National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-20
THE CREAM-PUFF WAR.
BOARD OF HEALTH GUNS DIRECTED
Ar DIR. ASTISELL.
He Is Accused Of Making q Gross Appeal to
PrcJudIcs-Resuits of Further Investiga-
ton at the Agricultural Department.

He IL Accused Of Making . Gross Appeal to
PrcJudics-Resuits of Further Investiga-
ton at the Agricultural Department
The Board ofiIealth met last night. The opera
tons Of the health Office for the week ending March
l6 were reported, as follows Nuisances reported,
800; referred 100; aba.ed, io3 referred to District
Commissioners, -: official notices issued, 70; clt
IL pecuniary conditions investigated q; bufinls at
public expense number Of cuses of scarlet fever
du y tons ~ ssrh@sc Iu noynd W. dead animals
removed g animals impDunded, I; redeemed, l :;
killed, amount realized, y. ~
The following premises were condemned ns unht
for habitation Frame house IN alley between VI aud
! and sixth and Seventh streets, occupied by
Joseph Bishop; frame house, southeast corner OF
Eighth street and Nirgn!9Gprenne southeast
CREAM.PUFFs.
The following communication TO the board from
General lie Due, COMMISSIONS. OF Agriculture was
read AT your request have directed that further
examination be made for the purpose OF dctcImin'
ing whether any organic poison was present. ~ the
samples OF crcam.putls submitted for analysis
such examination fails to reveal any trace Of either
OF the mineral or vegetable posons."
A letter from Professor T. y. lIorsford was also
read InrTatinR instances IN other cities where per
cream, and chemical analysis had been baiiied 10
discover the cause. He mentioned the fact OF the
eheCtot atmosphere upon cream as perhaps furnish
Ing all explanation of the mystery.
ASrTsELL's ASiLYsIs.'
Judge Warden offered the following resolutions ::
"ResOircd. That the widely .pnhlisfcd certificate
furnished by Dr. Thomas Ant!sell to NJ. Frederick
FreuHd on the subject Of an article Of food sold by
the latter, Is not covered by the privilege pertain.
ing to the opinions regularly given By experts.
"Rcorcd, That the said certificate Is neither on
col nor professional.
"RcOrcd. That the giving of /, with n view to
| publication. while this board was promptly cxcr
ci,ing its to1.lmtcd and not therefore wholly ell
| Cacinus investigating power us 10 the subject To-
which the certificate refers. belongs To- the class OF
| things which, IN some circumstance may be par.
/ dpned, but which eau never he completely lnsI1'
! fled.
"Rcso'red. That the ext emcIv vio!cn, and IN.
! solcnt attack made by Dr. Anti ell on the whole
board Is revOltingly ungratef a. tlJsc members OF
/ 1t who. when exception was taken to his action,
made most liberal suggestions IN his favor. -,
"ResO'rti, That the attack made by Or. Antiscll
as TO the whole board must he considered as gross
"Rssoircd, fhst the so.or,en. manife,ted malcyo.
! lencc Of influential persons toward unqucStonabIy
proper action by this body is To he greatly deplorcd
on purely sanitary grounds and ought to be se.
vcrcly Get sured by the public
Judge Warden spoke for thrcc.quartcrs of an
hour Ia support ofthe resolutions reading the
tifCGic furnished TO Mr. F:cund In regard To cream.
puts By Or Antlseil, and also the card published
| by DR.. Antiscll dcnOuncing the Board of Health.
On. GLIss
sGid that when he iirst read the certificate Of Dr.
| Ant!scll he went over 1t huTriedly, aud lie was
Dr. Anllscl intended to deceive the public but his
act was calculated 10 deceive. II he had been
in;empera!c in his Language he regretted
w IL
represented IN the pres he regretted 1t. lie then
referred to nis representations made by the press
aud read an article app" lriny IN Il morning paper
| OF yesterday. II his remarks were incorporate
he said that article was infamous So FIR Us DR.
4 Antisells reference 10 cundurGngo was con
ccrned lie sail that he had forgotten entirely thai
DR.. AntisCll mad ever made ai analysis Of II. Ar
analysis Of an article OF Wr!Crii ms,iicd docs mo-
prove OF dispruve that II has any therapeutic vir
tue. lie had the evidence Of men of greater OK
p"rienve ami equal VIRTUES Us Dr. Ant!sgll that 1
has great virtues. lie favored the adoption OF III,
resolutions.
Mr. Murbury spoke in opposition to tie rcsolu
tons not derinng tPropcr for the Board of Health
7 10 take any such action.
Dr. Cox spoke at length, sustaining the position
taken by Mr.. Marbury lie had felt grossly out
ragged at the card Of Dr. Antsel. but he doubted
the proprlcty or expediency of adopting the rcsolu
tiOus.
DR.. Verdi favored the resolutions.
vote being taken section by section, all OF tn
resolutions except the fourth were adopted
Ir Cox aud Mr.. Marbury voted against all tn
resolutions except The lusl, aud DIR. Verdi untc'
with them III voting down the fourth.
The board then adjourned.