The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-14

ty-ave gallons per day. employing two carts
bran. meal, bay. cotton seed and during the day
were given the benefit OF the grass upon the
commons. Some OF the cows he had MIXED ior
five years. and others he had known to last still
longer. He. would under nj. consideration use
the malt or beer mash, believing It to be almost
Like others. Mr.. Francis complained Of the
injury to the business by the hand can mon. who
paid no license. he thinking that all should be
visit to an establishment on Carondelet
Avenue found three or four savage looking
h t VAS and nd not ndng he proprstor our re-
porter found an employee In, the person OF
young man raised In dairy as he express ed
cious that he could not disclose the name OF his
employer. He said, however, that he had ten or
fifteen cows; that he turned them out during
the day; and fed them morning and evening on
beer mash. which came from m up town Prev
cry. and that when he was q little short OF milk
he won d pour water into the cans. He knew
lots OF them" as he gave it. that did the same
thing. else they. could not make i pay. =,
, He was posted. too. as to the LOCATION OF az
from the breweries, and had beard some Of the
owners often regret that there were no dlstll-
len les IN operation as the whisky sWill was pet
When asked II he would 90 and point out this
class OF dairfes he said, Not much they would
bounce me II did" ana no persuasion could
induce him to accompany the reporter; neither
would he go within four or five blocks OF them
THE BEER MASH MATTER.
With desire to develop all possible inform
alton In he way of beer mash iced, our report
or visited several breweres, first calling at the
Louisiana Brewery. corner OF Magazine and
From the clerk 1t was learned that two, or
three mashes were made weekly, averaging
from 1000 TO 1900 pounds each aud tn Paddy
Clark and another dairyman took 1t all, paying
therefor % per mash, and that they distributed
or sold It to other dairymen to fead to he cows.
Eauln street
was next listed, aud here 1t was learned that
| two or three "brews" we.e made weekly. the
brew by two dairyman. named Rash and Ray
| nor, who. when they did not haul It themselves.
sent orders by othsr d,rymen TO, Tor T.
las street. was next visited. and here our re-
porter. found ono Of the dairy mash carts
backed w to the mash tnb from which stall
wart German was shovelipg the mash into the
cart, J he .brews" sold for 50 each, and were
contracted for a. one OF the employees ated
| two other dairymen, who took the balance. the
three giving orders to such other dairymen as
| they sold to.
| Various ruses had TO be resorted to In order
| to obtain samples from the milk Carts as they
were being driven about the city. 1n one in-
WAS stationed on the banquet or at the front
door early In the, morning with g tin bucket
and q few nickels, with instructions to stop
each milk cart rs l. came along and purchase
| from each pint and take the number OF his
cart. The object being to test each pint with the
The i'st cart hailed was No. =, driven by
Pete" from BonDeyiles dairy; the pint pur-
chased when tested showing q dilution amount
Ing 10 three-sixteenths or nearly one-fourth
water.
The neext cart hailed was, from the Bloom
dairy. The driver stopped. but was 10th To-
sell. remarking, when ssked as to the name OF
the dairy, that there was some JOB In this put
on the dair men" He sold the nickels worth
| of milk. howev~ r. ami when tested it showed a
| MT nj VI upr rf
The n xt was Bonetti's dairy cart, the sample
obtained showing pure milk.
| Thompsons WAS the next hailed, tho test
showing unadulterated milk. as did also the
sample from the dairy owned by the Lone Star
K Visit was paid by the reporter to some Of
the Camp street milk saloons, who placard
Pure MIR" g 9, eo nsdt 81 uo. MO-.
bottle out II his back pocket with some dim
Guilty, not having carried one before, AMI asked
poured it in o the bottle. and it was tested by
he gal ctometer. 1t showed "a degrees above
l the standard q pure milk. Indicating the pres
= The Champion Lunch House, at the corner Of
9 Gravier street. was then Jailed upon. and tbs
like quantity obtained. The test showed 1t te
8 A negro vendor WAS stopped on Gasane
r street. near Roberts on and o sample Of. biz
| Metairis Ridge. The little instrument showed
: the milk to contain a3,5 per cent Of water, A
CLAIBORNE Market nllR cart No. 49,. owned D!
Jno Saurel of Carroton. Was tapped, and lv
: CENTS worth purchased, and $40 OF Ii Wal
water.
3 In many cases, the milkmen suspeetins
8 something, refused to sell Il sample. and 1t wa
with some difficulty that even the above coult
be obtained.
Enough has been gathered from the hurried
T Investigations OF the reporter to show that tn
: milk sold 10 the immunity IL not OF the quail
ty the hygienic ,necet siies OF the population
8 require. 1t has been discovered that the COW
j or the major portion Of them. drink from ,tht
. sewerage OF the city; that ma are mike
:. whilst in, 9 diseased condition. and that tn
y is impossible to say. This is matter OF Wits
n impo lance, and the city authorities or til
9 Board OF Heal b might aid in RENE wing tn
1 evil. Already In several Of the States there ar
n milk con mi sioners appointed 70 inspect tn
,, milk offered for sale with all the instrum eut
g Of science Here, at lea t. there should be- som
|. action taken to secure the consumer against
r fraud it Is impo 8 bic for him to discover.
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