Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-03
Death i'm the Milk Pail,

MOI long since Professor Low, of Cornell Uni
ye1sity! observed peculiarly in the cream from
the MIX furnished by the milkman. Itappeared
to lie ropy and on subiecting Il to an examination
under powerful microscope, it was found to
contain large number OF living organism In
Inherent stages OF growth Pushing his Inyesti-
cations further, the professo. called upon the
mill man to inquire concerning the management
ara Keep OF bis cows, and the Iae nner in which
the milk was cared for. Here he sound on look
ing over the premises that the COWS, tor lack OF
good. clean watCr-the season beTg unusually
dTy-were forced To Stake their thirst i'm
q Stagnant pool located in muddy swale
Taking specimens OF this water and ex-
aiming 1t under the microscope the
same class of organisms was found as
those IN the milk. II was now pretty evident
where the cause of the trouble lay; but to make
the matter more clear, specimens of blood were
taken from the cows aud examined under the
microscope, when these also we're found 10 CON
tam the same class of organisms. The animals
OF apply ing Thermometer tests for determiuiu.,
health or disease were found TO be hot and fever
I.i, thus showing that these living organisms in.
troduced through The medium OF tho l;lthy water
and taken into the circulation and BY their
power OF reproduction and multiplication
in the blood became the source of disease
INVESTIGATING still further, particle OF the
from sub organisms, and known from
tests to be in good order, AMI i'm n short
time tie same filthy organisms multiplied
and took possession Of ii in vast numbers rro-
duclng the same character OF milk "a that first
noticed other experiments and investigation,
were made, but all similar in results to those we
have described. These facts are of very great
Importance to dairymen, aud although il was
known that the milk from cows drinking the
Putrid or foul water of slOughs and mud holes
hal caused much trouble at cheese factories
sui dairy hardly appreciated the full ex-
tent or the trouble, or were aware OF the pre-
Csc nature Of the injury caused by such water
III the lives of these foul organisms are not
destroy ed when taken up By cows in their
drink, bat pass into the circulation, faint
ing the blood entering the sccretions aui
establishing their filthy abode in the milk
there to Increase and multiply in vast num-
be1s, causing the milk to be mass of filth
then IT is reasonable to suppose that persons par
taxing OF this milk, even when freshly drawn
are liable TO have their blood also inOcuIated
and thereby contract diseases. Who can saw
that malignant fevers and fatal epidemics do
not oifen originate from these sources? The
rae $ brought out in these Investigations would
see III TO warrant the superstition. At any rate
they are OF character sufficiently startling. aud
should arrest attention of those who have th.
care Of milk stock, and who are in the habit of
using milk freely. They prove that COOL clean
water is at least prerequisite for the COW to
yield good, healthy milk, and that there is more
danger in allowing stock 10 Stake thirst i'm f0ul.
stagnant pools, than has commonly been sun
pOsed-Rurdl New Yorker,