New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-03
swiu Feeders appear by Counsel.
DR. RRANC1s CALLS SwILL MILK POISON.

The second meeting of the Investigating Committee
OF the Beard Of Health, appointed to look into the
syll.mik matters was held at the City Hall ye';er-
dsy afternoon. The meeting was called at P. M,
3ut as Aid. Tuoney and Reed had great deal OF
private and important busness to transact with the
proprietors, superintendent aud other employees of
the Sixt pth.street stables, and were engaged IN
<cnfde Dtia conference with these worthless for long
tme il was past 3 clock when the business OF the
dsy began. No other members Of the Committee
were prescott, and AID. Reed and Tdomey determined
10 DC ahead. The room was crowded with interested
parties ard the services of an officer were constantly
required to keep order.
Tbe following named medical gentlemen were pres
ent TO testify the Righteousness of swl milk Dr.
John w. Francis, DIR. ID Meredith Reese DR.. a. X.
CSdner Dr. John III. GrscOm and others. Frank
Leslie ard three artists we're also on the spot. The
greater part Of the remainder of the audience consisted
of the employees al the Sixteenhstree stables; the
gentle "mikmaids," who have excited 50 much atten
ton Of late and ruiisnly looking set of Irish
Dead Rabbits never coDgregated in the same
SPACE. II these men who are employed 10 the Six
teepth street milk manufacory, could be exhibited to
the public as the men who manipulate the public milk,
ii would Kill the swimik business in week so dead
that no finapc. resurrection could ever set its
nasty legs again.
Almost ut precedented feature in committee meetings
was introduced by the stump tai interest and was per-
mtted by the Aldermen. Mr.. Henry l.. Clinton coun-
sci for Mls. Cunningham in the Burdell murder aud
bogusbsby case appeared aud acted as counsel for the
swirl men. lie was kindly assisted in his very arduous
duties by AID Reed and Tuomey.
The fret winners ex .mned was DR.. John w. Francis
No Bond street. The substance of his testimony
is IS follows:
have Laid attention to the swl milk matters fol-
more than twenty yearsi have often visited the SIX
teenth street eables, and have seon the COWS there
conned t5ere can be no doubt thai tue secreuons OF
animals thus kept are wholesome and exceedingly
Injurious; at,I being fed for tnle on swul Diet the
cows become so nervously affected as to are an lat
time IN state Of delWtnm tremeas they necessarily
become much diseased their digestive apparatus IS
impaired they contract diseases OF the liver the ln-
testines and the lungs become diseased and filled with
tuberclee; the milk secreted by such cows cannot fail
TO be injurious 1t is contrary to nature 10 suppose
that milk Of this kind can bs healthy the milk and
the me at Of these animals is almost pJSre poison
il the Aldermen hsd to live on 1t, the Board would
coon be without qulrum was on a Committee sp'
pointed fifteen years siO q by tie Common Coun
Gil TO examine and report upon diseased meat,
aud soy it is impossible that etner tas mix
or the Il, sh OF these timals should be healthy
have known of my o1n knowledge, cooks driven
nom their kitchens by the stencil OF this milk aud
COMPELLED to throw il away | believe that this milk
the cause Of much disease, and that many OF The
Summer cOmplains Of children are thus produced We
have never traced them directly 70 TIE SpM milk but
know IN. IN to be caused by bad milk of ne kind
have kpown children sicken and pine away when fed
with swlll ilk; have tasted swil mix, aud ka)s
that il is not nutritious; country muk would
not under any circamst sncss, produce these dis
eases, even if watered aud psrlaly seured
have seen OF chilicen ms Re SICK BY bad mhS
but have ps rsonally traced the mkmen dlrecu
10 the disiiileies have swill mi anayzed an
know that deficient in the Ingredients essential IN
good milk; ave locked at the swill-ied COWS. snd
have examined their mi k, and | know that nothing
bit poison On" De secreed By such ANIMALS; wa. 10 the
SNeenthetreet stables tea yesrs since, ni0s yeirs
ago, five Nesfs ago, and stw them last sbJut f)uf
years sip't, The COWS Were very much c)nh aed the
mi Of accw. immediately sf:er csvipg woud not be
Cf nOXous character, bn' would not oe as nutritious
a. the milk Of a COW in a different coadi-ion."
Here lawyer Clinton prepared to ask so ne questions
wLsD Nj FaHk Le,he objected to his interference ,.
Alceunsn Tuomey stated that the Sx,sea,h.s,rest
men he's Iigbt to emN oy course' as hal any other
parties il ,hsy chose and that full AMI fir invest
cation wac Intended.
AldtImsr Reed aso made speech t. ; ne, hing the
same efFcc and then lawyer Caton repestsi Altec-
mar Reeds speech and proceeded to ssk the w.aess
qusetious. d.. Francis said;