Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-12
OUR ENEMY THE COW.
A DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIAN AND A
PROFESSOR ON TUBERCULOSIS.
Discussing the Congress-chisf Law, Of the
Bureau Of Animal Industry, Waves
the Fed Flag.
New York Harald.l

The HerdtdS special cable Clspapn
from Paris, published on Sunday last,
giving detailed synopsis of the work
OF the first international Tuberculosis
Congress, naturally arouses great in
tercst and much comment not only in
medical circles, but among laymen as
well.
As will be remembered the cable re-
ferred to showed that The members OF
the congress, after discussing tnbercu-
losis for a week, we're practically mani
nous in the following among other con-
illusions:
Consumption is an infectious disease
communicated to man by the use OF
cows milk and beef as food.
Cows milk and beef should always
be thoroughly cooked before being used
as food.
1t is mistake TO imagine that drink
ing blood or eating raw meats good even
in anamis.
The meat Of tuberculous cattle is not
always viruleut. and oil human beings
are not equally liable to get the disease.
TO cause tho publication OF a decree
assimilating tuberculosis to other dis
eases which Justify tho seizure and de-
struction OF meat by cattle inspectors.
D1sAGREEING WITH THE CONGRESS.
DR.. James r. Leaning, OF No. Is west
Thirty-eighth street, distinguished ply
stefan, who for over forty years has made
q special study of diseases of the lungs,
and who has written several books upon
the subject, speaking OF the results ar
rived at by the congress, said yesterday
Greatly ] do not care to be interview
ed upon the subject, especially as | DIS
agree materially with some Of the results
which, from the Hcr0id's cable dispatch,
it wonld seem that the congress arrived
at.
"IR the first place, I have never had
any belief III the conveyance OF tuber-
culosis through milk, and | nave used
n great deal Of milk with my patients.
The congress recommends boiling milk
and cooking meat well 1 have no OBJ
lection TO boiling milk in certain cases.
For instance. where children are suffer
inc from diarrhna, but | am not con-
WINGED that i. is necessary to do 70 IN or
der TO avoid tuberculosis.
81 have never seen case that be-
lioye was conveyed by milk or Ia any
other way, and | have never seen con-
tagious case OF phthsis. There have al
ways been other depressing causes
which would account for it. The sorrow
Of n wife for the loss of a Husband, for in
stance. 1t depends upon the state Of the
mind.
DR.. Leaning then, as an illustration,
referred to the case of strong, healthy
man Of tender heart, whose wife and
child died OF consumption. The be-
reaved man grieved a great deal and
died soon after-"bnt with no trace OF
phthisis, added DIR. Leaning.
"Do you believe in consumption
being treated by surgery"
ono; I think that surgery would be
a very bad and bold treatment in such
cases.
"Of course" said DIR, Leaning. in
conclusion, cit is necessary 10 try and
get the best of good milk and fresh
meat, but not simply to avoid contagious
Diseases
"But you believe that bad drainage
will have dangerous effect upon meat d"
Certainly, there Is great danger from
gases which breed typhoid diseases, for
instance. but not tuberculosis.