The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-20

intsrestipg 70 ester int curssFy exAmination q
of come relevant etadsics-as ths subject b worthy
Of investigation. Within ths lsw past years the CON
lsgiamats rafa Of coilatsaal inclssss, The supply
needed renders the business satisfactorily remune
native, II not lucrative in general view, In several
instances that might be mentioned, anluence has
Of It's pursuit. The difacuities d engaging In It be-
Ing easily overcome, many enter into Il for the moro
ready and certain acquisition Of Q moderate compe-
tence without An undue expenditure Of labor or ca
pital Suffice Il 70 say, teat It y deemed rather
pleasant branch Of trade than otherwise. The pos
session Of ease and comfort In the prosecution Of
business pursuits, not unfequently begets species
Of negative indifference.
And 4 an indulgent public do not remonstrate II
10 not difficult sometimes to imagine that decep-
tior-if nearly universal-is " part and PARCEL Of
the bargain; hence II milk and water are sold for
milk, and that be plainly understood, all parties ap-
pear to be eatis6ed, this being the custom, the
and other means not quite 90 harmless, IL but
another step upon the sliding scale Of supposed in
nocent imposition; and thus we have arrived at
that point Of confidence and submisssn, that al
lows the ad th,tum exercise Of honor and discre-
ton, to all Who some what ostentatiously claim to
dispense to their eager customers their faithful sup
ply of pure country milk. I
There are, it IS true, excepHons--some Of our
citizens indeed fortunste enough to luxuriate in
the unalloyed pobulum; but the rule-sanctioned,
1t lie, by the good natured forbearance Of con-
tented community -is, in truth nearly identified
with mathematical formula.
We have, therefore, ourselves to blame forl this
unnecessary character Of the milk trade; and in the
economy Of alimentary purposes, 30 many and 80
various are the needs Of lk tn at il Ia by no means
doubtful that much larger daily quantity might
be disT oeed Of, II offered for sale.
Il VIII readily be inferred from this thatthe sup.
ply Of good milk Is not adequate to the demand
and 30 undoubtedly is the fact. I'm 1885," Mr.. R.
N. Haltlay, who Is the able author Of . valuable
tIeatke on the subject, informs us that 1T was
sSms in The cities Of New York and Brooklyn n
with daily deficiency Of 10000 quarts, which
could not be supplied, even with the aid Of water
as the dilution was already carried as far as the
rant;n and thus believe It has ever been. to the
present Period, with all the facilities afforded by
the nuUerous railroads that enter far into the ie-
ceses Of the most productive AGRICULTURAL regisu.
An ancient truth evidently applies here-the mora
We have, the more we want. Yep
From o very comprehensive little work on the
milk ira de, by Mr.. John Mullaly, am enabled ~
extract o few figures that will give something OF
portant item Of the business Of the city. l. is es.
tmated, upon reliable basis, that some 750 per.
sons and companies are engaged in serving milk
around this city, about $50 Of whom claim espe-
ciay to sell pure mik-that is, free from all extra.
neous substances, except water and salt, q small
quantity Of each, to improve liquidity and favor.
This admixture Of course is nnoxious and is freely
submitted to by ALL the necessity having been made
apparent many years ago but few are disposed to
question the propriety Of the practice, and hence
the brand Of pure milk Is thus established. The
larger class, numbering some 500 perhaps, we'll
disposed members Of the milk-serviDg fraternity,
furnish with article against which, II the va
rous wagons employed in its transmission through
the city, convey to the public truthful representa-
ton Of its character, we certainly should
not complain for in gided letters we plainly read that
it halls from the finest grazing lands In the several
counties contiguous to our own every drop Is pure
country milk" but those who have some knowledge
Of those deliberately decorated depots both station
a'y and on wheels, Tor the sale and conveyance of
their tuphoDiously named milk, are by no means 60
much deceived as the dealers fancy; but Is con-
sumers they also feel rather Indifferent upon the
subject, long the appearance seems to Justify
obedient and reliant faith In the purity Of the
compound thus furnished.
Such are, In truth, the submissive acts followed
are not all aware Of the extent Of the evil effects Of
ns an e. s: ss:sa e g sp pr
cable law our judiciary have settled constitute laws
typed letter-yet how essential in healthful point
OF view, would II be for all to acquaot themselves
Of the true Dature Of the 20 called milk served at
their doors, and thus, doubtless, save almost an in
morals Of trading Intercourse from the despoing
agency of corruption and criminalty. Thus, then
we observe that about two-thirds Of the milk CON
sumed in the city Of New York Is not what II pur
Of by the larger portion Of our citizens to the meal
culsble injury OF the public health. And what, in.
deed, is this vicious medley composed Off Has II
been analyzed2 II has, and often; and without
stopping at this uncture to insert the several tables
Of sDa rendered By the chemists, reserving that
matter for future alusion, It need not be withheld
that it 10 well known practice to intermix with
the diseased secretion Of the swim and sop fed AGO.
la En~- At T. 49, -. ~
city and s vicinity magnesia and chalk to disguise
its blueness, stale eggs, flour, &C., to get up de-
cent consistency, end molasses and burnt sugar
(,arsmeD to supply the desideratum Of creamy
and yell0R color. a.@
And thus EARNED and equipped the various
wagons are loaded with their cans, and In few
hours the multitudes have their tables penteously
furnished with rich and beautiful "pure Orange
county or Westchester county milk" No fault
being found the routine OF daily supply Is pursued,
the consumer IL satisfied, and the dealer not very
strangely Is 80 also, and adding to his rapidly accu
mulating competence, and peradventure, enviable
reslth. But at length disease utters its paintive
notes. The skill Of the physician is required. OF.
suspect the cause; and not unfrequenty does it
entirely escape even the rmotest suspicion. In
other instances. and In other less favorable condi
items Il life, the infants food is at once charged
with the pr oducton of sickness; because It is
ally supp oeed that among the poorer classes this
spurious compound IL principally d; which, ho "
ever tue In the main, Is not BY any means go en-
trelv for very many Of our most reOutab e famlies
are the constant supporters of these deceptive dea
ers in milk; and as ignorance, in many cases, cannot
be offered In excuse for this culpable delinquency,
we are left to conjecture the of such serious
omission Of the plainest dictates OF humanity, aud
Of TIE simplest family prudence.
1852, the supply ofmiik by the several railroads
reached the sum Of $4,000 quarts oaily, while ths
qusniy estimated to have been produced by she nu-
meYous e. tah ehmrnts in and about the cit amount
ed to upwards Of $4,000 quarts daily. The maxi
mum daily quantity known to have been distributed
during that year was about 100000 quarts; at the
present time, from the best sources within my know
ledge, have no doubt that the daily consumption
Of milk reaches, upon average, fully that quanti
ty-two thirds, at lsast, Of which is OF the manufac
tured description, and hence totally unfit for the
purpose 1t is used. u possibly might be urged here
that If II were not for these impure should
be under the necessity Of doing without this import
ant dietetic luxury.
Far better would IL he indeed to never taste
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