The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-07-01

DR.. Francis Bridge. the state veteri-
| nary surgeon, to-day paid visit to
THE Neck for the purpose of examin-
ing some of the cattle of the alleged
swill-milk district, writes Philadelphia
correspondent of the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat. His Investigations were
made with the special purpose of ascer-
tanning whether there were any cases of
tuberculosis.
This disease" said the doctor to a
reporter who accompanied him, sis the
most to be dreaded of any of those to
which cattle are subject, and ii prevails
TO such an extent in the country adioin-
ing Philadelphia that myself would
not dare to drink any of ne milk sent
to the market here unless | knew the
herd from which ii came, and was sure
there was not COW in it which had the
disease. Pleuro-pneumo1ia kills the
cattle, but is not dangerous to human
life, and even the meat Of COW affect
ed with that disease. when eaten, is not
harmful on that account But both the
milk and the meat of cattle affected with
tuberculosis will plant the germs of the
disease in the human system. Wehave
law by which the owners of cattle af-
fected with pleuro-pneumonia can be
compelled to kill and bury them, the
state paving part at least of the value
of the condemned animal. Unfortunate
ly, this law does not apply to the other
disease"
DO you imagine that many people in
Philadelphia have died from drinking
milk from cattle afflicted with this dis
EASEL
"Undoubtedly," promptly said the
doctor. Thousands of babies who are
brought up on cows milk thus get the
seeds of consumption into their system
and are dying all around us, as | be-
lieve, who, by little care and super
vision, would live to a ripe old age, and
the adults who yearly die of consump-
ton of the lungs probably owe the
origin of their disease in many, many
cases to this source
do you know of milk being sent to
the city from herds containing cattle
suffering from this disease?"
Il regret to say that do. An alarm
ing proportion OF the herds | have re-
Gently examined contain cases of tuber-
culosiS, and | know of one herd in which
there are ten cows sick with the disease
from which the milk supply of one of
the largest hotels of the city is obtained.
When you consider the fact that the
milk from one COW is sufficient to spread
the germs-the bacteria, as the doctors
call them-of the disease through the
entire supply of herd, you can imagine
what sort OF milk supply that hotel is
getting. OF course, | have not examin-
ed anything like all of the herds about
Philadelphia, but judging from the cases
which | have found in a number of
them / am satisfied that the disease is
quite common. The great difficulty with
it is that in its early stages it is very
difficult to detect, and in order TO fully
protect the milk consumers constant in
spectiOn is necessary. The germs of the
disease in the milk can be readily de-
tected through microscope. There is
no more hopes Of treating a case of tu-
berculosis in COW than of attempting
to save human life when grim con-
sumption has got a grip upon the pa
tient."
rs there no escape from this dan
ger?"
None from those who drink milk as
it comes from the mixer. But after
milk has been boiled, the germs of the
!, disease are dead and the disease can
not be contracted"