New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-03

This analysis was compared by DIR. GfiscOm with
snslysis Of pure country milk made by DR.. Downing
aud lie expressed very decided opinion in favor ofthe
cot ntIy mix. This greatly disconnected AID
Reed, who had produced the document from Prof
Reed with IRENE ndeus flourish, and an announcement
thee tines repeated that the contents Of that paper
had staggered him." lie meant by this to have the
auditors infer that before readicg that pspe he hsd
been Of the opinion that evil milk not wholesome
wi ich idea had been eff, ctuay controvete by the
paper in question. When, however, DR.. Grisc0m a.
serted that BY comparison of the two analyses, the
difference was in favor Of the pure country milk the
WORTHY Alderman was more staggered than ever
The following receipt was attached TO DR.. Reeds
anaytis and which fell into the hands Of the reporter
by blunder Of Alderman Reed, whls he was in a
high state of tliumphal excitement at having, as he
Supposed made grand point in favor of the stump
ta,s 1t shows that Mr. Johnston paid the Professor a
round sum for making the analysis and the argument
theieom is that the milk as analysed was furnish ed
by Mr. Johuston under the most favorable possible
col ditions:
mo rs WEST 27rn ST NEw. YORK, Sept. 2, 1885,
TO L, Red, cbeuist, Dr.
Received payment. L. REED"
DR.. Gfiscom, continued:
1t takes ssil milk ak hours to coaguate, viii Q
pure milk requires but one hour.
James Aitchison was the next witness
Was present when the cows MIXED whose
milk Prof Reed analysed; the COWS had been there
IL to Is months; Prof. Reed did not pick out the
cow: took them just as We found them; he came
at 6 TO a. m; the 60 ws had not been previously
MIXED except at regular times the some Of
them MIXED at Il at night; country COWS are MIXED
at l. to if the milk has TO be carried to the city;
saw this milk milk ed myself and Prof Reed also saw
| it, and took the milk away with him.
L i III NIL. lad.
Am a farmer; have been a mikman come seven
yesIs since was in the business twenty years; kept
| my cows in sw stable part of the tine, aud on
| farm pant OF the time; country milk l. better tnan
toners by supplyirg them swill milk, and also from
gviI them dry feed milk fed vii the swift, hay and
green feed the usual practice TO feed hay with swi;
the cows kept in the stables were healthier tnan
those m the farm but kept them curTled dorm and
as clean horses los, nearly half OF my cows
| from dsemper; lost Of my dry-feed COWS from
| the dstemper than of my swill cows; my cows did
better in the stable than those kept in barn; coun-
try catch this disease, iust men take small.
pax the disease is prevalent in the country 10
the city; fresh take the disease in six week.
never bought any Of my from the sHil stables;
| never iIoculated any of them.
| Norman Van Nostrand was then called:
Am farmer; live at Briogewood, L. l.; copy OF
Frank Leslie paper was here presented, with picture
| of a cow suspended in the air by spgs have seen
| COW thus suspended, but never saw man milking
| one IN Sntn POSITION nave Oeen milkman anu
| been in the business for ~ yeaIs; mikmen have
"bospts in which they put the sick cows have
cows supg up in this way, and IkRor that they
mihe. IN that pos'ti0R never sung up any OF my
own cows the COW saw in this position belonged IL
amilkman the had the dstemper the disease began al
the South Ferry then spreadthrough the country and
the couctry hsd it as bad as the city cows lost
cove by 1t myself mkmen do not generally put the
mix OF sick cows with good milk country dsirles ara
mole clearly than city ones; some men te sd then
cows with swill. and nothing else; the beef of cattle
fed exclusively swill does not bring good price
as cry fed beef have known cattle to lose their teeth
| from estirg swill. A copy of Le,lies pspsr was
shown witness WI stated that he bad never been 70
dstillery stable TO whether the pictures in said
paper are correct not. The COW that SAW sluog
| up was on Lopg Island swill stable GOV could
possibly remain healthy if confined in stall 81 BY s.
feet confined for sixteen eighteen months, with
| ont being allowed to go out.
| The Committee here adjourned to meet on Saturday
As TIE crowd was dispensing, the Irish milk-maiiS
hooted at the witnesses, and at Mr.. Leslie aud hi'
artists, as they were leaving the b1ilding. Much
| public interest is excited in the investigation.