The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-27
TCBERCNLOSIS TEST.
Dr. W. III. Harbaugh Replies to DIR. Il. ;.
Triton.

this process Is the formation OF a number
OF epitheliod cells which constitute the
tubercies."
This definition OF tubercles IS enough
10 prevent any person from eating CT
drinking meat CT milk. because or the
fearful danger Of characterization OF cell
lular nucloi.' But for tho benefit OF those
WHO have no more knowledge OF medl-
cal science than he has, / honestly as
sure you that his definition does not DE-
INC tuhefcles. or anything under the
sun. The Whole letter Is a jumble OF
contradIctlona ard esroled statements.
ana IN no sense represents veterinary
science Of this day but. AS he pleads
Tor things TO 60 90 - they have done
Tor centuries. IL IS more than proDaDle
that he obtained bis IDEAS from works
written centuries ago.
what was done 81 regard 10 tubercu-
losiS centuries ;ago2 Centuries before
Christ the people made laws which e1-
ciuded from use the meat OF tubefculou5
animals, as unit FOR human 1000, ana
those laws were made part OF tnelr re-
ligion, and have been more or less closely'
adhered 10 down 20 the present day.
Our critic say. hat the disease has
been proved 10 b. infectious, beyond
doubt, and communicable from man 10
the lower animals, enc he then .tiys
that 10 Is only by conjecture commIni-
cable from the lower G1imaie 10 man.
Well, ia view of the wch-esta blshed
fact that the disease Is the same ana
due 10 tho same cause N mar OF beast,
ol / can say is that any person VINO
takes into his or her system any fOoI'
either milk or meat that contains the
one and only cause Of this disease Is
very foolish and voluntarily undergoing
the same experiment by which scientists
3D.
OF the disease IN the lower animals. l
may add that the thousands and thou
sands Of experiments OF this Kind winch
have made the evidence conclusive, render
IL entirely unnecessary for human beings
10 carry tho experiment any further
Our critic asks at what stage oi the dis
ease do the baclln get into the milk
and he SAYS he ulnks. only when
the mammay gland Is amected.
know that the bscili may De- ln inc
milk when the mammary gland IS ifeo
from Ole disease, hundreds Of instances
OF tho fact arc rec0rled. and The expert
ments Of Professors Ernest OF Harvard;
Hirshberger. Bang, and many others
should be studied by those who Cannot
experiment or investigate for themselves.
But tuberculosis Of the manuary gland
IS SO common that uoge is no necessity
OF referring 10 the fact thai milk from
a COW with tho disease ln other organs
- dangerous. One-fourth Of the COWS
killed ar Grantand last "Wednesday nad
tuberculosis OF tho nammary glands. ana
OF coUrss. thar milk was mixed with
ths milk from an tho other COWS, and,
consequently. the product Of the herd
was contaminated.
Another Inconsistency Of our critic is
that he In ouo place Gays that iuborcu-
losis is an infe- Ious disease produced by
a special germ. ard "a another place he
says. II cases OF such men arc inquired
into. we find it % 10 hereditary, or
caused by exposure" II IS plainly evil
dent that our critic has not the least
idea Of what constitutes germ disease.
10 Us also patent % my mind that the
person who signs hts name 20 the cfiu-
cism did not write it, or. at least. did
not compose all OF 10. FOR the article III
one place refers to. "our late war ana
~ by that is meant tho late war between
tho states. 7 VIII simply refer 70 the
fact that the signer Of the article was
not in this country TN years after "our
late war was cD1ed't but II my sUrmise
So correct the man Who composed or
dictated the article was in our lato war.
and he is srll alive, notwithstanding that
he has been shot az many times and
h0 h8a heon hit few times and Dc is
now discussing the tuberculosis question
from thc standpoint OF "a man who has
milk to sell and cattle 20 bo condemned,
and not from "a humane or scientific
standpoint. and while 7 am talking about
war I will refer 20 the fact that every
man who went into battle was not killed.
although shot NJ many times despite the
fact that men fen hy the side OF him
as we'll as behind him.
II every person who inhaled or swal
lowed the germs ~ tuberculosis Cor the
germs of any other contagious diseased.
became affected with the disease, the
world would soon Dee dep0puiatcd But.
because large percentage of mankind
possess an immunity there is no reason
why those Who aye susceptible should
not bc protested from every possible
source Of contact with tho germs Ia
one place our critic speaks Of the great
value Of ubercuiin as q diagnostic agent.
and in the next paragraph no tries 10
discrelit e.. but BIO or no other man
can point 20 a single mistake made 10y
either one Of the three Virginia vetcri-
naraus who have been condemning anil
mails on che tlberculn test IN this VI
entity. for 20 is "a positive fact tlat every
time the ak fell tlere was just One case
less of tuberculosis in the section. We
arc not rcsuone.uie for The mistakes or
,iilin 10 Do blamed for the same reason.
Put one of tha most ridiculous state
ments fn our critics whole ciusion rs
the assertion chat when disease
cannot De detected by the condition or
the animal. and by ai physical signs
Known 90 science. fhere b. little. II any,
danger in drinking the milk or eating the
meat" lie says this 81 disease That
is k0Wn 90 De CONTAGIOUS and mtorcOm-
municabie. Does he want as 20 wait ull
the disease has advanced. So that the
affected animal is near dead ana It Tor
nothing on earth. before he thinks the
milk and flesh is unit for human food?
This is horribly brutal advice. 1t would
be bad enough TO advise that an animal
with n highiy-c0ntagious and infectious
disease. BE- allowed t0 remain among other
animals and spread the disease OUT 10
advance a doctrine that the milk and
meat from such am animal i5 III tor
human beings IS q dcad-sure proof that
this city needs a dairy ana meat lh'ptc-
tor at once. in order 90 prevent Ais adj
vice being carried OUT
l will not reply To- his personal lnnueh-
does. bat as q further proof OF ms lh-
consistency. and 10 show the public how
uttie faih cam be riaced in DIS opinion or
navice ask YOU 20 publish the follow
inc letter. taken from ANOTHER morn
ing paper of March 10. 1893.
Respectfully w. II. HAiiBAUGH.
DISEASED MILK AND MEAT.
/ see in Tuesday mornings Dispatch the
Mayor remarks about an inspector ne
Ing appointed FOR milk and meat, ana /
wish 10 say o. few words ON the subject.
The inhabitants Of our cities have no
idea Of the amount of flesh Of animals
which have died or been killed because