The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-22
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.

SEVERAL, DISEASED COWS SLAUGHTERED AT THE
BLIssvrLLE, L. l., sTABLEs-rwo MORE DIE
OF THE DREAD MALADY-GENEEAL PATRICK
ADVICE TO OWNERS OF CATTLE.
Everybody was on the Qua rtce IN the village OF
Bssville L. l.. yesterday morning. for II had been
reported great things TO be done ut the
stables. The HERALD reporter reached the village
about nine O'clock. and, visiting the stables founo
that the orders of General Patrick. to admit no one
except those necessary to the care OF the animals
were still in force. The deputies could be seen
going their rounds trying TO thaw them
selves out by violent exercises. AS there was no
in trying to enter the premises. the reporter
retreated respectful distance and awaited events
He found himself the object of very suspicious
glances thrown by the milk maids" who were now
beginning to appear the rays of the sun wero
getting warmer At last he ventured to make the
acquan lance of individual whose garments were
awfully befouled from constant contact with tho
ptable walls and floor. by remarking that the weather
was rather chilly. This innocent advance was met
by q very ungracious rejoinder. in which HERALD
reporters and the Internal regions neeniously
associated Many times during the few hours did the
reporter try to start conversation the swil milk
subject. but all in vain.
VICTIMS OF PLEUno-PNEUNouA.
About haf-past eleven line Of carriages could be
seen coming up the plank road from Greenpoint
which looked very like q funeral. but when they
crossed the bridge and turned sharply to the left
it was seen that the examining party had ar
rived. In the carriages we're Drs. Mclean. Bell.
Liantard, Gowing and Professor Law, accompanied
by many others. short time afterward General
Patrick and suite arrived and the whole party went
directly to the stables after spending short time in
arranging the preliminares in the Office of Gaf.
| Fleischmann Co. On entering the stable yards it
discovered that three COWS had died during the
! previous two days and. on examination, it was
| proved beyond all doubt that the animals
| had succumbed to pleuro-pneuInonia The examin-
ers set to work on the live stock once and ordered
| the butcher to knock one Of the the head.
This done and the lung was taken out and care.
| fully inspected. The consequence was the unani
nous decision that the animal was pretty far gone
| in pleuro pneumonia. There were six other cows
killed and in each of them found the strongest
evidence of the contagious malady. One Of the
cows was killed at the request of OF the doc.
tors whose signatures appended TO the docu-
ment published in Sundays HERALD stating that
there were cases Of pleuro-pneumona In the
stables. The cows temperature was normal and she
chewing her cud up to the moment of her
slaughter. so that to an ordinary spectator she ap
peared to be in good health. On her lungs being ex
| amined and the evidences Of the disease shown
there was great scattering Of professors. The
bodies of the animals were hoisted into wagons
| sent for that purpose by the Board OF Health and
taken Immediately to the otfal dock for ship
| ment to Barren Island Drs Mclean and Bell were
the official examiners and aided by Professor
Law and the others. Sixteen cows were examined
| +.
| johnson avenue, Williamsburg. to be slaughtered.
Drs. Mclean and Bell will continue the examina
ton at Blissville to-day.
The following was issued by General Patrick last
| evening"
HEADQUARTERS BROOKLYN BOARD OF ,H,E.1IarH.
In view of existence Of eonsasious pIeuro
counties earnestly 3 With h
TO the a sla greatly
tate the work OF the cattle disease s'a anu Is strongly
aFarease ali now cattle from noghbors only
rss TO S h
day in common cattle yards or dealers stables.
stock has psssa Sys, pns e
lance herd and keep them thus secluded fo
one month after purchase ,..,. H.,
report the same at once to General fa,r;es hoard
brought from tho of the former owner and the mode
fomMHNofy General Patrick at once of all suspicious
occurring cattle, even independently OF thu
ITM~Exclnde ali cattle Dealers butchers and visitors
undor all cireamstances from yards and buildings II
In view Of the of the speedy extinction Of tn
confidently expected.
Professor Law. who has been subpenaed TO Wash
ington to give testimony in relation to the cattle dis
ease before the Congressional committee appointe,
to examine to that subject. will leave New Yorl
for the national capital on Sunday evening and Civ
| his testimony on Monday. On his return from Wash
ingon the Professor will resume his crusade i'll thi
vicinity.
| SwfLL IN KINGS COUNTY.
The members of the Kings County Milk Exchange
| as reported in yesterdays HERALD held meetn;
on Thursday night and passed resolutions dcnuncia
tory of the system of selling impure milk, aud re
solved to publicly expose any one caught receivD;
having for sale swil milk that extracted from
| unhealthy cows. They also drafted law providing
for the better regulation and the sale OF milk.
ACTION TAKEN IN QUEENS COUNTY
The Queens County Milk Procurers Association
| have employed Professor Law and DIR. Mclean to ex
anime ali the of it's members and have adopte,
quarantine regulations intended to eifectuay proven
| the disease from spreading in their district.
| SwILL MILK IN NEWARK, N. j.
"Swin milk" is the latest Newark, N. j.. sensation
There quite coMmotion caused there yester
| day when it was learned that thousands Of bushels
OF corn sugar feed have been used by the milkmel
in Essex county during the past three weeks. Thi
stuff has been sold to the milkmen in South ant
East Orange. Irvington and other places adjacent 4
| Newark The price for which IL is sold il
twelve and half cents per bushel Abou
1000 bushels have been disposed of already and da
by day the demand increases. This IL Ii that alarm
| the people who patronize the milkmen. The 'cori
sugar feed is tho that is left from the manufac
| ture of grape sugar tor brewers use. The grain Il
stamped and crushed between rollers, then softenes
by steam and, after the IL extracted the swil
| is shipped in a wet condition and it sours tin
way A gentleman well versed in the matter told thu
| HERALD reporter that the corn sugar feed
| increases the quantity of the milk at tin
| expense of the good condition of the COW. A promi
nent physician OF Newark, n. j., who examined
sample OF the corn sugar feed" said IL contains
considerable quantity of acid. and IL fed 10 COW
| would causo the milk to be infused with what Il
known ''lactic acid" This acid, the doctor said
fsntum. dysentery and general arrangement Of th,
| digestive organs.