Evening journal., 1908-01-16
SCORES DAIRY
Law OF CITY
DR.. Ewes Says Diseased Cows
Are Being Shipped from
Other States
PERTINENT ADDRESS
At HEALTH EXHIBIT

II can safely say that at least from
fifteen to twenty per cent. of the COWS
that furnish milk to this city are lis |
eased. 1 don't want TO be an alarnist
but ii you could see what i have seen
in my experience with tuberculosis |
cows / don't think many of you woIld |
drink milk"
These were the assertions of DIR. II.
p. Ewes, a prominent veterinarian to
a large audience OF grangers at the
tuberculosis exhibit in the DUPONT
Building last night. He was speak
ing in the absence Of Professor Henry
Haywood. Of Delaware College Exper-
mental Station, who could not lecture
owing to illness. Although unexpect-
edly requested to speak by DIR. p. w.
Tomlinson, of the executive committee
of the Delaware Tuberculosis So
cioty, who presided, DR.. Ewes address
was decidedly original. He treated
of the Transmission Of tuberculosis
through cattle
DR. Ewes declared that milk from a
tubercular COW was not dangerous un-
less the disease was in the mamalary
gland or the udder. In most cases,
fortunately" he said, "the lymph gland
takes up the tubercle bacille and leaves
little danger for transmission 10 the
human family Nevertheless it is not
safe to use milk from a tubercular
COW, as II cannot be known where the
bacilh have been deposited"
Urged Government Action.
DR.. Ewes urged the Intervention OF
the government in bovine tuberculosis
as well as in other diseases Of cattle.
He suggested that the consumer should
be willing to bear an increase OF price
IL it would insure clean dairies and
pure milk. "The cooking room should
be separated from the cows stable"
he said. MIX, as it comes from the
COW is nearly always pure. but bacilli
attack it after it sits around. A great
many dairymen object to the restric-
tions of a health board, complaining
that it is impossible TO comply with
the restrictions with profit The only
thing a dairyman can do, in my opin-
ion. is to put another cent a quart on
his milk don't think the consumer
would protest against the extra ex-
pense II II were a guarantee that the
milk was pure"
Criticized City Ordinance.
DR.. Ewes strongly criticised the city
ordinance regulating the inspection Of
cattle as inadequate and an incentive
70 graft" Under this ordinance" he
said, ANY Tom, Dick or Harry, holding
a veterinarians certificate, can be made
an inspector You know these men will
solicit. know OF one. who. on being
paid his fee by the dairyman, sat in
his carriage without seeing a COW,
wrote a certificate OF inspection and
drove off. This is entirely improper.
The city should appoint one inspector.
a competent veterinarian and he should
supplying milk to the city-st anytime:
not every January so that dairymen
can be prepared, as at the present
time
The cleanliness Of cows was urged as
most important. DR.. Ewes declared that
veterinarians were in advance Of physi.
clans as having just discovered vaccine
to make cattle immune from tuberculosis
He thought that it would pot be long be-
fore such vaccination would be EXTENDED
to the human race. DR.. Ewes closed with
the hope that the city would change It.
mode Of cattle inspection. LET US have
one competent Inspector" he said. 'Del-
aware is the dumping ground for tuber-
cular cattle from Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, because they have more stringent
laws for the inspection Of cattle"
Dr. Mahaffy Speaks.
DR.. Tomlinson supplemented Dr. Ewes
remarks by urging personal visits tc
dairies and the sterilization Of all milk
Yesterday afternoon DR.. J. r. Ma.
hairy. another well-known veterinarian
was the speaker. To-day the school chill
dren continued their visits This mornins
st. Clair Bayfield,, the demonstrators. ad.
dressed the children Of st. Paurs Paro.
chial School and tomorrow Afternoon
they viii visit the exhibit. To-morrev
night the exhibit will close.