New-York tribune., 1872-05-21

the aduteration OF milk are the farmers who supply it
and the purchaser who consumes IT,
THE INSPECTION OF MILK.
The law in regard to the adulteration OF
milk Is uumsiakabe in its meaning; 1t is contained IN
Section As OF the Sanitary Code and is as follows;
"Noperson shall have any place where milk Dnsser, &
kept for sale at any place oer TOT G cit
for sale. shall any person bring or sehu 10 % '
any unwhoesOne waterod, or a2ultcrated nil'N'
Although this enactment passed IN Juil lo'V' no
effort has since been made by the Heaith bo'I " oy
IL into effect In 1862 Prof Chani'r' theh oncnis' W
the Health Board, examined many samples oi mN anu
caused the Offenders to be dealt with according to law
This had the effect OF reducing the aduteraon so that
ont of s5 SAMPLES examined during she last four months
OF 1862 9s were found TO fully mp to the standard
But aery the law and the officers have fallen into con-
tempt and the adueration is greater than ever
Tho officers Of the Health Bureau state that they In
spectod some of the milk the TIC depos aboa
year ago and found up the standard and that they
subsequently ascertaned that the persons who bought
milk from the dealers found it aduerated. al
though the inspector who followed the milk dealer on
his route 1ilej to discover any pcrpotatng the act
Hereup0n all effort to stop tnc adnlteraton OF milk or
obtain 'ormatonin respcoto the manner or place of
adutera,ion seems TO have ceased although the law
provides that the milk dealer shall furnish to the In
sPcctor all information which shall cnab the latter to
discover the particulars Of the aGuteratiOn. The law,
equally aupcana TO dealers in food, is contained in
section CO cf the Sanitary Code. aad isas follows:
Every butcher and milk dealer and their agents shall
allow te parties authorized by tic Health Departments
ana milk held offered or intended for sale. VIII be
expected 90 answer al reasonable and proper questions
asked by such persons relative TO ne comb ION theeoI
and OF the place where such articles may be-"
AS the inspectors have made effort TO ascertain the
facts concerning adultcatOn, beyond The action above
mentioned stop the same, the responsibility Of this
almost universal custom would 10 rest upon them
equally with tho offenders many OF whom, doubtless,
that the common practice is forbidden
by Law, and detrimental to the health Oi society.
Hereafter tie plea OF isLOrlnce, however, will not
stand in abatement, either with inspector or oGnder
The facts chrOnclcd below are commended to their
notice and the attention Of the puhi, ana vouched
for by aCidawts made by trustworthy persons who
accompanied the reporters OF t4cr tours, and can be
relied upon as correct in every particular
THE SWIIL STABLES OF BROOKLYN.
About o'clock on. the morning of April IA
TRIBUNE reporter left te house Of Henry GrOgan, in
Flatbush, IN company wil that gentleman. to pay
VISIT 70 Of the swi-ulk stables that abound IN
that vicinity and ascertain their condition aud sround
lngs. Mr. Grogan is constable and officer of Mr.
Henry BoFgs STAFF butas he entertained fears that soae
Of the persons whose stables they aot to VISIT ana
whose characters not reported be u tin very bes
might lit to OGer resistance to c Inspection he pre-
pared himself for possible ome souC5, and tie two
started on thcir tour
The first place visited that OF John Talbot whose
residence at Crownst and Washing y-Ne., Bf1Oklyn
In wooden stable about feet lOag, nae cows
discovered standing in filth ani dttt up 10 their
knees. There ventilation above,or around, ana
flooring beneath them. The cows CFCGe "rSdidy
chewing The dstirery sw that rall inthe trc7chs
and two persons were engaged tn milk ~ them ana
pouring into the milk VII h with tbs water feey
added TO be supplied from tc wagon a'1ew hours
TO Brooklyn residents anxious TO obtain l+re Long
Island milk, which sign painted III lar g ietieIl On
wagon standing close at hand md bearing also John
TalbOts upon it. Information wlst olt2IAcd iat
two cows had died within three days, tsstenper aud
snqteOuc OF the remaining u iE eFIioic' of
being nEewise affected. The gyyat (prob1m which
seemed 70 burden the brain Of the infol mont the
reas n TIC Cows should be thus sG aed. lie 4ad been
edtang on the subject for three aoysA and could noJ
Qnd satisfactory solution Leaving tho gentleman TO
,fathom the mystery he bess uI- ai d merely no.
