The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-17
THIRD edition.
DANGER IN MILK,

The meeting OF the Farmers Insti-
ytute In Delayure College. Newark, yes.
tefday, was one OF the most Interesting
and Important ever held in this sta e
Owing to all trains being delayed
the meeting, which was for the pur-
pose OF explaining tuberculosis in eat.
tie and Its effects on the human spe.
oies. did not convene until ii O'Clock
Dr. Black, the PRESIDENT, called the
meeting to order, and on motion OF
DrNeale the annual election OF officers
was postponed until some future
meeting, Tor the purpose oil allowing
all the time possible TO tho subject Tor
which the meeting was called,
Among those prs sent al the meeting
were: DIR. j. j Black. Dr'aWpre Clark,
u. b. Frazer, DIR. NJ. j. Hug urs, austin
harrington. DR.. J. H. Morgan. Dr. Ii i,
7. Ewes, DR.. A. I. Neale, Fred. Nam
mele, Joseph Dean br, ID. Il. Buck
ingham, John c. Higgins, Dagi j..
Murphey, Prof. +. ID. Chester, Henry
M. White, Dr i. II .ryheut Dr. A. L
Frantz, Richard e. Buckingham Jas
II. Clark, Charles Il. Ltans, Dr. L.. O.
Shakespeare, State Senator'S McMullin
and Pulling, and Representatives,
Spruanco, Cooch, Harrington, Sevil
Gam, WhittoCk, Governor reynolds
Secretary of State Marvel. J. Wilkins
Cooch. Representa- Walton, Il,
d. Kerr, George d. Mudlll
DIR. Black stated the object of the
meeting, and said that IL gave hi III
pleasure to welcome the mnmhers of
, the Institute, ana that AS all were in
terested in the subject to To discussed
he considered all present Us members
& OF the Farmers Institute.
II shall detain you for few min
ntos only, merely to explain the Oh
3ect OF the meeting, rs "a year ago
mad the honor OF Spreading at length
upon the effect OF contagious di.eas -
among animals. We shall endenvor
To show you TODAY by oplrci lesson
ttat diseases do exist and that one Of
them Tuberculosis probably the most
fatal and hunefui III its fHr.r,.nchiur
results, is lurking hidden in many OF
our domestic nerds, which furnish suS
tenan5e in such large measure to our
families, ond in my opinion Is yearly
causing the death OF thousands, and
particularly those In the tender years
Of infancy.
At present not only have we tuher
Culosis 30 obnoxious to tna human
race, but also ant hraX, when is more
rapid, more subtitle ami although
more limited In Its extent aud opera.
lions, 1t Is Cluaily destructive in man
UNI bSiSt' tfl4Oush ltllo AlS'tASE Etl u
foothuii among us. we VIII fail into
the depths OF darkness and despair.
'Bclng personally CogniAuut ut thr
late epidemic of anthrax that visited
section OF this couHtry last summer.
and knowing full wrl the horrors OF
such an apidemiC i it haI gotten lie
You'd control, | hn0w tu!i well the
feeling OF utter hclpiassuosS which
conIronted those who dealt with that
INI In M l,-I nil NO. 4 u.
can never thank too much pr Nrale,
the director OF the experimental sta.
ton, and DR.. Ewes, the veterinarian OF
Wilmington, and thetr 80 lHbUr"rS, fol
the brave and manly fight at great
personal IlSH. they male against this
terrible disease, utterly belutt DO they
were OF any aid OF the stat"
At Present "nthraX il only dominant,
sAnu thousand of lh; gt'IuIS ,tIil thor
Spores arc only awaiting the action of
the warm rays OF tho sun to be rnviv,
cd anu sprea't all AROUND. As such s
Tie case prompt action should be Ia
ken, and laws passed to meet surl
emergencies. We need laws, not "a
much to meet and battle with thCsp
diseases when present, but laws 10
prevent their existence.
To-day 1t Is only dormant, thou
sand5 OF the germs and tLeir spores
are only awaiting the qUlckeniu1 oil
tho warm Rays OF tho sun to assert
themselves III dl5puliug all life cross
Ing their patti. u IS with this know
ledge that tahe his opportunity OF
saying to my lGiiON-citiArus that thay
cannot act too prUupIly OF too
Lhoroughly IN those matters, We want
laws to meet such euergencie1. Mt
want laws not to meet aud battle WltI
these n cat OWLS when pres mt. bun
laws to prevent them, to check al
such in their lnclpieHcy, Let US cen
trc our hopes III prevention AID W,
then can never he tAuu.sd wIt!la lall.
mo to cIre
I've should dca Tor no law to tax
away tie property OF any man with
eomprn sattun Ter VIII y tlnrut
ynhls should really have 10 ugtIhe
value think the state sMuIlIri usstItug
ut least Il part OF the peuuuuey los
until lilo ilrst defamation 81 lords tlr
melhods now PROPOSED Will cause, in.
b5an passud.
''lhus we will hr Icing the greaI.s
good to the greatest Ugm " ami us
throne opposition 10 TIE .u.y mrtu4i
/ can SO in wanIlng OF j.aa s,uW4i
uou5 nuisance Ia tie happiness OF thE
human race, tAis abenrrlOI ucalI
diseases from the lower ANNUAL KIM.
dom. These laws should not bu tn
radical nor again shuHI4 LA4g be 10.
cUnsei Yative,
They should be radical enough I,
protect thu many ard cun7eryatlv.
enough omoGeHt trdmpIiug ufOu ia,
5ust right OF tho few and w.Iatry,i .
dome should he done with au rFr So
Sxlc 10 The promotion oil THO nyult 10!
o. thA physical and mental man Nuu
oil us are Perfect IN evolving Il su!eH
Tile point Scientists don't a.wav
aBrcu as tn IN fthois Or as 10 results
and II hero to-day my discussion
nrlscas to obscure pants let rs asn-tGi
them to the Ugu,le eoI 'lllgu OF III
whole subject RdniriE AMI gtvTn,
credit To science for tho wonders sh
nus already aceompai7hpd In pp'nnI-
mp to oar VISION tile caIres OF ties
subtle destroyer ~ OIL race
with these facts Jefate Us let VI ne
on the best iEtlts oi to day aai maA
our laws so they shall act Tor the M,
| 6ervatiOh niId XODi OF all
Dr.. j., W. Cooper president OF tn
State Board OF ilOalth WAS tho ney
speaker and after cungrHtulaflug tn
Institute aud thr phFSirlln= On tn
work arromp l7hrd III the past sai
that within Tie last twcatv.iye years
meuns OF inv =ttEatlnS diseases L
cattle. H'd the uut1an spepHrs nuv
been discovered tgat before were Qa
heard Of ! he State Boari Of lieaitI
cemsiids his iitVrStTgIt from ik
Institute as IL * tpf tile good ui a
citizens.
DR. Goune. hen glFe 8 me Statistic
OF deaths from luhetg iuss u vi
mingtun In 1881 theuumNol oil ,rntt5
from 'uru discusses In Wilmington W.
abOal tu Il ls>g 10 + lNsB. NOR
thnn . 4 lSS+ sane lS,5 nrarIy
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