The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-09
CRIME AGAINST
THE STATE
ADVANCED GUARD
OF THE MILK TRUST

N9 80
posed / est as to H
Of Cows.
,oner some reasons why the tuber-
cuiin test Should not be applied in thr
dairy business: ~
slrst---Tuberculin was discovered in
has ass' na q q has Of q century ago. and
only a few localities have made It's
use compulsory. Many States have
tried IT and have abandoned It's use.
sscond--Professor Koch, who discov-
cred the tuberculin, has said over his
nam that 1t vas not infalllbie. and
gould not be relied upon in ali cases.
re has also said that tuberculosis ID
cattle is not communicable ITO human
Tlitrd--Profcssor Bang OF Den
mark. has had more experience with
luberculin than any other man who
mas used 1t. and In ono OF his papers
ne uses the following quotation: '.Tu.
berculin is not absolutely to be relied
upon, and to slaughter all %rcactine
cattle IS a wanton destruction OF val.
luable animals
Fourth-Theg cows affected the worst
VIII respond the least.
Fifth-Cows will not respond after
they AVE been tested three or -four
times. and arc immune thereafter.
Stxth--Herdsmeh and employees en-.
gagged In the dairy are moi affected
with tuberculosis. nor are the family
OF hcrdsmen affected, but, on the con-
trary, they arc the henlthiest people
seyenth-If Senate bill No. $50 be-
comes a law, 1t will make tho tuber-
culin test a condition precedent to
shipping milk 10 this city, and the
price Of milk will necessarily have TO
ne Lrllgpu& Il nf. IL 20 MT q y al. n ~ "a vt = n nj
as there are approximately 10000
quarts of milk used daily. It will re-
Iliire about 100000 yearly to meet
the additional cost of milk, a munifi-
consumers Of Richmond, all in the
name OF phils nthropy. to say nothing
OF the 10000 poor children who will
never get n chance to smell or taste
the food they should have to properly
build and strengthen their tender lives
and bodies.
In further support OF my views. 1
the following from Hoard's
Section OF. the American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
I'm international Co commission OF CONTROL
of Tubercnl0si OF Domestic Animals.
/. The following gentlemen were se-
lected to represent the United States
on this commission: Hon. w. D. Hoard,
OF WISCONSIN. q practical dalryman.
breeder and editor OF Hoards' Dairy
man; Or. John r. Mohler. chief of the
Pathological Division of the Federal
bureau of Animal Industry: DR.. ". a..
Moore. professor of pathology and dean
or the Veterinary College at Cornell
University. New York: DIR. NJ. p. Raw
enel, professor of bacteriology. Unit
yersity of Wisconsin, and member Of
the Wisconsin State Live Stock SAM
tary Board; DIR. NJ. II. Reynolds. profess
sor OF veterinary medicine, University
OF Minnesota, member and organizer
or the Minnesota SfOfae live CtnNE& Sau.l
itary Board. and DIR. E. c. Schroeder.I
superintendent Of the Federal Bureau
OF Animal Industry Experiment sta
The members selected to represent
the Dominion Of Canada were: Hon. W
Edwards. Ottawa, one of Canada's
most famous breeders OF s%horthorns: j..
- / dd;pn |. q IGronto. 2 prominent
Chief Health Officer for the Province
Of Ontario: DR.. J. G. Rutherford. Vet
Urinary Director-General and Live
Commissioners, Ottawa, and DR..
medicine, University OF
and prominent Canadian vets
The first session Of this commits
y. DR.. j.. G. Rutherford was elected
chairman, and DR.. NJ. II. Reynolds, Sec
Of the commission.
1t was soon agreed that the commits.
olOILN tCOulu allOl@ WISELY uLgs lIlS SldEO l.
adopt specific resolutions or recon-
mend specific methods, but q numbe1
of general propositions were taken
up for consideration and or some Of
the commission cached unani-
nous understanding.
i. "TInt general compulsory tuber- /,
rulin test md slaughter fs Impractical
and should be dropped from further
considerations"
The Tubercle Bncllll In Critic and o1an.
Before the meteorological section Of !
The American Association for the Adj
of Science. in Boston. last
We! week Profes ass, W Wiz 46St and and Profes-
showed that the types Of Y
.%ubercular bacilli in the horse. COW !
md man are different. n that It ;
$ not settled that the lower animals ! ,
ournal has steadfastly maintained
hat the health authorities who arc
war against the dairy cattle
md advocating the destruction of re-
lcting cows wore proceeding OH an :
The opinion Of Professor Winslow
nd Professor Palmer rs quoted above
s. in direct line with Professor Koch.
nd not only Professor Koch, but ali
foremost patholosists Oft world.
low agree on this point. Professor !
of Copenhagen: Professor Law. :
/ Cornell University; professor smead !,
~ ri oASRo - 'SSs| = -
no Agricultural Department. have all c
against the use of tuberculin g
$ a reliable d~iagnostic. and lust whyC
he Dairy Commissioner n Live Stock :
sanitary Board OF Virginia, in thei /.
ace OF all these facts. will take tho b
dvice OF a few young veterinarians, c
have lately, made their advent 4
= the world. and proceed to slaugh- \
or valuable herds and send out alarm =
Is. reports from their department..
'htch are calculated TO frightcn the
ubltc and forever prevent them from
use OF milk in their families. is
lore than I can understand. It is to
e earnestly hoped and desired that
'me time in the near future we may :
ave tho benefit of the counsel and ad-
|ce OF some one who will at least
stem. to reason and tho general opin-
y Of scientific. men as It is given
1T to the world. When some Big,
oad-mlnded. bralnv mon are Installed
10 high official positions. and who I
the appointing power, and who do r
1t IL any way hnYe.to truckle to out- . e
do influence, we may at least hope r
n halter conditions to obtain Fr1i1d ar TT