cing in passing that the mud and th which the cows
had been living in occasionally dropped INF the pals OF
rk from their bodies the reporter lj5 A. hasty exit
from the sickening atmosphere n the tou cen. and
passed into the open air. feeling Of dc cidc relief
In few moments he was joined 1v ont er GroGan.
and the two next visited the stable OF Edward oD5n-
nell close at hand The stable is uo' bnt thero is no
yentiation the place in dthy and DISCUSSING con
diuop Hogs and COWS were discovered kuddIcd to
cether and the same foul atmosphere EFeNa'G s 81 INC
preyious place. Mr.. OD0nncll was oNerWAeiued win
Grief at the recent Of II who lad dlec ",h dis
te,nper A faint illumination of the truth Gin 'uered
into his troubled intellect He asked the ouecr CoUd
- ossiblv be they were too close togehcri ana imne
aiaely discarded it solution too ITep"stefons lO"e
further entertained. wagon outside was marked with
his name and Pure Mix also inscribed thereon His
COWS are fed on swiu
Close AZ hand is the stable o. James NcGrath. whoh
was next visited. He too, was 10 trouble ana e MS
lows had died with dstemper. An old wagon stood out
side with the proprietors name painted on s0eet OF
fin on the back and the place appeared desoate ana ds
g,istng. The building was n tnd- wooden shantS.
Tbere is no ventilation; arranag gncut was proyi&1
Tor drainage; the slOps and svu F u pools VI ht0
and the atmosphere i0ra eohs'u.l ip1 il , on ~ y
- ,ISoe.-1IA formerly fed on eV H.
Francis M3stersOn lives with hrs family, thrce - va
hush, near FTdnklin-avc. Ine COWS were dsrgr cred
luxurating in compound composed Of bsb-o )ues
heads entrais, sWill. and some unknown mt Ifals
which they ruefully cndeayOring 10 a2 1eas The
than the Maserons The reporter noticed dI ness OF
eve the b1Yines which seemed 70 indicate as Ontent,
Tue hipeds, on the contrary, WeG fCiul ~ gagcd IN
milking them ana pouring the mix INTO cans, which ap
parcnty had never had soap II water app5i 10 them
since they were nrsJ uiaI singing lne " ana euo-
lzing the milk, which they assured the visitors was
reiorr mat the milk not quite clear, the prOpre-
tor remarked, "Enny how, it's parfectr pure" Mr.
MastersOn aspircs 80 using horse ant wagon after
time but for the present is content to psdde his milk
Hndfew Martin keeps 1s cows in stasJe in Franklin
ave, BrooklIp His stable ls aeW ami wei ventilated
Int he feeds his cOwson swA aud hf lost several of
the latter ,iVli io , % Ae dsiA hs an offensive
tevafed H. HIS wagons marked "A Martin J;rookivn
end he supplies If his statement Is be relhd on some
of the " frst families New-IoIs and Brooklyn Mr..
Bergls officer haze mt 6eon entirely lshed with his
,Toeeedings and haV had him arrested several times
,of yiciatiug the Law a. 20 cruelty 10 arimals.
Lawrence FitzpatriclIesides in FrdnAln-ave Brook
lyp. keeps 80 SSnd his stables well located
sud large ana airy. Hthas three Wagons marked with
ls name and place OF ostdcnce, and "Pure Milk" in
laige letters Is painted the sizes. He delivers mix
in NewYork and Br0ohSn, and feeds his cows tirm
produce and swl Misplace Is not Objectionable as