, 1864-07-03
the NORTH BRANCH.
Its Filthy Cendltlsn-A Peep at The Distliertes
and COW Sheds-..gH1n and 66fll Mnk-"
The CsNs Feedtng---Bess and
their ComPosltloa--l1oH
to RemedY the Evil
r..|1a II Nav.

are rome the .ich freishta Of 4 million aseoses;
N q, bosom lie the Seeds Of disease md death 10
thote who flourish on the tra.nc ofits snrface Il
ms f5 FIcent y
10 @ 1esscls Ferhsps this ia % ittelt 1ne e the
e. II e d ss,
nc iail to sce. It. Motion Il llte. ana we memu
prefer ihs rapid, rearing boiling sntrsPhh hc f1 me
thu morbid accumuatIous Of years in ~ embrace.
no are not OF those who wisn to hee NE nsef
cleared of The hey sTe the
liz iiood Of our trodo; but for them the Ohicsso
Of todty might stiil Be trading post ana sne r.
tbc nfrets ctty limits. Dat wa DO claim th.t these
establishments should he psaecd nnder p5opeI r.
teoat = e and .nr % ihe e1
thu nth u nonid fl,eeaily be ssaaed away INTO ne
like; but even ~ TINT cssc Hc question tas right
ssaS ete Esepss /. %
Iw1iods Of uuntnu anc sprins, Or amer s4nmsf
r. ~ ssasf esns 10 te i
Stirred up ~ passing seessi its Sihaanona stencil
Or trtnts Of Sunday snd Mondhy last contained
d FAINT, snd by no means ovesasawn statement Of
sone q the phs9omeEs presented t. snd a'ops The
tlat subject IN this article, not because The south
branch IL Incapable Of improvement, but because
aVs been for year past vsiie IN tie osSef braaea
attempt worthy Of the name hns Jet been made,
and the cSil u gradually Increasing NO ons csn
evil without personal tnspeciion. Let ~ look ia |
on one Of the four dstilierics which produce this
nuisance and zee tho wsy in sFltca opcra,lons nss
( aisstiery-a, Ia sell knozn;=ls place where
fuly two Thousand bushels q g5ain peE dsy, turo.
or an average Of four gallons to The baahel. 4
little mare Than ons bnshel Of swill is made to
sseh nnshel ., grain. This SIN !. he rort set
tub u nothing eseo than Ha1m mash Of ground
corn malt and waiter; u this Wese poured Into
great nuisance, ttoueh comparatively innocuous,
II son to lot shs aEe nut @ Il Is aet doas with
ona Of iii inditpensible adnncts q ths dis1iisry
is the system or COW ahedt, IN which the cattle
stand In long ro.e, to the number Of two 70 three
tails drain. and all is ready ior theiparpose Of
converting s~ill into pure country milk grass fed
beet, dung, and pnre crystal water: The long
I ruwe of posts 10 which those anlmals are moazed
| die, and Is kil'ed-;as ; Cet once expressed it
ITO eare the czaythets Hte. 4 pipe from the
trough down which 1t runs under the noses Of the
| COWS What Is moi 1appeG up BY them Pasaes OF
hss =, 6 as
nrst but they soon become unahls to eat i, as IN
Reen thsir lei tes.h eegn 10 rot aadsf lie .ssaesee
81 lie Heated pwiil. and they a1c thenceforth IN.
epsRs o5 . m''sau01 Snf i. hsT Sim can vbsS IS,
n0h'af eaee sass es ssa.r % esoa aad sa sRsa
| poison, Other changes, no! less marked, follow:
The topgnc becomes diseased, taii rots "a. 1Ae
| Mus, sud the whole FRAME becomes diseased CIV
ing the ,esh thas peculiar appearance which is 90
thoee " Who. 6ssine slwsss used heal.hy neef: eet
sample Of this Oh their tables. The animals arc
ea aDf Ese 5h aeH a. seundsns af
nfes up he COW she b1oats and rois; cha ts Gull
ed fAt and 10 Killed. her place being Immediately
supplied By another healthy aniuaal, who 10 put
tipues. The supp>y Of sNail 10 incessaut, and the
extent Of the disgusting process Is limited only BY
the ability to procure and dispose Of cows, and
But our purpose j. not to SPEAK Of this phase Of
the business except as 1t is Incidents to The lhy
tbaf % one %aisttliesy keeps 1t one time nom two
thousand 10 tvcnty-nve hundred cows IN these
Etalls. Among the four distilleties there are not
On tic banks of our ryer, into which runs al tie
1lth they manufacture. Think OF IT,
How much think you do the furnish datlyY The
than that OF the ewi poured out tom the dstiery.
portion Of tho swill Is nnuaed, and goes directly
II sag g,;sss y s
! which ia appropriated by the cows Is rnanifsstly
returned y them Il maon1e %tnns - shs elen;
b b. perepration trorn their esrsaess and by eyap,
o;.fion from the surface. Tails u Doubtless
compensated for BY The wear aud tear Of the
the manufactu1c Of mulch rom the hay which IL
sraripEly supplied to them for bedding as well al
feed. Ne tEsn have grand total Of eight to nint
I Thousand bushels OF aboutlnatiun poured Into the
North Branch, dstly, IRON the COW sheds attachct
to ne four distille1iss on 10 banks. Of nom th'
Ket Of the most etinkIng ssur that it Il possibl,
s sosss1ys % Ct a,lg sent lnto he r.xsr aad Rass
| fpC IN into our sSee, ears and noetrlls with It
Eoi. M Oh one GO offensivencesi Only thlok veil q i
one day lie people Of Ibis cir viii permit such a.
