The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-25
WARNING ISSUED TO
THE USERS OF MILK
SOLD IN MAYSVILLE
Federal Inspector Who Has Been En-.
gagged In Mason County For Sew
eral Weeks Finds Many Cows
Have tuberculosis
Authorities Issue
Warming.

Federal Inspector Stemmler, who
is working for the Federal and State
Health authorities in Mason county
for the past several weeks inspecting
the milch cows for tuberculosis has
made some startling discoveries 1t
seems from a statement issued today
from the Offices of the County Health
Department and the County Agent. 1t
appears that many cows have been
found suffering from tuberculosis
whose milk is being sold for human
consumption in the city.
AS the inspection of all of the herds
in the county has not yet been COM
pleted figures are not announced
neither are the names of the owners of
affected COWS but the riealth Depart
ment announces that at the proper
time all of this information will be
given the public and that the effected
cows will be killed under the govern
ment arrangement to pay the owners
for these cows. The big question now
is to have all of the dairymen to have
thus far agreed to have their cows
tested and the Health Department is
very anxious that the people using
milk insist that their dairymen have
their herds properly inspected.
The official announcement given out
today follows; .-
Forced to action by the conditions
found in the dairy herds in Mason
County, Federal Inspector Stemmler,
! County Health officer Rice, County
Agent Kirk, and Mr.. James Riley of
the Board of Agriculture, met at the
| Central Hotel last night, and after
survey of the report of Inspector
Stemmhr issued the following state
ment:
| "If the mothers and fathers in Ma
son county knew of the dangers to
which they expose their children daily
they would be Mortified. During the
past few weeks Dr. Stemmler has been
testing cattle in Mason county for tu
berculosis, and he found as high as
| 25 per cent of some herds infected
This condition may be remedied at
small loss to the owner, as the cattle
are tested free of charge, and the state
reimburses the owner for condemned
animals. Unfortunately there Is no
law to compel owners to test their
herds, and many refuse to do SO, fear
ing that part of their herd may be
condemned.
"The question is simply this: Would
our dairymen knowingly supply milk
to the babies of Maysville and Mason
county from tuberculosis COWS? All
would probably answer mol" Let
refusal or neglect to test place the
burden of guilt upon him, and upon
the parent who purchases milk that he
or she knows nothing about. Tuber-
culosis milk looks like good milk. The
appearance Of tuberculosis COWS usual
ly does not differ from the appearance
of healthy cows. The tuberculin test
is the only way to KNOW-and it does
not cost one cent for the test.
Remember that "a per cent. of the
children with tuberculosis joints, such
as crooked spines, hip disease, etc., are
infected by milk from tubercular cows,
| Five per cent. of ALL the tuberculosis
in children is caused by milk from tu-
bercular COWS. Certainly terrible
Indictment against some ones cows
but still more terrible one against
the owner.
"Now you mothers and fathers who
care whether your baby drinks tuber-
cular milk or not had better get busy
and ask your milk man IL he has test
ed his herd. If he has not, WHY
NOT?"