The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-17

THE LAW UNDER WHICH DISHONEST DEALERS
ARE pUNIsHED-PLAEs TO SERVE PURE
Mu.K-ExpERIMENTs WITH THE LAcroME-
TER SALT, annette, AND BURNED SUGAR,
AS WELL AS WATER, USED TO ADULTERATE.
In regard to the Illegal ra1c adulierated or swll
milk, which Is the cause of much disease among
the class, that the inspectors OF tho
Board oil Health ana Sanitary Bureau ace constantly
making arrests Of the Long Island milkmcn aud many
oil them nre under indictment by the Grand Jury. The
suits WILL it Is understood, be pressed by the author.
ties, under the third clause the OF April %,
1882, which makes misdemeanor 10 be followed by
line or Imprisonment, to pua false sisns labels
wagons from winch milk Is vendej. la the New York
statutes at large the full OF THIS important act
will be found. chapter 467. page as IL reads f,l-
lows-
An ACT to prevent tho adulteraon Of milk and pro-
vent the lrallc III impure aad unwnoesome milk.
PASSED. April - 1867; thrreif beng present
Tue people oil New York, represented IN Senate and
Assembly, do enact as ioiows:-
Any person or persons who shall soil or exchange or
expose Tor sule or exchange an. impure, unwhoesome
adultcratcd mlIk snail be deemed guilty OF msde-
mcanor ana on conviction shall be punished by fue
than 500. ana The tine paid shal, 10
IMPRISONED not less tnan thirty days Ia the penten-
ary county jail, or until said lnc and COSTS OF suit
shall be pad
Any person who shall adulterate milk with the view
OF Offering the same for sale OF exchange. or shall
Keep COWS Tor the production OF mix tor market,
for safe or cxcnansc, IN crowded or unhealthy con-
ditlon feed the food that produces impure,
diseased unwh0es0ne mtk, shall DC deemed guilty
oil misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be pun
hed by line vi not than $50, and II the line Is
not paid shall bc lmlrisoned Tor not less than thirty
days IN the pcntentiary Or county jail, or until SAID
hue and COSTS oil sun sna.l be PAID.
Auy person or persons VINO shall engage IN carry
on the sale, exchange or any traffic milk shall have
the caus IN which the max Is exposed Tor sale
change, and Tho carr age or vehicle IRON which
vended, cons pcuousiy marked with his,
her OR their names also indicating by sand mark tha
locality from whence tho said milk Is oOtsined or pro
duceu ahd LOT every neg ect OF sufn Marking The
person or persons 80 neaccns shall be supjrct the
penalties expressed In the foregoing section OF this
act But Tor ever violation OF tubs ac by marking
SAID carriage or Vehicle as to Tue
sai milk is procured from different locality tnan IL
really the person or persons Offending shall ba
subject TO fine Of 800 or Imprisonment tue pcui.
enliary county Jail or BOTH the discretion OF the
Court.
In March of last year Patrick Cox, milk dealer,
was arrested by the health authorities under this act
lncd $40 sent 10 the penitentiary His counsel
filed writ Of certorarl, ana the appealed
the higher court The argument took place before
Judges DAVIS, Daniels ana Brady, who ani mod The
decision Of the lower tribuna, and Cox remaaded
TO PRISON There is now pending in the Court of
Appeals the oil Poienski, Pole who was twice
by the health authorities Tor vending adult
Grated mix The recent arrest OF dealers with aise
marks their wagons has created greai STIR among
the swl milk men, and they careful to AVOID
the ferries whore the inspectors are Liable to be on
duty Besides the agitation OF the suDjecs In the
plan ny which cows milk can be delivered 10
families absolutely pure novel plan is to put up tue
laclcui tuid as comes from IN glass cans,
which entirely uned, the atmosphere being OK
Guided, aud an air tight JOINT holds the milk undcr
pressure anu prevents churnng Tho cream rises 10
tue top and remains there precsely as II the vessel
were standing on the dairy shell. II Is proposed 70
pack cans IN wooden boxes and transport them
to the city in refrigerator cars
xxpsnIMENrs WITH MILK.
A HERALD reporter yesterday called on large 1rm
Of milk dealers tue nppcr part OF the city IN order
to SEQ some experiments made with the lactometer;
this is OF milk, small glass INSTRUMENT about
ninc inches length, closed at both ends, hollow
ball lfied with fine shot, tube IN the
tr, running up to STEM In the latter OF which
degrees recorded us IL the thermometer. Whom milk
is purc ana unuduieratcd the lactomoter Will sink
until records 100: II II Is waerod II will SINK
10 81 so lower according to tho amount OF water
dlutina tue milk. This was demonstrated clearly
'Bul" the reporter said lis there no way ny which
dishonest milk dealers can overcome this detective ="
MANY" was tho reply; "ior instance, you can
make BRINE enough 10 1oal potato, and therefore,
salt is largely used by The adulterators. Will show
you this experiment with the ActomeicE."
large deep glass brought and half Of the pure
milk was put INTO 1t, then halt water. The acto-
meter showed hity, declaring the presence OF tho
cheaper fluid but when salt was put Ia the instrument
rose until 100 or pure milk was recorded Upon test
Ing the liquid the salt taste was not dsagreeably per
cep,ble. ,,o ,,,, rae. ,,o .,,,o..,,,,
commonly uscdr
Eyes Cut therc are various colorIng matters dshon-
est dealers for instance, annette, that Is SUBJ
stance employed giving cheese aud butter rich
yellow appearance, and to milk 1t gives color
but II is decidedly unhealthy. or late too thcre has
been good deal oil burned sugar used Tor the same
purpose"
wnat in your opinion, Is the direct evil Of selling
poor mlk?"
Evcn II 1t is not poisoned by chemicals, the fact of
giving poor children and nvalids water instead OF
tritious milk evil that cannot be ovcrestlmatcd.n
An officer Of the Board OF Health stated TO the re-
porter that they attended TO drive sw milk dealers
OF New York possible, and to this emu the vigt
lance OF their sanitary inspectors would not DO re