The New York herald., 1866-04-11


Cattle snd Swlil Miik-Debate on the
Cholsra-lIrasures tn bc Immed lately
Inauguratcd to Guard Against Pcsts-
ienee-vcss-is from the Berniuda Quar-
antine r0ats for this POrt-The Nor
tally for tho Week, sc.
The usual semi weekly meeting OF the Metropolitan
Foari Of Health held yesterday afternoon. The
meeting at three O'Clock, President Schultz
in the chair The minutes of the last meeting read
and approved
TIL code Of health ordinances wero taken up section
By section and 4 number Of amendments made,
which occupied three hours. With the amendments
tho ord nances adopted.
Tie PRESIDENT then announced that DR. Percey would
give the Board his views the question OF cows and
swill milk.
DR. PERcEY addressing the Board said By section l23
you viii cad that the OF swlll milk stables
compelled Danish their coass from the ci'y limits This
is perfectly Just and proper 1t will be remembered that
in 1859 Mr. Cheney, OF Boston, imported bree animals
Consannope; from these three hundred thousand
cattle were sacrificed from disease which has spread
and still exists Tie doctor then quoted the authority Of
the appointed by the state of Massachusetts 10
investigate nnt,er bull infected wiki The plard
doai sent iron Florida TO the Cape OF Good Hope
and milions aced from The disease IL
spread Acef thai place then pruhoieG the imposta
ton Of cattle 10 that country, and since men mp 10 no
last two or three wears they have never boon Infected
Again, IA b II was sent from England 10 strain aud
there the sease sprad IL exists here ut tins day By
seoding the cattle through the conry you spread the
disease The question these mas Bt tor foodY
Wnen the disease becomes chronic the eva ~ not apparent
II is further stated the disease exists In an acute
form II is unwhoesone. Are they to be killed and sold
70 butchers, or at abroad TO spread diSea5 among
other ca tlcy Therefore, somcth should be done by
the Boari. II you abolish swi milk these men VIII sell
their cattle Know OF a remedy, bat ! cannot now tei
you. TIE mere smelling ol Que animal ani the breath
Of the others ala The dis ase procneds IRON de-
cayed lung IL ~ pobabe that exsts Tor TWO or threc
that Ia uusouud may meet the e.er ealte The peat
oi has been sold for food b. my knowledge.
have scen within two years animal int was
killed Attorney street have secH the diseased IN
testnos and Fuus tha Tho animal was sold food
Thsre disease here known a. the trychina
Where pgs aud rats ionnd under CIV stables tho
disease has bcca spread He knew OF one animal snher
ing from this "a SewtoXn. IL wp Id be terrible thing
the dss,e eng udered among tue amers There
OCCASIONS when Onc can easily detect WITH the mi 70
scope the d"acn raed pus epus In much oil tue N *
1t would tina; he PCS ~ OF glOtuous substance
In other in ances Il 4 almost impossible 10 detect the
distinction oet"c'n pure "ua impure u y" iio Mpu,u
distinctly caution the farmers OF the state never !" ouy
q sSul led animal.
President scnuLrz said, In regard to tho cholera
question IL would have been a serious matter bal
tho England arrived al the poit instead oi LaiiaS "a
their paoent unprcpacd state. H. 70 rcttcd The all
Dr Swinburne from the present meeting on
that account
| The counsel then read tho Law tho State ON the
powers the Board for actiou IN OF emergency
The IRi.DsSI remarked that with the exception o.
the old hulk the Bay IL place for the
reception o. ch lera patents 10 question ~, arc we
a
the Legislature allows usf The pubic LOOK to us Tor
prompt action.
late he wo4ld very wag " maze ons Of the sis Ia
confer With tho Governor Oh the SUBJECT Looking back
we lind year afer visiting Europe u bas IN
variably come here Ws have right w expect TO
| escape visitation along our coast
Dr had question To the truth OF this a.
sertion.
