The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-08-23
THE MILK BATH.

The New York EUening Ncws has a cor
respondent who writes the following story:
Near the outskirts of the City of Brook
Iyn there lives man and wife, who keep a
large aumber of cows the man serving the
Iuilk to his customers every morning. 1t IS
u, It swili milk, for they have large pasture
or Vunds, and in the winter the cows are led
on dry feed. They have earned good re-
pul alton as dealers in pure milk, and the
man has more customers than he can supply.
The wife il a fine looking woman, about 25
wears of age, though she looks to be much
vouu ger, and she has the finest complexion
That It was ever my fortune to see. They
have living with them young girl, who is
good looking, and who has the same remark
able cleaxness ef complexion as the mistress.
I should say that she is more of compau-
ion than servant, eating her meals with them,
and in every respect is treated as one Of the
family. Both of these women have fine
figures, aud, az before said, remarkably
transparent complexioa. The neighbors
have it that they owe it to the large quanti-
ty of pure milk that they drink They are
the envy Of all the ladies for miles around.
Being frequent visitor at the house, had
often observed the husband, when the milk
was brought In, taking several Psilsfuu up
stairs, when his wife would disappear foT
ai,out an hour, and the milk be brought
down stairs and put in the cans ready fol
serving to customers in the morning.
thoz,sft nothing more of the matter further
thar szpposing that there was little lnno-
cent does0ring going on. One Sunday eV.
ening called it was just Eeetore duss' and
I knocked as usual at the door, bus no one
came 50 i strolIed into the garden, and a
/ passed the kitchen door, / 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. / entered, but there was no one in the
kitchen. From there 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 l had never known them to be asleep at
that time of the day, / thought it very
strange. sat down In the hall and took IN
paper which was there, and my eye soon
fell on paragraph giving an account of
horrible murder which had been committed
upon whole family. Good Heavens, thought
], what If they should all be up stairs mur-
dered in their BEDS So UP stairs / rushed
opening the 6rst door that came to hand. and
behold, ye godsl such a sight as never be- |
fore witnessed. As opened the door, 1 be-
held the young woman before spoken of in |
a bath tub fast asleep, her head being sup
ported by the strap. She soGs 9. bath ofI
naki Here was the mystery of the fine
complexion Of mistress and maid, as also of |
the carrying up and down stairs Of the milk. |
They were in the habit of taking daily
bath of warm milk from the COW, and, in or |
der not to waist it, selling that same milk to |
their customers. closed the door quietly, |
made my exit as l entered. Further de- |
ponent saith not. -oj .ior." iG9dE dEl,-I