New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21
SWILL MILK.

recent troubles, and to take such action "a NAV he
deemed by them necessary to protect themselves the
future against the prosecutions OF tho kind hearted
Bergh The meeting held In Marianst near
Patchenavo and long before tho hour appointed for IL
| to open tho barroom was filed with milk dealers and
"milkmaids" There were two classes OF milkpen
present, those who feed sw turkey" and those
who feed dry feed or "chIcken" aud be-
| tween the two classes there is no very friendly
feeling the only tie binding them together being that of
| mutual interest The latter class easily dstIn
guished from the former by their gentlemany deport
ment and lack Of terror ut the presence Of TRIBUNE
reporter When the hour for the meeting arrived, the
occupants Of the barrOOm repaired TO large used
for dancing parties where seats provided for
them, and in very few minutes there was a miniature
OF tobacco spte around the feet OF The
meeting was called to Order and organization ef
fected by the election OF Mr. j. r. Areson Ito whom
reporter indebted for many fayors President After
tho organization effected, turkey feed man,
jocing in the euphomus of Tom Bennett and
made the following speech
Mr. sident: move that committee OF IL be APP
pointed to deliberate and retire to whether tho re-
porter from THE TRIBUNE shall be allowed to remain
here and report the proceedings don't think he has
got business here he may have business here but
do MT think we have got any business to admit him.
move that the committee retire, and that nobody but
milkmen he allowed here when the committee report.
The motion promptly seconded by another turkey
man.. aud then the question to how the com
mittee should be appointed. the chairman declining to
appoint so large committee Mr. Bennett, wlth Decoin'
Ing modesty wished TO know II the pleasure OF the
meeting that he should appoint the committee, but MS
proposition received no eneouragenen and vas hna
decided To elect the members OF It, Nominations were
therefore In order. and Mr. Bennett. who had meanwhile
canyassed the room with commehdaoe Zeal snecSeI1u
IN having Tue committee composed ptnelPany Oh ms
friends The committee finally selected, and being
restricted by the Chair to 20 minutes in which to delDer'
ate upon the mOmentous question, retired
While the committee were celebrating the mlkmen
poured into the barrOom TO discuss the late high
handed Outrages pcrpetrated by Mr. Berg. The gentle
men who were recently arrested improved every Oppor
tuulty express sentiments OF righteous indignation
the reporters were bad enough but Bergh was the man
that needed looking after WELL said Billy Jones,
an tell You just what's the factf Bergh comes foong
about my stables he will get his mouth full of some
thing besides swilmilk should like TO see him emitting
my cows ooseIll bet he'd find small job Oh his hands
That's list what say" cried Tom Buclhart, and
IL he don't watch" Here all hands in
vited TO take drink, and the barmad aud her corpuent
the youngsters kicked the doorscpS and punched tue
dogs with butts of their whips. goodloobng chap
swirl milk feers made lots of stamps. The swirl neces-
sary to keep tptop order only costs 10 cents per
per day for meal and malt. "Why" said he, we were
mind 10 give swill to the cows we could sell milk at
did not agree with city folks. In instances women
had died from using too much OF 1t, Two OF
real value Of swim milk The dry feed" man
declared swill milk TO be unhealthy. His opponent
much about swl milk. He had used 1t in his family
since he began business, and the babes th[lVed
II Will put six children IN house. ana teed them on dry
feed milk aud you may PIT Elk more r SP' de }a
mine do Well, WELL let's have glass Of lager my boy
Here's bad luck TO old Bergh."
Mr. Ehler's hired man had great deal to say about
THE TRIBUNE reporter. % know you, young man; you
Bergh and took the statiOn-H0usc and want nm
to pay f0T my aTI told lin had none but the wooden
he ma he'd
brokc nv shoes on the pavement ! want you 10 put
this in tue paper aud tell Bersh that he must send Inc
a black eyed man declared that any man, who had
been i'm the business any length Of time, who SAID at
he did not his milk told what was not So one
GOOD Old Methodist commenced selling milk several
wears ago and then he thought au awful stu 10 even
feed ms COWS malt Now he not only did that but he
watered his milk after the most orthodox manner Cen
orally onc.thlrd of good milk is pump water. Croton
will do; spolls the article. so that 1t VII! sour III
the babies sOmachs Good hrstclass pump water, put
i'm at the right time gives the nud line color ana
II the job Is doue night. no person can ever teii
how much water has been added even win
a good lactometer. There are different grades OF
milk for different families: The Drowh'stOhe mansion
gets one seventh water while Ia rare cases tnoSe VINO
are willing pay fancy price are supplied Win pure
milk An old mllknan sald that city cream s nearly as
Those persons feed malt have no great affection
for the swiillnlkers ana tney ook on men rs
the poor trash MI DOnhoparty ana q man Win
mkcrock hat seemed To manifest great deal OF Interest
m the proceedings, and after he had disposed
OF about three quarts OF Deer MS eyes hnueu anu WIN
loud voice, lac announced that his expenses Tor tue
mn with an extra gallon OF water this morning.
one of the Flatbush dealers alluded to the numerous
orders peryaded the apartment, follows When
Barney Williams played at the Academy OF aiusic there
were different orders but this occasion he dis
ncty recognized 1902 aud $40 Of them belonged To the
swillinilk variety Here box OF cigars were passed
around and the assembly repaired 10 the other room
The Committee after deliberatlng Tors about threequat
tiers hour, which with the time consumed IN appoint
ing amounted to one and Onehaf hours made the ioI
This Committee satisfied that the mkmeu Of City Of Brooklyn
have all other animals in humane manner aud
believing that Just We would recommend all
them either Society the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
Health the OF 20 Tor such purpose ad Pge
appointed all such suits and recommend Tor such
committee Henry oha Conlers Harvey Powell, s. W.
Arcson Bennett. aud for Treasurer, Jesse Mott
The report OF the Committee was unanimously adopted
without comment, and the meeting, well as the Com
ttee appeared have forgotten the special OBJECT Tor
which Tie latter appointed and also TO be perfectly
satisfied at the affairs had taken. SUBSCRIPTIONS
were then received anountngto s2o ana represehtI6
dealers and IL decided that an opportunity WOulu Oo
afforded up a. III. Monday next TO join the AssOela
ton The President after saying that he had hoped that
there would have full expression Of views IN re-
gard 70 the different modes Oeeding COWS said that the
general feeling of the mkmen present. ana among those
with he had spoken on the subject was that man
cattle would certainly know more about II than man
who has never fed or owned COW, and has nothing
whatever but few unsupported theories we tnA tat
our interest to treat cattle WELL and we treat tem
otherwise we mud IL out III the dinlnshei quantity
IT milk that they yield. do not think that We are as
had as Mr.. Bergh represents us 10 be- -
The meeting adjourned subject to the call OF the
Committee of five, which designated as tbs Law Com
ralttee. The milk dealers dispersed Ia gooa order Dat
several OF them they passed along the streets swOre
that the thing" swindler and that Befghanu the
board of Health would have no power after lew weeks
Ot Albany legislation
CARD FROM A BROOKLYN MILK DEALER.
At he Tri