The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-20
TIE MILK DEALERS TRIAL.
THE HEiLiH BOARD'S LdCTO " kTBB
yIGOROUSLY fSSfILLD.
Dr. whites Tcst Of tho MIX sold bN Daniel
Schrumpf- Judge Huihcrlnnd's tnort to

Dr. whites Tcst Of tho MIX sold bN Daniel
Scbrumpf- judge ruihcrinnd's tnort TO
Keep the Testimony within Proper Limits
Tho trial OF Daniel Schrumpf one ~ the
many dcaiers who arc accused by the Health
Board OF selling wstered milk, was resumed IN
the General Sessions. Yesterday, with an argu-
ment upon the Sanitary Code.
Dr. John u. White, sanitary Inspector, who
bad been detailed to examine milk, displayed
the lactometer that he mad used. aod said that
It was adjusted to Loo OF specific gravity. the
lowest gravity Of pure milk. The 100 mark cor
responded with the l. ,0eo OF specific gravity. and
the scale ran down TO o. which represented
pure water. The instrument Ia Riass tube With
a nearly round bulb oiled with lead at the lower
end, an oboug Dulb Hllcd with air 10 the centre.
and tho top made small and marked with the
scale. In use II Ia 1oate1 In the milk and the
extent Of the scale SHOWN above the surface In
dicitcs the specific gravity OF tho milk. DR..
wuito further testified that he visited the
prisoners milk store. at nll Avenue H. whore a
large quantity Of milk was sOid to dealers and at
retail. He tested milk In a can from which
schrumpf was selling. H. lrst noticed that tho
milk did not adhere to the sides Of a glass IA
pure milk Zoos. Using the lectUmotor, he learn
ed hv It that nitecn uer cent. of water bad been
added 30 the milk. lie confirmed the iactomo-
ter test hy IN ilysis. As to the trustwOfhiness
Of the Instrument renofally. no said that he n
uscu II eXtcn,iVeN. and viewed IL a elective.
lie mad tested II: IN solutions Of known sre ilc
rlayify. lie mad mauc lt1 tests " h the licto-
( meter ~ pure country mix to ascertain its
| accuracy. Ia examining Schrumpis milk he
! brought II to temperature of co., using the
| same thermometer mat he had used ~ testing
| in the country, before quitting the therm ometer
At this point Prof Doremus entered the court
| room, and took seat with the defending law
vers He had been employed by the milkmen
ns an expert. Next basketful Of glass insiru;;
ments and bottles OF milk was lugged In. nd
| Lawyers wa-nner and Lawrence, the defenders
| VI the prisoner. ranged the things on the taole,
| Ihey handed n bottle OF mix to Dr: White. and
| requested him TO test ~ LAWYERS Prentice anu
| Hastings, the prosecutors. objected to that way
| OF trying the witness ana the instrument.
Judge Sutherland said that the Jury could not
! tell what preparation might have been made ny
n chemist. res .rbliug milk. to bo submitted 90
| the witness. The iactometer was made Tor tne
| purpose ~ detecting watered milk, aud not 10
detect mix other"ise treated, oor to decide
| wnM wn- In any mixture. His HONOR there
fore, sus aimed the objection.
In rsply to further cross questioning, DIR.
Nhue sad that the lactometer wouli not dc.
eide whether fluid was MIX, but tnat II " ~
Simply intended as test Of the percentag OF
ihe defence consumed two hour, in an en-.
| deaNur To ext nj the inquiry to the qualities Ot
| treatment, and to other subjects tnat the Judge
iecaroed as irrelevant Frequent objections
followed BY long nreumeni,, und rulings almost
| tnVhriauly against tue defence. one OF the
fruulcss efforts wus to introduce proof that the
Iactouet-r registered SKINNED milk "a better
| Nh.'h Nhoe A'f.ih "h'h N''N ="
taken; ana that consequently the sale OF skim
med milk has Increased nye-iold under the use
Of the instrument Uy the board OF Health. lhe
witness. however. W = permitted 60 test that.
