New-York tribune., 1870-01-06
MILK FOR BABES.
THE ORIGINAL ANTI-swILL MILK MAN AGAIN
RAISES HIS VOICE.

THE ORIGINAL ANTI-swILL MILK MAN AGAIN
RAISES HIS VOICE.
To the Edftor Of The TrtOune.
SIR: In your issue of the 23d inst, reference Is
made TO tho manufacture Of swil milk and letter IS
pubshed from Henry Bergh esq, to the Board OF
Health IN which the milk daires are again mentioned
Mr. Bergh's letter is almost duplicate OF one oil the
many which have written to the Board OF Health OF
this city, Of which notice has been taken caed on
DIR stiles the head Of the Medical Department here who
Informed me that ordinance had been passed Dy the
Board Of Aldermen (Which read) overriding the Legs
atye law regarding stables and the feeding o COWS
ON impure and unwhoesomc slops dstillery swil or
brewers oal or swi Said law OF tho state IS Dy inc
Judges abdlcated in their decisions when cuprs are
brought before Them thus placing city ordinances over
State law This being the case would u not he better 10
abolish State Legislatures and let boards OF Aldermen
govern our cities with their Ordinancesi or let us abolish
the power Of such officials II officers Of justice are
40 low "a to aure good and wholesome laws enacted by
the people in their legislative bodies what shall be the
remedy
would refer you to the third annual report of the
Board of Health Commissioners for the year 1867:
SEc6Cov. Cow arising from tae prac
lated stables a1d feeding he upon aNl Ioh uI-,n &
been speedy removal from the city Of BTooAyg Of all large
stables except Those which are directly protected BY 'ne o'a "
In the c Of Broes the smk e,ta5'amen @ rs. are 3, S,d M
Chap Ordinances OF the City, and has been impossible to
AN meoysd ventilation Of the large and attention
to cleanliness have been secured as tse result Of frequent
ordinance above rrfsred 70 are wbdr, "a the
irey relieved from the evils oiimpars milk.
Dec q. 1903.
Under these circumstances what can he done or what
ought to be done with such milk factory is now in
full blast in stables Franklin, near Flushingaye,
i'm the old dlstilery there kept over 100
cows fed on the contraband swilsloHs in direct viola
ton of law, and where can be seen beings III human
shape besmcarcd from head to heel with the eXcremen
Of the animals which drops from the hands Of the Alk
Maids" into the pals with the milk as they milk the
cows. The ANIMALS in an unhealthy, cruel and
filthy condition; no doubt some nave fallen down dead
while being milked, from tho unhealthy and crrel man
ner i'm which they kept The sale Of this milk Is a
robbng and murderous business Thousands OF infants
are dying by the Of this Infamous, rotten milk.
and those who sell this accursed trash ought to be in
Sing Sing under the galows murderers lhaye been
threatened and had ofmy windows broken recently
by some the trash. doubt in some way connected
with these stables. on my way home from meeting
had been attending North Brooklyn was met az Bed
fOrdaVe aud Fushingaye. by three runtn-, ABOUT II
o'clock night, pistol placed at my breast aud they
threatened TO shoot me- saying: we Know you you
id old dnH.sriiimdH." | had my barn burned horse,
carriage, aud property to the amount of over 5000 de
strOyed for Illustrating their Infamous tranc IN fruh
Jsses NetrsDGDer several years since, and for which
have never bern paid farthing besides spent much
time In 1862 and 1864 in getting law passed Dy me legs
ature, preventing the adueraton OF mia IN 100 au
itamcned and passed IN the form introduced IN 82
am aware that stand on ucklish ground IN exposing
this hesh, wicked business bnt appears 10 me II nod
nv pc9ce the stones will cry out against me. am threat
e1ed and my family insuted, or liable 10 be lnsued Dy
of vagabonds. whose tongues OF praise would Pe
we care not for slang for that to us IS praise am
ready and prove at any une every aIeRatoh iaue
herein There cannot be found being III human shape
uuless the Redmen OF the forest or the nlk'naids
Themselves who, realizing the nth they are inhaling
700 ditiy to feed nogs JSo T. HuDRETH.
Franklin, corner rarhare, BROOKLYN Dec a. 1869