New-York tribune., 1877-05-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TWO CITIES POISONED.


DISEASED COWS CONFINED IN FILTHY STABLES
rreSusuISG MILK FOR NEw-YoRK AND BROOK
LYN.
The svill-milk stables of Brooklyn and Its
xianitx fr some time past attracted the attention
of the Breoklyn authorities. IL was recently reported
10 Mr Bergh OF Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
70 Animals that the cows in OF the stables were in
a terrible state disease, and thai in some INSTANCES
they were not able to stand heir feet unsupported
but were held UP by boards placed under them IN ther
stables Mr. Bcrgh believing that the milk from these
animals which sold both in this city and Brooklyn
must he impure and deleeous hroughtthe matter TO he
attention of the Health Board Of this city, The SUBJECT
was referred to Dr. James, Assistant Sanitary supeih
tendcnt OF the Board for investigation and yesterday
he made his report which will be acted upon imme-
diately Dr. James who was accompanied BY Mr.. Bergh'
says:
We first visited Blissvle situated Newtown Creek
and within the limits Long Island City AZ when pace
aIe located The dstillery and yeast factory OF Can,
Ticiscbmann a Co Connected with this diStilery are
some stables containing as we were lhioIneu, pc @
700 ana 500 cows all fed tho sSill and waste rom
said ,nstlliery The condition of the cows, the taDe
and their condition was, TO say the least extremely n.N
he wholly Incompatible with the health OF the ani-
mails. In order to obtain an appfoAluate u'd ui
retber IN. necessary measurements were taken'
Each compartment contained Two rows oi S1ii,S'
extending along the middle OF the Itnelt l0r s
entire length Parallel with this and IN iIoh on ne
4
wide and the distance from the floor 10 ccnS
feet ! inches The stalls measured rect III iehglh
aud feet in width allowing the iu NUMBER O l@eet @
wherever the measurement ieI snort anu ciiins .no
width OF the passaS Seway feet 10 allow ior any
1afity IN construction any possible error ln Hsup
nent We find that each has an ar space OF HtOie
than 200 cubic feet m when 10 liSe an ana n,c @ =
space OF 900 cubic feet in order hat his bood may De
sufficiently acraed Ia preserve heatD ana Dr. Cameron
eminent authority IN matters Ol ygehe, ulis " M
so FAR and others have been able TO investigate e
sanitary condition OF stables, he Is convinced n no
COW can hcilflv i'm space OF less than LOU CHpi
feet How can expect then that tbeSo COWS, ocieG
in so limited space, creating an atmosphere SitFh'tu
with haaOns from their bodies, tne,r cXcremt nus ana
The sour fermentcd swill which constitutes thr nf
cipal food. be sustained la reasonable ueErcc o
sueh food an article of nur3ment well adapted 10 Ine
wants OF a young child2 IbeSe ahllndls arc coii
aged in pantup quarters, they fastened with ropes
many of them less than foot in length, ana gre ltu
Inosily II not entirely. upon dstllcry sw, given TO
tbem af a cmperatuFe which niist be cOnSdclaDy IT,
duced before IL can be taken into the living stomae
whereas nature requires that they ehlO'the eeOn W
the pasture and live che natural ana Unchanged
proiuctons the soil. We next visited some siDlcs ~
the corner of Marcy-ave. ana Floyd-st, Brookyn ~
this place the animals have more air space aa thelr
food is a somewhat better quality, small al'oWahce
f nav occasionally relieving the m0nOtOly nut we Sa"
here instances Of cruelty the details OF winch Ii Is not
Necessary 10 mention in this report. ,,-..
As these stables entirely beyond our JURISDICTION,
,ur only course of action consists IN prevCts posi-
be tie milk from them beng brought into tins cltY
The health authorities OF Brooklyn have f0f some ue
,asi engaged IN endeayOring 10 regulate men hh
trade and although IL may appear 10 some tht tnciI
prOc1rss has been slow. own experience IN ucaHhg
heavy nusanees epables as 70 understand ana up
IrtcatD many difficulties ana delays Whlch t"s Ia"
Affords could not learn that any aellOn Idd Doei
taken bv The health authorities OF Long Island Cy ana
would suggest that then stteDon be caller 10 'o Sup
s to prevent the bringing OF milk produced irom dsi
lcry slDps into tlS city,