New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-02
New:llurk Daily 1ibm,ra
THE ORANGE COUNTY MILK BUSHES SS.
tSixth Article.

Sixth Article.
GROWTH AND INCREASE or THE TRAFFIC-SrA-
TISTICAL NORTHUMBERLAND EFFECTS OF
SwILL- -MlLk-soILING.
Ii is only by comparison that we understand the I'M
porance of the milktrade carried on by the DANES OF
Orange County 1t grows apace with the increase o
the means for transportation and the increased de-
mand createdb public appreciation OF the pestilent
properties OF the milk heretofore consumed IN TINS
city, The earnest protest of Mr. Hartley against the
use of swill milk ard the alarming disclosures which
he made in 1896, did more than TO excite feetpg
popular excitement, for ii was the direct means, as
we have already said of founding Pure Mix Assocla
tions, and opening this enormous traffic with the
farmers Of our adjacent counties. At the time when
the subject was first agitated, there was not one
dairy in the city for the exclusive sale OF country
milk, and the whole population OF tins city was sup
Piled from the crowded stables OF the dstile1es,
reeking with filth Of the most disgusting nature, and
pes,ilential with the exhalaons from the dis ased
lungs of liberated COWS, and accumuatiors OF de-
composing ordure. In the year lS12 when Mr.
Mulaly's pamphlet was pubished, the total yearly
receipts derived from the sale Of milk in this city
we've:
Amount received Swin -51,N"
Amount received for Adueretous, such d" Chalk oo,
I5OOoo
and this after the disclosures Of Mr.. Hartley had
been before the public for period of fifteen Yeas
Here We zee that nearly three times a. much was
bei,r paid for poisonous milk and limitations eii as
for the pure artce itself Let those who Skepti-
cal a. to the effect of swu milk upon children read
the following case the account of Which Was cominu
uicated to Mr. Hartley for publcs,ion in his treatise
on mix, BY Dr. CAas A. Lee. Speaking of poor
boy be says:
His parents kept few cows in the upper part OF
the city, which they fed upon Swll and supported
themselves by the sale OF their milk. He was always
pale and Sicky, had a riCkety. boatcd appearance
and bi, surken eyes and haggard expression OF coun
terarce reminded continually OF little, premature
old man. About year before his death he began to
fall away IL flesh. grew weak Suc irritable, had little
annette and 20 laLgulsncc TIL he DIED. post
u6tem examination resulted in some reu arkable dis
coyeries: there was a.nos; entire absence OF blood
fom the system: the muscles we've pale. habby, and
greatly reduced IN size; the blocd-vesses about the
heart, which are generally loaded wttn blood, were
COLLAPSED and empty, and the heat hset was soft.
"Ihe prircips marks Of disease 10 found were IN
the neserteyic eands which situated lie chy
Gferous vessels through which al the nutr.ment tha
is absorbed has to pass IN IT. passage To Inc thoracc
duct These glands were most extensively aiseaseu'
mora than ten times their usual size and many OF them
in high state of Inflammation. THIS tact accounted
for the gradual emscstion OF the chd' his want OF
strength, and ultimate desth ,.,,.
This i only one case out Of hundreds which might
be related in proof OF the faai eiec'S ""OH seei"y
result from the use of swlll mix.
We quote this not so much 10 lift the vail from the
horrors of our past and present danger as to serve as
A warning for the future. So long as dstillers can
make clear incomes of thirty and forty thousand dol
lars each per aurum from the mere rent OF s!als ID