Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-20

mer Is, first of all. interested In this mat
ter, az he and his family are the flrst
ones to consume of these products,
it thus becomes to him question of the
welfare of his family and the perpetuity
of his home. well as of commercial
Importance. His wishes should there
fore be consulted, and he should be con-
sldcrett .>,oVc reproaCh until proved to
| the contrary. The question of tubercu-
/ osis has agitated the minds of the peo-
/ pie for the past few years, and scien-
! tific men have made great advances in
/ the know ledge of its nature and the best
| means for controlling il, but much re-
/ mains to be learned in relation to it,
/ firmly believe that extreme measures
] should be discouraged until more is
learned The latest reports OF specialists
! to the Massachusetts cattle commits
| sioners would clearly indicate that IN
their Judgment the danger from the dis
| ease has been very much overestimated.
one man making the statement that it
! is as unreasonable to think of stamp
ing out tuberculosis by killing diseased
( animals as it would be to think of
stamping out typhoid fever by killing
every one who has the disease and pay
| ing no attention to the causes OF mice
! ton.
1t is admitted by all authorities that
! paSteurization is sure death to the Vari-
/ GUS disease germs which may possibly be
! present in milk. This process consists
simply In heating the milk - one hun
bred and sixty degrees and allowing 1t to
remain at that temperature for ABOUT NJ
teen minutes and then rapidly COOLING IT,
! The L. S. department of agriculture mas
| issued simple directions for paSteuriza-
ton which were copied in the board oui-
letin for December. As the digestive
I properties of the milk are not injured
and as it will keep sweet much longer
than untreated milk and will make
better quauty of butter. the process Is 10
/ be commended. There il large and
/ growing demand for pasteurized milk
/ and cream in many of our cities ana IL
/ is recommended by physicians.
The use of tuherculin as Il diasnostlc.
brings to the front question OF law
which has never been settled Without
thinking to take anything from the mer-
its Of this diagnoStiC agent ana admitting
all that it's originator NOW claims Tor H.
it may be said that the question OF SUB
hitting apparently healthy ANIMALS 10
an injection of a dagnostic Drug how
ever useful or harmless il may be IS one
( thar should be settled by the courts As
believe no man or body of men nave
any right 10 make this demand against
the wishes or without IN" consent OF tne
. owner This fact is recognized by til'
MasS4c hlIsetts law. in that il absolutely
prohibits its use upon amy ANNA" rN-
ccpt upon the written consent % tli'
owner. | believe that We nave grave ~
ties to ourselves and the public as We'll.
in maintaining the healthfulnesS OF our
herds ana their products, We have ais"
a duty of self defence to diScoUntthdHet
all false alarms or the passag" OF li"S
which might work harm To our interests
and unnecessary expense To the STATE.
THE BLrEHll.L CASE.
Early in May of last year the papers
became filled with sensational stories 81
sickness and death in tn" family OF MI.
/ Luther Bridges Of Bluchill, caused. II
vas claimed by drinking the milk from
a tubcrculOus COW. 1t was said the AMI
NAL was SO far gone with the disease
that her uuder was badly affected.
I WROTE, some. of the physicians who mad
;tttendod the children and learned from
tho one who had been the family phYsi-
elan that in his judgment the disease was
not tuberculosis but pneumonia induced
bv severe colds while recovering from
the measles The other physician who
had been called in later. said that N ms
Judgment the disease was tuDercuiosIs
+ \ Veterinary had been called 10 examine
rht, 0tl. COW of the family. He mad APP
piled the tuberculin test and getting tn"
characteristic reaction had KILLED her
ON jun. 18th when the members OF N"
hoard We're at tho college field day At
0rono. il was thought that II would De
well to make an investigation. The yet
Urinary who tested tho COW. prominent
member ANA official of n" Maine Mrdl-
cal Veterinary Association, was inter
4 viewed and h. stated that the reaction
WAS 80 marked ANA the condition Of the
cow physically. was such that ne had
deemed an autopsy unnecessary stat
ing repeatedly that her udder was SO
broken down with the disease that ne
mad MIXED pus from it, Also making
tn. further claim that he had examined
the. Sputum Of the sick children by tho
staining process and had got tn" discol-
Grafton indicating the presence Of tuhei-
,ulnuS haclH.
After consulting Dr. Fellows If Ban
euv. to learn il it would b" possible u
distinguish between pneumonia aud tu-
berculo~iS. if the children should ne "N-