the lncfometer standard OF specific gravity teing
ltO, skimmed muk would be regi tered II about
lilo nhi lhe cream AZ - LUIS Was * iglhe bN
Tue fact that cream - a lgIt part cf milk. Pure
milk Is composed Vf about - pirt- - water,
tour OF sugar three Of buttcr 3 ys-lOJ ca-sein
ana Of ash ~ lcO. Inc witness had aseertAined
these figures to lie nearly correct.
what IS wneY Z" Mr.. Lawrence asked.
=" IL seems 70 nae that whey Is good stopping
Judge Sutherland excluded tho question.
Piesident Chandler of the Board OF Health
W ) the uext witness. lie testified that the lac
toueters used ~ the milk inspectors are all
tested IN his laboratory. \ Alactometeri = kind
oil nynrometer Tor the examination OF nlk. All
hydrometers are made on tne nrincinle that a
solid substance VIII sink into iuid Until 1t hai
DISPLACED quantity ~ nnid elnll TO IL own
weight. By tue use OF a scale tue specific grdN-
| ny Of the huli may thus uc deteTn med. Tho
lac meters used l., the Board Of lie ith have
the marx OF lOJ detree- Dxed at the lowest gr al dc
| pussiDle ~ tue pure miih OF ncalthy cows, the
object neiug t.ut no sample OF genuine mix
may he clIa-ed ~ W tered. Ihls rich mix may
be watete0 To tho extent of twenty per cent. and
stll uasstne Board OF Health sstandard. and 1t IL
Inpo. role Co prevent thAt amount OF dtcep.i1n
| ne sperinc sr lvity of mix my he determined
10y weighing o., tut 'htt mode D., more Ithle Ia
error tnan tue u,e OF the lacionci. r. winch 4.
III. mos ace IIate known. As used b, tine Board
OF Health, ana aiJed uY the senses of the in-poc-
, t,r ina ,ciouIet.r is ic.uratd ~ the ip.l
authorities as n Trustworthy way Of detecting
tne excessive Wal, RING ol mix. lie hah caused
10 be maue expeuIl ents u determine whett a.
| by the UO1id was correct. FiNo bundled
aud i've COWS were miAed into separate pals
r rnl all the milk possible WAS drawn IRON tht
. animals because tno qu NtY l. different it the
be.Inning and the ina Of a milking. lho "Trip
lgs arc Itcucr than the Ie-t. suupls ul
Z each cows milG was tested by the lactOineter
| and IN tour ms auce- only was the specific gray
ity Ices tnnu I'D degrees. IL WA asrts1n ol ex
,cptlonui dfough., md the con. we've IN Az a .r
4 | nurunl conditlon. Of ~ tests IN previous
| season none showed lower tntn llH', ana IN,
range was lroh that 10 LU'. He had nlt knowi
! pure uiik frou a ntaifhy cuW Go u bcllw lOJ-
Ihr lactometer SIMPLY show, Specific "a lti
aud M no otaeE way indicates the puiilty "
| mix.
me witness put tall rla-s jar on tho Judge
de X. neariy tled n with mllk. cooled 1t %, pIt
| uIg snow on tne ouf -ide ui the ri -, stuck
q thermometer mo the mik. ,lrert med tnat tnl
tcmlclaturc " ., ti', II luted tne lact0met"r u
| u. aud slid that the instrument mafke the spe
cihc grayitS ~ gl,--Dad mlk. The same nruce'l
marked h Iiumei mix al lli' and cream al a.
| Tue witness naturally Tell into the manner Of
college lecturer ON chemistry, handling the ap
| uarsius deity, ana taleius last and cOnti-tly
. the Jury replesentins the class. Ihe JUDGE
Z dcsk nned with I'm cnn-, glass Jirs, ther
| mOu. tiers. ana lactonctcr,.