The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16

hut far n,hy Tho people DO not object to living
10 the same house with number OF cows hogs, goats,
dogs and children
On the corner oil Baltic street and Fourth avenue
thore are tour and CALL The COWS bear The APP
pearnnce of starvation; their coats are exceedingly
rough, the hair seems TO have been placed 90 the
filth that u Is impossible discern the color OF
the beast The poor ana emacated call, about SIX or
seven months old, looks as It's time would come long
before u ever gives milk 10 poison the infants
OF Brooklyn. Tho remains Of a great deal OF swirl
was seen about tho place Tho stables tor the poor
beasts are under the dwelling hovc, the howell stand
ing on piles that are driven down the hollow, thus
making room below the level OF the street. On the
same block there three houses, some milk
aud plenty OF swiI, but no COWS The sheds and
novels beneath the dwelling shanties all existed but
In this neishborhood oil the city refuse is dumped.
Abouta dozen wagons marked "Health Department
were unloading In the hollow, ana the writer con-
cuded that II must be the city dumping grounds.
Tue stencil was frighiu and should say Il IL capa-
bic OF generating all manner OF diseases.
WHERE cows
/ In the hollow, where The city refuse 10 dumped,
there were eighteen grazing the ashes and
refuse they could find and eating II with evident
relish. They, ike hogs, had learned. through OK
"na We suppose TO ro9' for Their vns They
charged they would drive their into the pile or
scatter II with their horns and then pick ous the
choice morscls OF 'swil' aud filthy garbage. Tho
udders oil three were in horrible condition. and the
yellow pus had adhered to the hair, thus making
a iriGhfu scab. Ono's heel was worry bad ascer
tanned by invest cation prompted by seeing tho poor
animal mp'ns across tho loathsome place Tho dump.
ing grounds extend up rs lar Union street, all
the hollows arc nled with ana goats.
MORE cows
On Douglas street, between Fourth and Ftb ave.
nucs there three vile dcns where tho barbarians
ture ana feed them upon swiln All tho sheds anf
pens are well covered ny with old tin, and completely
hide the animals IRON observation. In about tho
centre OF the block there white COW, spocklod with
rod that is about ready to goodby to tho world.
On tho other side Of tho way, between tho
nues there are eight ten animals somo old sheds
the OF two low Hat slanies that face tho street.
rHE AUxLiARIEs
Tho goats in the ncighborhood live tho Same sab
stance-namely, "swl"-as the cows. They also
make their periodical deprcda,ons on the flower
beds OF tho neghborhood where decent people re-
side. Tho young trees that have been sot out are
completely barkcd by thor rat-hke teeth, and in all
probability, they budded for tho last iinc the past
summer.
CHEAP MILK
II tho next object OF the writer 10 ascertain
what these people did with their milk. After patient
investigation II was discovered that ihcy mixed tho
goats and cows milk together and added certain
proportion OF pure 90 WATER and then either served u
at houses themselves or disposed OF u 10
or milkmcn.
lcd to further investigation :"0rangc county milk
SIX cents quart No pearl milk hcre" We deter
about lunch timo wo entered ono OF the above places
and purchased some II was allowed TO stand ten
minutes while we ostonsibly read ,hc HERALp. and
then drank very slowly, and 10 and behold!
thick, white sediment not much, 'ts true but still
sufficient Tor one to discern that II was some foreign
proprietor o, the store upon being asked SAID IL was
cream, but when no was told that cream was lighter
than milk, and consequently always found the top,
he could make no reply. Other stores Of the
description were entered and milk purchased and In
variably tho white sediment which would lead 20
believe that mix had been mixed with sleeps brains,
remained. Tho people in the ncighborhood who buy
their mix from the small stores from local milk
vendors all complained OF this Same white sediment
A. tho ferries In tho morning wagons with empty
cans go to Brooklyn, but when they return the
are iull, and their wagons are marked ''Orange' or
"Dutchcss county milk" great number OF people
in Brooklyn have their milk served tho door by
who have their cows. Now. who keep thor
own cows IN Brooklyn are compelled 10 Keep them
shut up small, close pens, and the majority OF
cases, II not In all, they iced them swl.
WHAT MILK SHOULD BE BouGHE
Pure milk should have an Opaque color, and when IL
stands but few minutes the cream should rise 10 the
top and not settle at tho bottom OF the fluid. II the
milk has blush appearance, or looks wntery poor
people ought to refuse 10 purchase IT, for
IL would he much better to 70 without than
to introduce article In which thero ID danger the
health II the life OF the little ones These '.swi
milk'' people shalt be watched and vii, keep after
them until their vile traffic is stopped.
Is THERE LAwY
II we not much mistaken there IL state law
against feeding with sswl' and then selling tho
milk Yet these men collect the city filth without
moestation, carry to their vile nbodes, feed II 10
their cows and sell the milk to unsuspccting people,
Is II any wonder that they sell their milk cheaper
than men who are compelled TO pay freight? This Iced
costs thcm nothing but lew hours labor and Il costs
them nothing TO deliver II.