The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22
PRICE TWO CENTS
MIXING MILK AND WATER.
THE BOARD or HEALTH FIGHTINo
FOR ITS LACTOH ETER.


Judse sutberiand's Patience nearly Exhsuss.
ed-kebuking the LAWYERS and Com ser.
sting the Jury-science In the Sessions
The first witness yesterday in the con.
tinued trial Of Daniel schrumpf, on charge Of
dealing In wstered milk. wac President Henry
Morton Of the Stevens Institute OF Technology.
lie testified that the use OF hydrometers In de-
terminiDR the proportion Of water In fluids ia
common among chemists as well as In many
kinds OF manufacture. The similar instruments
employed by the Board OF Health In testing milk,
called lac ometers, fully meet the requirements
OF scientific examination. The best auth orities
accept the lactometer as a Trustworthy indicator
OF AN excess OF water In milk.
what do you mean 10y ordinary milk r. wa
query.
81 mean commercial milk. such a, is sold u
the CITY,"
Cows milk2"
We'll now" interposed Judge Sutherland.
uont suppose lie means the milk Of COCOA
nuts. Do let us get along foster"
Prof. BeDjsmln Silliman Of Yale College, edI-
tor OF SWimd1s Journal. was the next witness
MIX 10 not, lie testified, definite substance.
but an emulsion comnosed Of various sub-
stances Science has not taught how to dtstin-
q ish with precision between water naturally Ia
milk and that which has been added, but there
is an established standard Of commercial milk.
fair average o' quality Is from 1927 to l0ys.
THE Health Boards standard Of 100 is equiva-
lent to 1921 The reasonable requirement Of
the Board Of Health Is a concession to the milk
men, and IA lower than that Of the liel nth Board
~ Paris. The lactometer IL, within limits. gem
erally accepted bv scientific men as correct
tester Of the density Of milk. As applied to
commercial milk. IL Is suitable and accurate. A
sample Of milk registering % IN the Health
Boards lactometer t>chrumpf's milk was 85l
should be regarded as having been Ilsinod with
water
Prof Elwvn Waller of Columbia College, ans
lyst for the Board Of Health. next went on tho
stand. lie has tested the lartOmeter by analv-
sis. and ascer'ained 1t to be Trustworthy.
Dr. Henry A. Mott, Jr., an analytical chemist.
testified that he has devoted over two years to
the study Of milk, with view to writing a book
on the subject His comparative tests OF tho
lactometer have convinced him that 1t Is trust
WORTHY instrument. The Health Boards stand
are is the lowest that pure, normal mix can ever
reach. The cross-examiner, after Questioning
as to the temperature Of milk, handed the wit
ness q lar OF water. and asked him to Judge q
II. DIR. Mott stuck his FINGER into it, and said
that It was below GO Fahrenheit. A thermome-
ter showed that IT is'. Then bottle OF
white lqnil was h nded to him. wiki request
that he sh luld tasie 1t and decide whether 10
was mix lie refused, saying, 1T MAJ be
Judge Sutherl md excluded the test. Prof.
Dnfenlus ana his son, Oh n A., prompted the
lawyer in cross-exanihingDr Mott ana the other
witnesses.
Dr. Hermann Endeman chemist employed
hy the Health Board. testified in favor OF tho
lactometer, aud IN other ways corrobOiated tue
testimony ~ the ptevl us witnesses.
Police nicer James 4. JepsOn testified that
whe IN the He lth Department he used tnelac-
tometer IN testing milk. lie supposes he las
slmpied 1000 can. He went into the country.
also, and ried milk from 100 cows. and IN no:
one instance was the quality So low as tho
Health Boards standard.
these proceedings lasted over six hours. and
at the close Judge Sutherland said to the jury,
q" IL YOU survive the ordeal, be here again at II
O'CLOCK tO-mOrrOM.'