New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-16

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TUESDAY August t.
NJ Hr1ls Of this City in the Chair.
Of4-Mr. MEles called attention 10 specimens OF
singular formation on the Hickory tree The leaves
and txigs presented were observed and gstnereo N
Windsor VI By Mr.. J. l.. Phelps Of TINS cry Inc
formation exactly resembles the round clam ana ths'
when opened gives freedom 10 immense qusnu1les Oh
small insects in appearance Ike the common louise
These animals. when tired Of walking and Crawling
presently take unto themselves wings and ny away
What Is IL who knows
pI,ms-AtteutiOn wss called 20 Plum supposed 70
be Green Gage eight years old, grown rom sueAsS
and which has borne four years One 81 the trees nsu
ASHES sifted around the diameter OF SIX eet
the Plurn were extraordinarily good and the tree lu.
Mr. PIKE corroborsted, irem ms own experience me
efficacy OF the use of such ashes An tDslsh s,n'
euaan present re-corroborated the statement rom as
S.Ius and Gl0r,s-A communication was received
from Judge TIFFANY, wherein were gwen ieN ia
terestng statistics Of the extensive msnn~etuirs oi
leather riitens and gloves IN the Town OF JohnstO"h
Fulton Co The mtcns and gloves are cut out IN y'e
Villages and are taken by women there and "ilhin
circle OF eight OF ten miles 70 sew OF max. ~ ~
near. In the Collectors Once that IN May last thei,
lyere landed from the cansbosts az this town - ~
H. of Deer..kins in June li0229 IN July co,'-t-
in he asst
10 csrry on the manufacturing establishments OF ths' ou
,oun The skns are from the south western ana
southern states Central America ana foreign countries
The Coo Disease-This subject was INTRODUCED oy
n, Nsigs commented on by Mr.. Wskeman, and con
,npes by other gentlemen. Mr.. WAKEnAN nouceo
The fact OF cstte-owner in Westchester losing ABOUT
oue,hiri OF his by disease undshne9 Auu s'ai
and somewhat new. IL has been CONSIDERED 10 paase
Isr-elv Of consumptive character. The animals ttSc
sicE begin 10 decline, and after while dle on-t"S
affection j. prevalent 10 great extent hf, w. ns
hoard of cases where - out Of 100 head had depateu
his life Their milk Il sold until within very -nots
rod of their death By this disease and their carcsses
then disposed OF mai Report al 81 events says ~
and more than this that agents are employed 70 ouy
M these diseased cattle. (where aud wheh they S'nl
ting Thorn OF their owners hands, AMI bringing the
into market a. many good bccres Inc people priha
rily owning these cattle are respectaoe-out II = cei
tainy true that agents are employed As ot Us
Infamous purpose and 80 gross and dreadful an eV de
rnands investigation and positive proof either one way
or the other II such practices are really carried on no
punishment can be too severe tor the perpetIaoi''
Children drink the milk from these filthy sources
worse even than the dstery slops-and the adu's arc
using the meat that All classes are touched equay
Or T. X GARDNER remarked, that as Chairman OF me
Committee appointed last year examine into tne Us
tllery feeding business. he had made both ante snd
post norton examinations OF numbers OF the animals
and also under direction OF that Committee, the mix
yielded by them had undergone microscopic ana eheh
ca tests In these examinations he had found that all
the diseases which OccasiOned the evil wMch AZ thH
time created much exciting interest, were Vec'0Ns
The irHgs generally resembling the fneumoha Ol
human beings This pneumonia affection resulted hoin
an Inflammation ofhe lungs, and in some case-it passed
into Peurs Pine mountaineering also the outer coating
OF the lung This occasoncd by the food on when
they kept-so not that the Dr. could not bear MS
fHger In IL for minutes
Various things, continued the gentleman. tend to
bring on the Pneumonia Where the cattle are ex
cessyey heated the doors and windows are frequently
opened creating a strong draft and cold Croton is in
troduced around the feet OF the cae-so that while
literally burning up inside, they are chilled by con
tinued standing IN the outer cooling liquid In some
five or six pOstmortem examinations the DR. had made
be had observed tuberculOus matter in the lungs,
and knew evidence that the disease was contagious
Al the time with these investigations, the sfec
ton was prevalent 10 q small extent in the country
The DR. on dssecting the omentum or caul wnich IN
healthy condition always weighs something like ~
pounds found the weight was reduced 10 or o. The
animals appear well, fat and hrmfeshed-but on dls
section tins appearance proves heetng phantom and
the pufedup lock vanshes leaving the whole body IN
much the state OF the omentum Itself Under THIS dis
ease continued Dr. q the animals frequently die very
suddenly he had been informed of case where one
fell down suddenly, dead upon the person milking her
Aid. HALL.-The subject was not new one II had
been entered into before by this Institute. He would
move the appointment of a Committee To investigate
this matter. in all its branches and bearings
Other remarks followed. from which we gathered
that diseased and deprived Of all decent qualities IL
the milk OF the animals aforesaid that butter cannot be
made from il by possibility and that certain gentle
men hereabout put sher finger certain butchers
who in the habit Of purchasing this seased' un
healthy meat and disposing of II TO the Aims House
And sundry other things
The Committee asked for finally formed thus
Mr. Hall, Col Morris OF Westchester. Prof Chiffon,
Thomas Bell of Westchester and Dr. Alex H. stevens.
Members continued talking I'LL they caused nigh
threehours session, about the ancient milk sickness,
smutty hayand in discussing the merits of box
churn which brought butter before their eyes In
exactly four minutes and ahdlf The butter very
and thn-st il was butter, and that taken
proving conclusiyely the excellence of the Churn
The meeting appointed As its next subjects Planting
Uhsat, and the Cons continued-and then adjourned
AccIpEST.-On Friday evening last, while the