The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-03-02
FOR PURER MILK
The Condition Of Cows Discussed
Yesterday.
BOARD OF HEALTH WILL ACT
Dairymen Represented by
Various Managers.
Other Matters Brought up and Con-
sldered-E Electric Lights at Quar-
Kimona Contract.

Cows was the leading feature for dis
cussion at the meeting of the Board of
Health yesterday afternoon, and the
subject was ably discussed by Presi-
dent Cooper, Doctors Emerson, Mon
sarrat, Day, and Messrs. Brown, Kelii-
Pic, Lansing, for the board and Messrs.
Grace, Dillingham;, Won Holt, Weirick
and ]. F. Hacllfeld (for Isenberg) re-
presenting the dairy men. The long
and dry minutes of the previous meet
ing were read for the edification of the
members and to show the reporters the
errors, if any, they had made in writ
ing up the meeting. The minutes were
all right and stand approved.
DR.. Monsarrat's report of beef
slaughtered and the condition of them
was read and filed.
President Cooper thought that the
presence of so many business men con-
nected with the diaries indicated that
something in connection with the city's
milk supply was to come up. AS the
gentlemen we're all busy men, he
thought the business had better be, dis
posed Of at once. Remarks were made
by Drs. Day and Emerson relative TO
the symptoms of the disease in cows.
DR.. Monsarrat stated that the dairymen
asked compensation for diseased COWS
killed.
Mr.. Dillingham; said he voiced the
sentiments of the dairymen when he
said that the dairymen are as exacting
in the matter of health of their COWS
as the Government They had always,
when they found COWS afflicted, taken
them out and slaughtered them and
buried the carcasses. He quoted from
a lecture given by physician at Stan
ford University showing that cows
might be diseased and no one but a
scientific person, would be able to dis
cover it. This authority states
that milk might show fever and evil
dence of disease but when the COWS
were slaughtered it was found that
the disease was nothing approaching
tuberculosis. Mr.. Dillingham; said the
dairy with which he was connected re-
presented a large amount of money
and if an indiscriminate killing of
cows was INDUCED in without compen-
sation to the owners, there would be a
serious loss to the men who had placed
their money in such enterprises. In
the United States the value of cattle
killed by the inspectors was fixed by
arbitration and had resulted satisfac-
tory. He did not believe there was a
dairman who would Intentionally de-
liver to families any milk which they
knew to be infected. The mater OF
testing milk for tuberculosis was one
which should be done by some person
who had received special training in it
DR.. Emerson thought the subject
should be divided under two heads
First: Compensation for animals
killed for tuberculosis and proven by
post mortem examination not to have
the disease.
Second: For animals killed for tub
erculosis and proven by post mortem
examination to have been so afflicted
President Cooper said he doubled
the authority of the board to make
compensation as there was no law COW
ering such action.
Mr. Lansing wanted to know if it was
a very delicate matter to ascertain
whether or not a COW has the disease
DR.. Wood replied that it was easy to
tell and if the Board made mistake
nd No On of he
animal should be paid for.
Mr.. Dillingham; continued his re-
marks on the probable loss to stock
men if the plan proposed was carried
out without compensation. If it was
TO be done it should be thorough and
it could not be thorough unless every
COW on the islands, and the steers as
we'll was examined.
Dr. Day made the statement thai
from 10 to Is per cent. of the deaths
here are from consumption or tuber-
culosis-equal to the mortality on Mo
lokai from leprosy. Tt was the opini
on Of the physicians that the disease
was spread through eating meat Of
the use of milk from these cattle. HI
believed it was the duty of the boarJ
TO make the investigation thorough.
DIR. Emerson referred to the law OIL
the subject and President Coope
thought it would be all right to maxi
a recommendation to the Legislature
for an appropriation for compensation
TO stoclmen, whose animals were con
demned and killed under the law.
The manner of testing the tubercu
line was generally discussed by tn
members and resulted in the adoption
of a resolution, brought by DR.. Wood
to the effect that two committees b
appointed to inquire how far the boar
could extend its functions in this re
spect.
A report by Dr. Monsarrat on tn
condition of the hogs, which arrive
by the Aloha, was fled
Mr.. Kiliipio reported the inspectio
of 27,474 fish for the week. This
about half the number usually inspect
ed.
The bid of $685. by the Hawaiia
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