. 1ntoletabc nnlsance TO exist among them.
"Ah! but," say some, lyon fthe! the dlstlllers-
i they run It snio reservoirs" Yes, shey 90. and
pretty ns.s thsy hare made nsrs ths rene
Just t,sva up that @ wy aud loos ior yourself, an
then ea5 II your checks DO not ting!e With sham
st The inpndenee OF the men who ean ssanA up he
ad fns tes sz afssss sns s
acres On acres Of Code fair earth tuliied and COZ
ruated BY the coVcttnre Of elimY putrfac'ion Loo
buhb Ing 1lke the lax. OF hrimstonc, and emittlu
81 the most rinirouB tumee. Look In on that mas
and watch the flies in numbers crest as ever can
e up on The land Of Egypt to plague hsraasaste 3;
Pharaoh. Look below and sec The connteas billiot
q n,aeeo,s that le equ.raine and wsTsl..E a &
mn m:nne., as tney dssport tssnseiyea @ II II p'syf
n mood, and AZ Sou gaze Drink 11 With your nostti
the fn1iness Of aromatic gr1ndear which rises
take it tn slightly diluted form with every bres
D. yoa ae'y HSs r. sosseat5s;sd= a; = =ssssa:e;, !.
5ses, e a not ~onaerf % ia. should ee -
@fnz e SzS ,S 'eSss est %sS II 5
10 thr potsouous cilluvia which inpr, ;nate the
ns.paeFe To- miles afeaad. s,s,n.a I'D G. tim
s1ass So.sxc,s1 .s' r.ee.as a .o. "a1ass spos.
II ea accom-, 2; The stencil: Anc. n.sI VS..
e 10 es
ts s1oms lex at IT, SSte1s sna she ms.ms
" Ss hS saa muea M s
bc ihesc four distillcrfea. These bo-a Will ~ r
Ii ave feet 10 depth through The Eho'e extea. It
4. red nom It only hy artificial emtankments, wh'
ii. arc stres2cd Win cutters thtoash .hieh 1aepo's
toy 10 .2a ohe e ses III as "r
md IL! in:enE,h: % Il Il % ansthes jass ous inso the RI
ror forming pron,onitory. and lea viny only nat
eat forms deep bayou. ono end Of vb! !ca .ls,~uc:
Into the river. The afsu1!crs do nof en-.
ted hsf dung snd nse into thn no tt 4
I'm inc vim meet and reptile ls thsn moves 81
x ilSn asa AM ons ass Of asst dung probably
ort the sir for full month before the sold pest X
or tly npds It's way zuto ths river Th;sc e9gs
thc annre runs In, corresponding bnshct o. putt
tae Il runs out to make 1oont for H. axd the thing
1t aetuai1y 1en thousand tirnss r. "o1ss than Tess -
I11h5r Were thts done, i, would nud tts way into
ton Of otG II ies ID tn thc ehsps eleterious vsp'
ssr. and the remainder is the moal desdly Of pois
--Iotting animal matter: ,o,,u
e epine-apd 4 i thoasand wondeT* :. das: ws
ney! Ms simple 81; radical haa dss. Lss as ct
,os, remove she dlst1,erles let them contieus I
tb. ,ben: BOT te permitted 10 poison the iahabsan
ma:. Be 1so;ea 5,e2e ;n ust M n, Be d sn.. or =.
as saa + rs! Ss ~ T.
liz. xsre Sa. @ D e 4nn % ,he
roade. This. however, ts NOT the hualness Of
ring pahlie: We have no Hite 70 d!etate M pfoces
~ aiseon.i3uea st sny cot; II thsy do 9;', nH'
( dralas. Then she pezpotsa,ion o! tbe nutaane'
h-.t Ing stopped. those boen should be dretaged
ana that At the expense Of those WHO msde Il
on the city, and thote Who have lid tho dlth /
have made money enough to b abba 70 PAT Il
~ e1a pooq eo
an: make him remove It. Ws nays in issso oo
is f n twenty W years. II d'd al lie Iasosess IN tae
- throw their household garbage into 7ne pile.
e4oa mnss BE- cleared away the work must b.
';as Ard i innst ne done It onee, i has he be-
lsyed too 'ons-mueh too long aareaay. The
70 IN ma M III i5ey sse now stapinE he otteE mutt
. should we bear This oyil 1ongest Let The p
= : determine that ther Eiu endure It not AZ
! now. Wc have boEns It too long already.
distt'1eEies ean make money enough for bel