The New York herald., 1879-02-12

the milk obtained from the stabbed during the
winter Al Biissville. near the distillery of Gan.
Fleischmann Co.. is poisonous and responsible for
the high death rate occurring. chiefly among children.
A physician and santsrian. allow sir. through
the columns Of the HERALD to protest most en-
phaticslly against this unscientihc and wholly
supported statement. On the contrary. 1t has been
demonstrated that tho liquaAed grain. obtained
from distilleries. called distiery swill" contains
nothing injurious but. the contrary. tho
most nourishing and most wholesome food
son seer Allow Assp s adduds n PROOF Ae i s slss
In AL european countries had been Ia use Tor GEN.
turies past and il being used to-day without ever
having proved to be injurious poisonous in the
least. ! am myself acquainted with number OF
families who for years have used other milk than
such obtained from fed distillery swill and
have yet to see single instance where any deleter
GUS effect followed it's use. To test the matter fur
thor win agree to pay to amy person the sum OF 500
who will prove to cieuthcaly or practically by
ocular demonstration that tho milk OF called dis
tery sw fed COWS is in any way injurious TO those
Ii the stabes are not ventilated sufficiently are
not Kept - clean as COW stable should be Kept the
health Law OF this city and BROOKLYN provides
remedy for that Notify the owners. in the of
badly constructed tenement houses. and they will un-
doubtedly TO it that these defects be remeded.
lecture the beauty and the usefulness of personal
cleanliness. doubt not his eloquent speech would
have its proper effect and his advice would be needed
frightening old men like himself and old women and
children to death by telling them that they are dying
by inches from the slow poisoning caused by using
swiu milk.
It may be said with justice. however. that. as
rule the milkmen OF Bissville as clean as the
average farmer or mikman In other parts Of the
world. These men ruddier and healthier than
many people following other pursuits, instead Of
were it true-which it is not-that the atmosphere
of these stables is dangerous to life or detri
mental to health as stated by Jealous persons
making these statements The whole story is mere
fabrication and unworthy of belief, because there is
not grain Of truth in 1t.
Neither the milk of tho nor their meat has
ever been proved nor can they be proved to be in
the least injurious to health
That liable men are,
Mr.. Bergh not excepted, to suffer from bronchitis
pneumonia, cannot be said to be owing to the food
taken nor II be attributed to the atmosphere of
the stables; because cattle which have never q
stable. ranging on the plains Of Texas. Colorado,
IDAHO &C.. just liable to suffer from these all
ments, owing to atmospheric changes outside OF
stables and to undue exposure.
stake my reputation as physician and santa
rian upon the truth of the assertion that dstilery
swill milk contains not particle OF poison and Is in
way inferior to any milk sold in our markets.
1t is said that Mr.. Bergh would like to have every
oyster chloroformed before being opened. Perhaps
he will want also the United States constitution
changed by adding the amendment, ''rhat beasts,
being created by the same Almighty men. should
enjoy the equality, liberty and the pursuit of hap
seriously Mr. Bergh should not forget that there
thousands of human beings living in this city under
unfa~o ~orable circumstances than the Blissvile
To those his attention should be directed. He
would then deserve the thanks of all phianthropists
one of whom is yours very respectfully.
RUDOLF TAUSZKY, NJ. D.,
formerly Assistant Sanitary Inspector New York
Board of Health