Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-05

best New England life in every social
respect. The place has been eagerly
sought by city visitors though they have
seldom. beer admitted as boarders. Tho
house was exceptionally wei; managed In
most respects. the women of the family
being noted for their ability as house.
Keepers though for some unaccountabe
reason having nc sense of the risks in
vclvcd In this unsanitary handling of
milk.
Ar idea Of tho scant care bestowed
upon animals from which human food
products arc derived, W some farmers
abundantly able to Keep their live stock
humancly and in sanitary condition, may
be gained from the following case, on
countor"d in town Of good farming and
social rcpute in Hampshire county, Mass.
young farmer who ia considered ono
of the wealthicst local residents, has a
cow-stablo In such a dlapid1tcd condi-
ton and so unprotected from cold that in
severe weather it Is not an uncommon
thing for him to find his animals frozen
10 the stable floor. have been told by
reliable informant. an eyewitness OF the
scene. I believe. of one instance in which
the farmer thawcd out calf by pouring
hot water around IT to enable tho suffer-
ing creature to free itself from the frozen
filth of its only lying down place.
/ On another morning this farmer. find
ing a COW froz n down by the tail to the
roor, started through the snow to obtain
a kettle OF hot water, but being annoyed
at the depth of snow gave UP this good
intent, found an ave and chopped off the
ico-hornd caudal appesdagc. have fire.
quontly seen animals which h2d lost part
! of their tails, evidently ny similar sur
! Eical operations. The sanitary cohd'uon
of stable In which Surh operations ar"
performed with indiH"r"nce can b" in
measure imagined, perhaps; 1t canH"t be
described with any consideration for the
renders sensibilties.
| If tho summer Visl or cannot easily OBJ
tain information about the heaithfu!nesS
of the milk supply, he can inform him
self as TO .he purity Of the water and
ice supplies.
TIM otn o,trx tu.rEE,r r,1.rr-
cto>
| The ;verage country well can be safely
I regarded as source OF nestlmabie be-
cause deccitful danger. The old oAken
bucket is pretty in poetry; through neg
'igence it has become in tho large major
/ itY of cases moss-covered, green-clad
/ i. nor,r,. amo - ,ro r,rr,or he,ne s,,tsood
! If ne has convenient running water at
the parn and any kinu OF cola lquld at
the mousse
| In a very Pheasant farmhouse, owned
and occupied by a man OF means wlere
| once stopped 'or several months the
water supply consisted OF Two W"iIS. one
or them was located WITHIN twenty rect
OF morse stable ana closet ana was sunk
considerably lower than the foundation
OF ether Men coming directly from the
barn would stand on the loose boards OF
the We'll covering Will" pumping ana
ming pals Tor stable use. with water
tripping from their hlthy boots back into
the Well.
ne o'hof well was IN the cellar OF the
mousse Inc water was cold and so had a
reputation Inc cellar was poorly cared
1or containing h"th IN not and cold
weather quantities OF deeaying FRUIT and
vegetables. The shiny eartn floor was
frequently wet, WIN drainage water. !
nave seen the wei so hiIed win sand
was cioEged ana rendered almost useless
Tor weeks at Tune Inc well was not
c'dhed oEt curing my stay. III wa prac-
'icd"N d c"Iu ceSSpooi LOT the cellar FOR
my own uSt Hu'n preferred 10 opt4tl
orlhklhE water IRONY the running supply