The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-06

The NEw MAYOR AND rHK Poison MASuFACro- |
RHs.-Av brose c. Kingsland, our new May |
or, will be sworn into Office to-day, and Mr.. Wood
hull, his predecessor, will retire into private life
once more, to be elected to some other Office, per-
haps, before many years, il he should continue
"sound in wind land limb" Mr.. Kingsland 10
highly respectable gentleman, and great hopes are
entertained that he will make first rate Mayor,
and promote the interests and welfare OF this me-
tropolis. We shall see,
Would il not be well for Mr.. kingsland, in his
message to the Common Council, to direct the at
IGNITION of that collection of WISE heads to the ne
cessity of passing some ordinance prohibiting the
establishment of poison manufactures in the upper
part of the city, whmsically termed milk diaries,
and make it punishable by fine and imprisonment
to dispose Of dishllery milk! We have laws in
force preventing the sale of impure meat because
of its well known bad effects on the human sys-
tenn. The health of the community is Of the last
importance, and is protected in every possible way,
by all well regulated governments, State and mu-
nicipal. Now, if impure meat is injurious, what
shall we say Of dstillery milk, which, as sworn to
under oath, ~ competent persons, who analysed it,
is nothing better than poison causing sickness and
DEATH New York ought TO be the most healthy
city in the world II is well sewered-the land on
which it 10 built is elevated-the neighboring coun
try is healthy; and yet, when the warm weather
sets in, our children are swept off by hundreds
every week, by that dreadful disease cholera in
fantum. Now, what causes this dreadful mortali-
~ among the rising generatonl Unripe fruits may,
and no doubt have, great agency in producing liz
fantile cholera; but dstllery milk does its fearful
work TO far greater extent. 1t has been sworn
by chemist, who analysed this poisonous
stuff, positively and distinctly, that he knew
of children dying from the effects of this
trash on their systems-that il produced DIS
ease and marasmus, or a gradual wasting away.
BY proper care, parents prevent their offspring
from eating unripe fruit or crude vegetables sut
can they abandon the use of milk II is the prin-
cipa food Of children under two years of age, and
no substitute can be found to supply its place. Milk
be had and If it be of the character testified
to late trial in this city, poison is administered
10 them and to our whole population, at leas! twice
a day lis effects on grown people may not bevery
bad, but on tender children it must in the nature
of things, be fatal.
Again. we have ordinances severely furnishing
cruelty to animals; but what cruelty can be
great as confning cows, whom nature intended TO
Craze in the open field, on pure grass, in pen,
and continuing them there till they drop dead from
disease engendered by the POISONOUS substances
they eat Are not cows entitled to the benefits Of
| this ordinance 7 and is not keeping them in this
| way the worst kind Of cruelty What too, must
not be the effect the general health, by the sale
of the carcases of these cows, dying as they do
/ from disease
We Go sincerely hope that Mr.. Kingsland will
direct his attention 10 this important matter and
We call on the Grand Jury to take it in hand like
wise. Let every milk mandatory within our
limits be presented and prosecuted as a nuisance
We will answer for the new District Attorney-as
we would for MIR. Mckeon, were he in office
that, as far his influence goes, he will prosecute
all such presentments that may be made. Let the
public determine upon the suppression of those
fountains of disease end death, and they will be
suppressed. The Mayor, District Attorney, Grand
Jury, and Common Council, can drive them out of
the city if they act in concert