New-York tribune., 1867-03-13
STILL MILK.
REVIVAL OF THE ExCITEMBNT--FREsH EXPOSURES
OLE ARISES. ~


OF ABUSES.
A number of years ago tho "swill milk" ex-
posure effected immense amount Of good for the
time being. That Is, it made known and brought
under Police notice the wicked frauds by which the
people were imposed upon in the sa1e OF milk; ana
many Of the criminal establishments were broken
up, and the pubhc put upon an allowance Of decent
cold water, or respectable resemblance to milk. But
the subject was permitted to gradually die out and
the occurrence Of the great Rebellion absorbed almost
every mind the exclusion Of more nearly local and
immediate abuses and perils AS tho weeds OF the feld
multiply, when the eye Of the husbandDan is care
less so the growth of any great wickedness must in
crease in strength and yigor when there Is a
laxity Of restriction and yigOr,. But But 1t It
the watchfness of the "Socety for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals that we are TINS time @ pzeUs o
probably slow to believe that they are really again SUD
iect to this evil But II is nevertheless true ana u very
probably exists now to extent equaed before
There are fond parents among us VINO give COW h
unaccountaby and die and who yet do not cepetture
that very probable of disease is the poison Infused
many m @ instances Whereby the public suffer through the
cupidy and unscrupuousness of those with whom thoy
deal The Of TennysOn has more truth than e1hg
geration:
And the flthI bane rings to the yell Of the mpeO Wiiei
And plaster sna alum and poison are S 70 the Poo ~ c
The "sprft of murder" must indeed be working stead
fly and Systematically when find dairymen socalled)
Vending for mlhthe fluid have been taught To re-
gard the mdest most nutritious In the worldan ar
tclO which absolute poison ana nothing else' ihs IL
The weto-do gentleman who sips his coffee in hs IA,
vorte restaurant In the morning. with the ntelectu
gIesses that the ricIiookng snowy liquid. with which
he dutes his coffee under the Of cream nay be
positive poison extracted from the epons uddes OF some
captive miserable cow which has not been permitted TO
sec the light of cheerful day for monhs and which s
mother may watch her chubby checked little RECALLING
itself with what should be, and what is intended to be-
will enjoy the rcpast hugely; hut the mother may
afterward have TO conjecture upon the cause OF
nornce the steady growth of maraSmus In the little
it iackedf 1t had everything supplied in the way Of
nourShment 1t had excellent nursing good care Wei
cooked. carefully chosen food. prudent doses OF meat
porridge Cruel and bread and milk Few'ever thought
OF inQuiring into the nature of tho milk Thatin itself
such an emblem of pury-was never suspected OF any
The renewed swuk rascalities have beOn brought to
Flushingave,. Brooklyn. This person was arrested a
few days ago. complaint of Henry Bergh. esq, Prcsi
dent Of the Sociey for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO
Animals" for cruelty and inhumany tortuTing number
Of cows by shutting them up in buildings lily ventilated,
were Mr. Percy OF New York. whose evidence went 10
show that tho effect%f combining cattle in narrow stalls
the hoos andgeDera illheah OF the animal unless vac
naGn p , c Ine spS aTSf .ye be
amputated and this had ESen rise rise 70 tne name
the defendant great that his counsel obtained
adjournment until Thursday of this week. At
cnal Witnesses viii be- it is said Mr.. J. n
Hdreth OF Brooklyn, who has had many CON
with the swilnilk lie has not only frequently
had his dewn and his cattle crippled and de
srOyed but has also been prosecuted for through
his open warfare against their nofarOus trade. -
But the public may rest assured that the lmilk
nuisance and crime does here. The now In
view should and probably WILL be merely tho initiation
OF general and thorough investigation which shall rid
OF this abomnaton aud forever. IL cannot be
doubted that greater extent than over
before The vile localities the pestence breeding sub
urbs, shown up years ago, still tho scene Of the de
of before The authorities, under the impetus afforded
by the President OF the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals and other benevolent gentlemen.
organizing general effort for the OF the sbom
nation and summary punishment for Offenders.