The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-15
MIk Bath-ExtrasrdinR ReVeiR
tions- Effect of the L.cteal Liquid
on the Compilations OF Two Brook.


A Brooklyn correspondent of the New
York Evening Ners furnishes the fol-
lowing interesting chapteron dietetics
for Saturdays Issue:
| Near the outskirts of the city of
BROOKLYN, lived man and wife, who
keep large number of cows; the man
serving the milk TO his customers every
morning 1t is not swili milk, for they
have large pasture grounds, and in the
Winter the cows are fed on dry feed.
They have earned a good reputation as
dealers in pure milk, and the man has
more customers than he can supply.
| The wife is fine looking woman about
tweuty-,ive years of age, though she
looks to be much younger, and she has
the finest complexion that il was ever
nv fortune to see. They have living
with them q young girl, who is good
looking, and has the same remarkable
clearness of complexion as the mistress.
should say that sheis more ofa compan-
ion than servant, eating her meals with
them, and in every respect is treated as
one Of the family. Both of these wo-
man have fine figures, and, as before
said, remarkably transparent complex
ions. The neighbOrs have it that they
owe it to the large quantity of pure
milk that they drink. They are the
envy of all The ladies for miles around:
Being a frequent visitor at the house, 1
had often observed the husband, when
the milk was brought in, taking several
pailsfull up stairs, when his wife would
disappear for about an hour, and the
milk be brought down stairs and put in
the cans ready for serving to customers
in the morning. l thought nothing
more of the matter further than sup
posing that there was little innocent
doctoring going on. One Sunday even
ing called; it was Just before dusk. and
Knocked as usual at the door, but no
one came; so strolled into the garden,
and, as / passed the kitchen dosr, /
tried the latch. To my surprise the
door opened. This is strange, thought
/: they have either fallen asleep or gone
out, and forgot to fasten the door. l
entered, but there was no one in the
kitchen. From there l passed to the
dining room and parlor, but still there
was no one to be seen. So passed into
the hall. The front door was locked on
the inside. Now, as / had never known
them to be asleep at this time of day, j
thought it very strange. sat down in
the hall and took mp paper which was
there, and my eye soon fell upon par
agraph giving an account of u horrible
murder which had been committed upon
a whole family. Coed heavens, thought
l, what if they should be all up stairs
murdered in their beds. So mp stairs
rushed, opened the first door that came
to hand, and behold, ye gods! such a
sight as never before witnessed. As |
opened The door / beheld the young
womanIbefore spoken of in bath tub
fast asleep, her head being supported
by a strap. She was in bath OF milk
Here was the mystery Of the fine com.
plexion Of mistress and maid, as also oi
the carrying up and down stairs OF the
milk. They were in the habit of taking
a daily bath of warm milk, fresh from
the COW, and, in order not to waste it,
selling that same milk 10 their custom
ers. l closed the door quietly, aHd-made
nv exit as entered. .. ..-...... "a