The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-22
ILLINOIS FORBIDS
 USE OF TUBERCULIN
 UPON MICH COWS

Editor of Evening Farmer, Sir:
 This is evidenced by the fact that the Illinois Legislature has just pass ed a law, PROHIBITING the use of the tuberculin test upon cows in that State This result was accomplished after hearing the report of a commits sion appointed in 1909, to investigate the merits of the practice. The same advanced stand has been taken in oth- CT States.
 Thus, in Illinois, perhaps another so-called scientific fallacy of the doc- tor cult, mere farmer 1aymen, dis carding as worthless the filthy prac- tice discovered or invented by Koch and still endorsed and recommended by members of the American Medical Association, the most brazen trust in the country they insisting that it is a benefit to humanity; and in the class with the discoveries of PaSteur and their so-termed immortal Jenner.
 It is encouraging to note that these western lawmakers very sensibly lis tened to the appeals of their farmer constituents for protection from the f1endish element in the medical frater- nity, who are continually foisting up- on an unsuspecting people, their medi- cal dogmas which experience and com mon sense show to be worthless. In view of the proven fact that it is absolutely impossible to inject into the circulation of COWS the vile product of a diseased beast, and so establish a condition of health; it is to be hoped that the "wise guys of the present Connecticut Legislature may in the near future get it sand -papered into their precious bone-heads; that the Nutmeg State will produce quite a little regiment of good, honest, con- scientious voters, who actually think as much of their own offspring as the rr1.- l <~f {1,eai,. nd this compulsory pill, when prepared by the political doctor, is so mani festly unconstitutional, that a father is perfectly justified in defying the law that bids him poison the blood of his own children.
 It is a safe assertion that not ten Der cent of the legislators who voted to retain the compulsory law took the trouble to acquaint themselves with the history of this vaccine and serum injecting outrage.
 Since these western lawmakers are taking an interest in the welfare of COWS (the wet-nurses of so many ch1l- dren) it is to be hoped their Connec- ticut associates will develop an equal interest in the true well-being of their own young hopefuls; not considering the whole duty to the rising genera tion performed by handing over the several matters into the hands of a hunTry army or inspectors, WHO Will order eyeglasses furnished at the ex- pense of the taxpayers, but fail to see any cause for eyetrouble in dirty schoolrooms and too fine print on glazed paper, on many of the author ized text books.
 More inspectors to examine teeth and order tooth- brushes, and train ed nurse to follow the patients home. to show the people how to use them; but not an effort made to stop the sale of tons of cheap, adulterated can- dy, always displayed for sale in the vicinity of most public schools, caus- ing injury to the stomach, and loss of appetite for more nourishing food.
 Wait! Before installing as salaried officials, these medico-political place hunters until our schDolteachers are judged incompetent to instruct their charges with regard to sanitary reg ulations. Also, provide properly ven- tilated schoolrooms, a vacuum clean CT for every buildin; (Judge Wheeler appointed committee of one to see that the janitor uses it) Avoid the general use of free text books; stop cramming their heads at the expense of their physical well-being and a long step is taken toward stamping out epidemics, and there would be no need of the occasional scare headlines in the local papers. which the health board seem to think necessary to prove it's wonderful efficiency.
 SgATnD TIJOMAS ROTTnPEN