The New York herald., 1879-02-14


The diseased cattle said to have been killed,
although some doubt exists in regard to this latter
of the cows would yield on an average thirty nine
quarts of milk per day. In regard the quality Of
the fluid no information could be gained,
HENRY BERGHs VIEWS ON THE swILL MILK
TRAFFIC. AND THE MEANS WHEREBY IT MAY
BE EFFECrUAILY STAMPED oUT-DANGER
THAT PUBLIC ATTENTION MAY BE DISTRACTED
FROM THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT.
NEW YORK, Feb. II. 1879.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
1t would be blessed thing if the Blissville ex-
citement which at this moment pervades the public
mind, could be made to produce some perrua-
nent good But all the probabilities are adverse to
such consummation. Years ago Frank Leslie ex-
posed his life in the attempt to break up Long
Island swill milk assassins and the faithful. but
horrible. pictures which at that time appeared in
his illustrated paper are remembered by this
munity. Since that time this society has made
peated dcsccnts upon these and other swill milk
establishments without the results being proper
tionate to the magnitude Of the crime
While the cities Of New York and Brooklyn were
under the same sanitary department the under
signed many times represented to the department
here the terrible condition Of those places, but he
was considered 'too jealous" and hence the evil
fourshed. Finally. at his entreaty, the then Presi-
dent consented to accompany him and personally in
spect the pest houses complained of; and excla-
nation being shown them will best express their
condition. "I did not believe" said he ''that such
places existed in any civilized country" It is com
forting to know. however that shortly after this
appeared @ ' Encouraged S' BY this @ partial PARTIAL sne. @
propri,tors of these hospitals for the manu-
facture o. poisonous fluid called milk. until at
creation of local sanitary commissioners on that
island II may be asked, WAS the nuisance abated
contrary. politics and other nnwholesone influences
only augmented it, Finding that the people OF
Brooklyn and its vicinity were resolved to use this
swill beverage as . steady diet an effort was then
made to root out the evil by the application Of the
laws forbidding cruelty to dumb. or in other words
more sensitive animals.
FAILURE OF JUSTICE
No better results attended these attempts. as was
conspicuously demonstrated by tine trial of Messrs
Gah Fieischmann q Co., about twenty months ago.
After long delay, and hoping that public sentiment
might be disposed to regard another effort with more
favor, the undersigned taking warrant and o suf-
ient force with him. again visited the latter estab
lishment and found that the stables still in
condition which simply dehes critical description.
one good seems to have ensued from this latest
effort-to wit. public attention is seriously exercised
ing imminent the sanitary departments under the
direction of our excellent Governor Robinson
taking measures TO protect the people
WILL PERMANENT GOOD RESULT
But will these measures, it rendered adequate
to the necessity be more enduring than those which
have from time to time preceded them ? Doubtful.
IL were the counsel adviser OF either of these
corporations would thus sdvise-'Gentemen,
don't be alarmed. be calm and silent let the tempest
blow; the more violent 1t blows the sooner it will
blow over make show of bending to public opin-
ion. by cleaning out your stables; send your sick
cows to the slaughter house and promise anything
you desired"
The breath Of public censure is rarely very dam
aging. IL runs its during the proverbal nine
days, and in a month thereafter people forget all
about the affair and crave fresh sensation. Now,
this is all wrong Let me conclude with hypo-
thetical case An evil is known to exist whereby hum
dreds of children annually destroyed whole
community is exposed to disease, and thousands
OF unonending dumb animals cruelty
tortured What is the remedy which government
worthy OF the name should pursuer Why, cxtermi-
nate soon known. with lire If necessary, the
accursed machinery which inhcts such wrongs upon
persons and animals, whether there be law prece-
dent tor the act Once the safety OF the community
assured IL is time enough discuss the legal aspects
OF the case for lite is superior to all human law Re.
spectfully, HENRY BERGH, President.