The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-22
CASE OF THE DAIRYMAN.
Protest Against the Method of En-
forcing the Milk Inspection Law.

Protest Against the Method of En-
forcing the Milk Inspection Law.
To the Editor Of the Globe:
ut makes me tired, appears to be ac-
cepted as proper in expressing natural
disgust at the repetition of any musty,
threadbare subject. At least it appeared
so to a weary dairyman whose COWS had
lately undergone inspection. What do
you think?" said he. After condemning
a good cow the inspector said, No doubt
she will pass for beef -
If any animal thus branded as a sus-
pect can pass inspection after slaughter
there would seem to be a good-sized
woodchuck. in the fence somewhere that
ought to be discovered, and, though the
writer has no special friend to reward or
enemy to punish, he simply proposes to ex-
ercise an lima te. right to extend sympa-
thy to the under dog in the fight" That
St. Pauls late milk ordinance is vicious
goes for the saying, for 1t leads to con-
fiscation Of personal property, something
unknown to real estate law. 1t is vicious
because it makes the tuberculosis test
the sine qua non for tuberculosis, when
it's failure has been demonstrated time
and again. Again, 1t is vicious because
1T Is based upon the hypothesis that the
milk of a tuberculous Tor other diseaseD
cow can transmit the same to the human
family. tJs&c1 $500
Raucharadat says: There is not a sin
gle fact to}establish the transmission OF
tuberculosis. to men from milk and
asks: What inhabitant of Paris has not
drank it?'% Our modern, self-Styled sani-
tarians appear to have but little time for
French and English authorities, nor even
for the greatest of schoolmaster's every
day observations. If they would devote
more time to the study of natural condi-
tiOnG tO acin ha
people could take rest from the hidden
Cd dangers in their meats, milk and
garbage barrels.
The following from a late issue of the
Orange Judd Farmer, Is something that
makes us tired:
&c. H., Mo, has a COW which gives
stringy milk Before milking
wash the udder, etc Experiments show
that bacteria which will cause this trAIble
have been found on the udder. teats and
TANKS and are supposed to be knocked
off or to fall off into the pail while milk
ing"
We have no absolute standard Of health
for man or MS COW, but when the apostle
of new discoveries" fails to find any
thing in the lungs to corroborate his
diagnosis based upon reaction" he
then looks for land generally flnds) few
nodules in the intestines, or little cheesy
matter in q small gland of the throat.
the case is then clear agnostic and to
the contrary. But with all this the in
habitants Of the SANITY City are en-
titled to a small degree of free rural
sympathy for in 1856 they had doled
out to them Elder Collins ''chaik mix
lures" at eight cents per quart, and in
subsequent Years largely ''watered
stock" though they enjoyed a clean bill
Of health With the hateful quarantine I'M
known. Allowing for more or less merit
ed sarcasm there is no argument against
proper physical inspection of the dairy
mans COW and her surroundings, as also
of milk for standard richness and free
don. from: foreign matter and odors.
''They changed their minds.
Flew off or into strange vagaries fell"
p Barton.
Inyer Grove, Dec. IS