Comm ssoner A Toy said I'VE prepared 10 take
tho e.iy; shore IS no fear about the quarant ne
Dr. sToSg sad sho Id We got the cholera ia 'hin cry
| " "a d
DR. PALsMz would request lroa tho Governor all the
powers that DC given " tn Board for dasnieoung
Commi.sioncr A,ros said tho never in u
wofss condtoD
the Coton watsr under the direction of .Ls police, for
sush.ng down tho sfeets, and had no dcdb, IL "o-i
| be done
Dr. PAHKEn cited the beneficial results of that pt-cce
10 Now Orleans On several occasions oi ep dei1ic
Mr. EApS thought they should fecuro taa rst ~ eN-
aend he money. and THAI tho Board shoSd designate
to Work WHICH they Irol~sed 10 do and submit thre
| Board 10 exercise such measures a. ihey may deem
necessary under the cxsenccs Of tho Case for the pre-
| servaiion OF the y bc health
| WORTH aud adopt d.
Resoi,ed BE- rsforrcd 70 Commissioners Parker,
deisy tle esieaor ,ese OF he pr rsi
nent dagger Ia inis irei by sa~m % mr.na ~ ps,u
end shst acts doue Y hi. ra 90 ne p'esery.',9 s
| may demand
The counsel reported several hundred orders rcVard
to tie abatement OF general nulsanCcs which were A
| proved aud the usual orders entered
| Tho President said that he accompanied the Counsel
tor the Corporation yesterday mOrGug r. the dumping
| ground' and that Mr OG0rnan icoar d Il 70 be an IN
Or cnAvr stai.d that the Common Council of Brooklyn
had ua.ed resolution 10 the effect tat by the 2Jd Il
| this month every Alderman Of the cily OF brooklyn
would be responsible for the cleany condition Of the'
| respective wards.
cns of supposed cholera reported at ~ Deaneey street
bad been Investigated and ina, post morrm e,anin
| tion was hsIi upDr the body Of tue deceasei hary
Hraley by bra Harris and stephen s,nith, both familiar
with symptoms " cholera nj wbich no evidence VI
| further cases Of cholera reported la thscty
lengthy report read from the SANITARY Inspector
the dumping grounds At Roosevelt hsington canse
wort IstI sisteenh, r~snty nr~t and twenty third
ree ruprrsentns the condition u those places ~ er
eseingiy detrimental to public health, owing IN the va,
aocumaai,ons Of street manure piled NJ these places
which wa- referred " the Attorney with the usua
rhs Hunters Poin, or Long Island Railroad msnur'
| tsaaing uulsancs was after some di~us.on and ~.
hearing of several reports On the subject referred 10 'h
In" foo-,nr letter transmitted through the As-stsn
Secretary u state, was real and ordered on hie-
s,..ss. s,..s s',rs, S,,.S cY:'ss.r'' 2: iss
As.a win rass ana rna,bls bsrs Halarson
q tie same dsserptpn put Into these Islands n d'
Iss u. .is,. ~.s 81 .a.sa % s.rs
20 SD Ter. and s..s .sn' 70 ss.n.ne ,, .rsI ., 70
INA, ,hey about 20 ss Iss..sd from qa.raens
@ tss-. on sss ss, n1s As "s i.ss as
here but the health Orfer Of this pou 10 Of N
would be frDn cholrra should u
csfgy.s b. removed am, cir, Jour obedent servanl
| g. n ALLEN consal
A communication received and referred 70 M
suT ernisuden from Admiral bell calling The attention
the board To the state OF the street, In the vicinity Of "a
gate To the Nay Yard part cuariy la tofs SIRE"
from bridge street the gate He states that Tor son
Tine pat u been the custom % the scsycngers
fcrsIe the dirt into heaps where II IA eft nbii attee
b. and wagons rubniny their ~heel- abf hpr
feet tbroa.h ~ then gathered "a similar leaps
through the process OF grinding Ia tbcsr heaps ar
rotten cabbages and other vegetable fnat m fcd
quantities, undergoing Fermentation and thf0rins
sIfnc ent aickenng effiuyia create p~stlsnce.
cDnrl son the Admrai says" Unless thes~ pie
manure removed sbsii DO surrOundsd siih -
low fcysr cL0ers without importation, a. spJn
The becomes sufheen,ly warm " drive oct a
nniasnba contained In these fostering heaps
10 visiting Brooklyn, in the vEinity ~ The fulbn