'het COW IN half the time. Alter SOME
time. howeycr, the boy, who had tho mos.
aifficoh task assigned h,m, b'ough' 10 his
mix before the otoe, NJ. Beo, inquired by
whar means he had 6nSned milking soooor
than usual The bywts silent end the sc
cret renamed uodscusered fos ssve's' a r.
when ihe fsthat accompanied him TO the b. n,
and nd his curiosity fu y rauhsd. The boy
openinv b X which conts,nsd q number OF
rye s,tsw., one ui which being introduced IN.
10 each test,- The COW wss speedily miIkad
wi,hou, the smallest exertion. The ,raws
are in,r, duced aoou, hall On inch, which u
done with great facility, the COW discovers not
tho iesst impstience, bu, IN Withdrawing .he
strsw little force is required. Small quiils
made entirely smooth NJ the end, would be
preferable but milking tubes may be made
or silve, o, tin, md u 10 no, improbable that
those ssticles will soon be numbered among
ouf indispensable utensils. The slxe should
be . little lager than q quill from the wing OF
. hen. Whether the habiiusl employment
Of he tube will tend 10 Impair the te,en,ive
power ol tho seat or o,heI wise prove injurious,
mus, be dc,e,rntned by experiences bu, am
jnclined TO the opinion, tha, no inju'y Will be
. produced as The subsistence OF the ies IS not
vsiy susceptible Of irritation 0, Of iohsmma'
sioD. Wa may now congratulate ou' milking
men and milkms,ds on ,hi. very important
acquisition from which may bc anticipated
tho following sdvsntsges.
lss A dairy 80 or moro cows employs
twice 10 day o, 8 persons in m'iklng-by
this new method, il tho tube 10 made ot the
fall Ma. ,f he ,ifice 10 receive IL, the whole
business may be performed In one third Of
the time, and win greaser ease 10 the miIker
and 10 the animal.
I'd W. my be relieved from the unplcas
sn' appreheusion Of dizzy hands employed IN
milking
Sd When the udder Is In an undutsled o
OF discased state, or the tea,s tender sne sx
eo'ia,ed, the anims; may be MIXED wihou,
pain
an. F.sc,ious kicking cows may IN ,his
wsy be MIXED with less trouble and danger.
Had this cuf,ous discovery bee. made by
philosophers aud physiologisn 1u pes, ages,
they nigh, have claimed y 'snk with F snk.
lin md Jenner. but the Midd ebo,ongh boy is
su ely entitled to publIe consideration for his
inesnul,y.
1 cannot resis, the desire, III he associs,iop
may be permiued) m ihis occasion to sugges'
anc'hss happy eonsequence ths, may resul,
from this discovery, one in which our person.
a feelings ere mo particularly Interested.
JAMES THACHER.
Plymouth. June. 1924