The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-21
MILK AND WATER on TRIAL
A G.fTHERTNG or EMTNTNT MEN or
SCIEACE ~ COUET.
The Vigorous Fight Of the Bon I'd of Health In
Deitrcr Of it- Iact0meter- he Testimony
Of prnrIIcn IhrnIiaIs IN its EnNnr.


Deicrcr Ot it- LactOmeter- The Testimony
al Practical Chemists III Its Favor.
Has any cream risen on the milk dur
ing the nightf' inquired Judge Sutherland. at
the oueninr Of the General Sessions yestcr-
day. This was n; tho rcsunip iion OF tho trial
OF Daniel Schrimpf, indicted on charge
- selling watered milk AT 20 Avenue
u, and the Judges question related to
the milk that had been used In court for
demonstrations on the previous day. Inside
the tar to he called AS witnesses for the prose
cution, were Prof Siliman Of Yale College,
Prof. Caldwell OF Cornell University, Prof
Goessman OF the Mass ichusetts Agricultural
College Prof q. F. Birker Of the University OF
Pennsylvania, President Henry Morton Of Ste
vcns lnsttu'e. f. Waller. Pm. d., q Columbia
G liege; II. Endemaux, Pn. d.; and H. a. Mott,
Pm u.
Prof. Charles 4. q oossman was 1rst put on the
stand. After describing his experience Of
twenty-five years a. q practical chemist, and es-
rcciay an anal ger Of milk. he tentned to
his approval of the lactometer u ed 10y the Board
OF Hcllth's inspectors. II IL as accurate ~ any
thing that can be employed In Learning the
quantity OF water in mik and its standard for
commercial milk IA IA low NJ 1t ought to be.
Anai,sls is no better. because of the vari hle
quantity uf water IN milk, naturally. ITO cur
rent opinion amony scientific men IL that pure
mtlk o COWS ranges IN specific grl witty from
isalth .tandRrd Of reqnitement; and the mix
sold Oy Schrumyf, jud ed by this te 4, was va
tered at least ten per cont Tho best foreign
writers on the subject agree In recommending
the use of the ltctpmctcr. ter m king uumsr-
ous tests. On being cross x,mined the W.T.
ness said that OF trials of milk from dO) cows Ia
Germany. a. 10 INST nee dil tue quality f,ll be-
low tie standard fixed by the Board u lie It'll.
Aualvsi- OF milk. IN the present condition 81
science, u not a perfect tes., because science
has not hxed a standard Of " ter percentage.
Although analysis l. vtluatl IN cunning the In
gIedien OF nilk, the Use oi the ctumetcr -
better IN showing the prorurton OF water. II
To one sample ut pure milk water was added.
NOT determine which was which. because cream
Is lighter 10 II milt but sight and taste would
President Chandler " 'hc BOARD Of Health
was rcchled for cross tx mina,ion; He carried
qu"-f lions he = III that the lac omctcrs used In
As 20 the required STANDARD. II 4 COW IL 40 IN
hcalt vas to Affect her milk. the milk would not
hc hkcl to sh1wit. The specific or WY Of milk
does not show the percentage Of bu Ter.
Ine defendants LAWYER, Mr. Liwrence. nut a
series 81 questions - TO milk generally, and
wuen he w.s stopped hy the Judge he said, II
W. arc nv IN be permitted e. scertr lin the
facts. the trial IN v Just well end gnt here -
III the sale Of watercd milk Is mn evil" said
his HOuor. " | ask you 40 a. good citizsu. n not
a. a LAWYER. whether II l. wise to " ,stc time in
inquiries not pertiucnt. The question to be de-
cidcd here - whether the milk sold ny tn prs
oncr vas watered. pninly soc mat tuere Is
IN ~ T. be "a IN xcdsaple expenditure OF time
Tue LAWYER defended bis tactic- warmly, and
VS. allowed to proceed IN his own way. lie
elected from Prof chandler the following
noint-: far aver - 81 insfc li"nts IN m Is Is
IA 3.O,; c,ssein, 80 sug r.. tit; salts. O.li;
water. 800. variations from those proportions
mix sOuletl uts Yields eight PEE cent. of lat ur
butter Before This year tnc Board OF Health
had never found un lduiterstrd mix OF IS low
q ality A. the required sta idari out In the I'M
stances were n1ticed. lhM was exc.ptlonaL
IA lFrt 4 he Ffttt'