The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-14
An Early Morning Visit to the Pet
Dens at Blissville.
FILTH, FILTH, FILTH.
The Beaslly Process BY Which will Milk
Is Drawn for The Milli,n.
SOME OF THE sWILL MiLKMEN

yesterday. Several times in past years shese pest
have been exposed. but tho apathesic officials OF
Kings and Queens counties hlvo allowed the pro-
prietors TO continue unmoicsted heir nearous trade
II some OF the COW owners, fea'iu Of exposure,
moved their cows Gan, Flcschmann Co., the dis
llers. found difficulty In Inducing others TO starve
their animals for seventy week. The COWS are
more profitable when kept in tho novels near city.
Tor then expense for transportation of
the milk is incurred. Tho who stable
their cattle IN this svill establishment
obtain the price for their milk Us those who
bring milk from the country and who arc obliged to
pay heavy freight. Consequently as their receipts
are the same and thor expenses less, they become
rich quickly The busincssi Is likewise profitable
Tor CAT, Feischmann l. Co., the owners OF tho death
distributing novels. The swl consumed by the cows
would be waste material IL there cows 10 iced
upon it, so all the receipts coming from that source
clear profit The Long Island officials have bland
style Of doing business and they 90 not appear 10 DO
anxious TO enforce the health lnws They look on
with mild indifference while thousands OF quarts OF
poison are distributed throughout their cities and towns
II any should drop poison into their RESERVOIR they
would hunt him down and hang him, as would be very
proper. rho milk emanatng from Blissville dsscmi-
death just effectively would the poison In
the water and yet the officials never disturb tho milk
vendors Tho milk vendors know are wealthy.
The swil used Blissvc will produce milk that is
capable causing all the enteric Diseases and proba
bly, typhoid fever indicated in like by the
London Health Board a few years ago. Many a mother
who tho loss OF her littlc ones might have
had no occasion for her grief II she had been moro
careful In her selection OF milkman. In many cases.
as eminent physicians testify whole families Of
children have fallen sick, fingered few days ana have
then become tenants OF cnurchyard. Many
sad trip has been made 10 Greenwood consequence
Of the use OF swl milk. Plenty OF good milk can be
obtained IN this and tho adjoining cities No mother
should take milk from vcnder unless no pro-
duces undoublcd evidence that tho smlk he
sells comes from tho country. day spent in ascer.
tanning locality OF the farm from which the milk
comes and the quality OF the milk will De, in many
cases, q lie saved
BLIssvILLE AGAIN.
few mornings ago the writer paid another visit TO
the Bissvo dstillery. In the morning milking IS
gong on and tho yard Of the filthy establish
mcnt is full Of wagons The night was dark,
and the gray clouds which settled over Long Island
like great black funeral pail the of
the which followed. The road desoate and IN
the darkness liable 10 walk tho bank into
salt marsh which tanks the road AS the bridge
reached gang OF cock-hghtcrs wero met Tho iawess
rufians making night hidcous with unearlhly
yclls Some OF them had bags over their backs IN
from which they returning had been hold At Bls:
villc tor the benefit OF IAN old sport" Alter
heard appears they had attacked OF Mr. Berghs
men whom they met on the road and nad recognized
Tho officers Ucatcn and Of them thrown down
a bank twelve foot high, and both only escaped with
their lives by drawing their pistols
MILKING TIME.
Let not those who believed in modern dairy
poetry classic bucocs be led astray with the idea
that hey about be introduced TO the pretty
glr milking her COW, that the musical question
and answer
Where are you going; my pretty maids"
"Gong a-milkiug. sir" she said
with It's suggestion OF laughing eyes, clean linen
chemisctte and saucv kcrchef AMI its vista Of
dant pastures, dotted here and there with contented
Mace in what is about 10 be described. Those VINO
the article in yesterdays HERALD descriptive OF
the Bssviile sheds, with their eight hundred cows
rotting III their Nth and all the hideous para
pherna!a OF swilieeding, can understand that they
not going TO DO introduced 10 the traditional COW
or the traditional mlikmaid Far from it-as tar as
swi milk 10 from tho pure product OF the properly
fed The sheds where the poor beasts are kept
to starve and at length reached At the tno
OF the writer's previous visit hot swil running
| into the feeding ~ troughs Now men were about
win tho swiIl milk. T1c CHATTER Of mix cans could be-
heard mingled with the fearful oaths OF tho man
brutes as they struck some unfortunate COW with a
| heavy club TO make her stand over Tor milking The
pump handle kept IN constant OPERATION and the
water made an unmusca clatter as II struck the
| tho pump IN constant use 10 heip make
| up the quantity OF Stops demanded by unsophs-
|
the sheds was capable OF making one iorswcar Tho
! use vi milk. Filthy bipcds milking the poor
uddcrs, and when the drawn the poor animals
actually lowed from pain. Each biped sat on = low
stool and pressed his head against tho cows flank.
Almost all OF tho wrctchcs smoked short hthy black
pipes, WHICH, with their hycna ike faces, made them
bear closer resemblance than usual 20 dends
HORRORS UPON HORRORS.
The pals used mix hardly t TO carry swill
in 10 well kept rival the pcds' faces hlth
mess. The paws or the blpcds Judging from present
unp Al
decade. Every now and then thebpcds' heads which
are driven into The cows Hanks knock OF some Of
the cakcd NTH and II drops llto tho pau of slops
| (nlkl; the hithy paw IS then plunged INTO the mix
and tho piece Q, manure removed How much ii'th
Is removed from the paw The steach alone Is enough
10 contaninate tho mllk, even Il the were well
fed. rho milk which sampled by the wrtor has
pu ngent and unpaiatabic tasteand b!ueish-whitc
appearance.
Every manner OF vehicle, irsm tho elegant milk
wagon the horse shay, be seen about the
place. Many OF the wagons tevoid OF any name or
number which would Indicate an owners name or
residence. All tho wagons have painted ON thcm IN
large letters and IN conspicuous place. the nuno OF
somc county famous Tor tho purity Of It's milk.
Wherever the owners name OH the wagon u IS IN
some unprecedented place. that 1t may not attract
observation. IL Is rather difficult 10 obtain the names.
and any curiosity expressed IN the matter might DC
The cause OF bath ia the adjoining creek. But the
wagons denver thousands OF qurts of milk daily, and
essential that the readers ,f the HERALD should
know the vi tho vendors so as TO savc some VI
their babes during the coming iummcr
FEW SAMks
But few could be 0billncd owing to the dill
1cuitcs alluded 10 above. Wien the wagons leave
tho gate the bridge the drivers whip up their
horses and go hobaoblin out OF the swamps
were alter them. by running and hanging On NE
backs OF tho covered wagons, tho following names
were obtained Probably ma ew days we can sivo
norc:--
- kilroy, No. o. Maujcr street. Brooklyn
Patrick Barnett. Bedford avenls Brooklyn.
NJ Curry, Brooklyn. Eastern District.
+. II. Hodran, No 62l First street, Brooklyn.
John Schild had jumpers his wagon
namely, No. SO Third street anl No. 232 Union avo-
nue., Brooklyn.
q. Ehlcrs No. 327 Marcy avenue, Brooklyn.
| /. Kegan, No lul North Fourth street, Brooklyn.
H. Griffin, Newtown, Long lshnL
| No name Oh wagon No. ~ Hilary street, Brooklyn.
Almost all OF the above Keep sprcs and large
route on which they sell Tue vile poison and would
be well II the city officials would look after thcnl IL
clear violation OF the laws ~ The State u New
York 10 soil sucn milk Section VI the 'act TO pre-