New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-13
DISTILLERY STABLES, DISTILLERP
MIX, AND DISTILLERY BEEF.

from Rerort Of the Public Health to the Com
mon Council Of BrookynI
with regard 10 the cows that arc kept, and the
milk lat il produced in these stables, we find that u
distemper broke out in the sw stables the South
Ferry about twelve years ago, and from them spread
through all the swill stables about New-loik. AZ
tirst it was almost uniformly fatal II was no nncom-
mon thing for milkman to milk his cows in the morn
iny md on his return, find two three dead. Cows
which took the disease lived from two hours to Il
month, and We're generally MIXED to the last. Inc
disease still prevails to al alarming extent III The swirl
stables and hears the same character. \ COW that
dies suddenly generally swells to twice her natural
size On opening it, the inwards are found highly IN
famed with all the signs of vegetable poison those
that nqer longer have all the appearance ct consunp
ton. with cough and fever. On opening them, the
lungs will be found destroyed, except part about a.
large as mans hand. This swiins in mass OF puru
lent matter
This disease has prevailed for the last twelve years
in these stables. Cows still die IN them daily from II.
The only remedy that has been found Is TO cut Sill
in the cows tail and insert some N the matter rom
dead COW = lungs. AL fresh cows as they are intro.
duced into these stables are so inoculated Inc tal
generally rots off and about one cow IN ilVe de-.
On removing the skin, the whole of the hind part OF
the body will be found, in many Instances, 10 be mortl-
fed.
During the time the cows are under the Influence OF
the incubation they MIXED with the Others, ana
the milk sold One mkmnn in these stables had
twenty five fresh cows inOculaed a. one time; ara
the milk from those cows, during the time they Wore
under the influence of the operation, was sold Win Tue
other milk.
This disease has never prevailed as an epidemic out
Of the swill-stablcs about New York. Sometimes COW,
take the disease months after they have passed
through the incubation. II they are III order, th'y
are always sold Immediately to the butcher, 70 DC
dressed FOR eating. Cows when first introduced ih'o
the stables are more liable TO .ake the disease than
those that have been acclimat"d For this reason
some mkmen attempted 10 keep their cows over,
until they came in Ggan, fresh. This Il now seldom
ttsmpted for as the cows cease 10 give mix, tn'y
become more Liable die from the dlsvase Or III oeI
words the disease instead Of passing of in the milk,
j. drawn to the lungs and the dies. Mllkuen avs
agree as Ia the cause Of this disease. Some CONTEND
that il was imported from Europe Others tnaI !.
arises from the new method OF distilling and thet
strycl uiae is used in the method. In PROOF IL
they point 10 tie cases where the cows swell up ana
die after IN hours sickness with every appearance 81
being poisoned and TO the fact that II Il Out very seq
dom that any other than sw-rd animals KrP0 ~
distiery sahl-s, suffer from IT, The more ihteiseh''
however. hive become satisfied that there are TWO
diseases One il the effect OF TIE poison IN 'he s"i''
In these cases the dies Ii two or thr'e hV"i7'
The other the lingering disease Is slulart0 con up
ton, which first broke out as an epidemic III liie i'a'
crowded am filthy stables about the city, ana un,
doubedly proceeded from the state OF the stap!es III"
tie mode II feeding. 50,
II we examine TIE stables and the manner IN when
they Gro nIa1d ed, d would seem almost lb s.!e t"n
cow can live tUerty.four hours IN them. Shle VI
these tables are fui'G 10 hold hundreds OF cows
Each COW + confined 70 a space three feet IN Ea'n ny
eleN en- feet in length. The COWS are tied ~ 'hs RIA
bles when they first purchased, ana ASRy . 80
until they die or are sold 20 the butcher Jhey he
fed three or four times day with boiling sw,' "non
remains teaiirg under their heads until u pscote
sufficiently cooled for them 10 drink ~ VI
Summer, they are the whole tine Ia q epo oi,
breathin the fed air that has been breathea oFgr
.rd over again, their tongues hanging otI VIZ
they pant Tor breath. In the Winter, go eyteroc
ice is stoned 20 prevent the cold lFOhi cue 'Ds
flo-t never enter these lbies IN ne ~,
IS. ", ather) The COWS are stbened ana 80.
Up TO the highest milking degree. l. II slrhs ,I.S
lung disease prevail- and j. It any Wohdei ,ua. ,
lung. become affected, and that they die ~ o' =, ~
they dry up and the milk ceases ~ cary oi 's
Ioisorois seeretions which the lungs caho 'u''" 'l
from want Of IRE L cir --,,,,,pl I'm,
4 larre rer centage Of the animals r'hl"Ne. "nl
the city by tue ofial contractor, = mao W - w
which have died from these d.s@a7es. ~ -
tain i ,irkerjnc si-ft and nuisance 10 mo cry
During the Winter months large per een.ess Q, 'e
animal kille. for beef IA the city Hre hDvi-N HE'
this a ea.r az Il proved b. thu large nslos - -.'
.ased lungs brought to the ofd contractor 20 De te-
moved from the city. l. = bche' ''a., -, conn. .
,.;at -ru.r.-. Nv .AcfIt O'reasCc aL- III" ~ -'