Evening star., 1926-12-27
GALLIVAN LEADS WAR OF COWS,
MENACED BY DRY REFORMERS
Prohibitionists Blamed for
Deleting Whisky Treatment
From Farm Publication.
Unlawful, He Says, Disputing
Theory Animals Use Liquor
for Beverage Purposes.

An attempt to apply prohibition to
horses and cows in this country was
charged today by Representative
James A. Gallivan Of Massachusetts,
who revealed that since 1923 Depart
ment of Agriculture publications ad-
vising on treatment Of animal dis
eases have omitted recipe for pre-
scribng whisky, milk and eggs for
certain ailments. This prescription
he declared, had appeared consecu-
lively in these publications for 8;
years, until 1923, when it was drop
ped. so far as records show, without
authority or any official revision.
II intend" Mr.. Gallivan an
nounced today, Ito find out why, just
as soon as Congress reconvenes. This
asinine effort to censor the morals
of our horses and our cows is surely
the ultimate in prohibition enforce
ment attained by the influence of
the professional dry organizations,
and / predict that when the country
learns the story there will be ma
tioral gale of laughter which will just
about laugh prohibition and it's re-
tainers off their several pay rolls.
Reveals Story of Uplift.
al am able now, for the first time,
to reveal the story of how some
our horses and our cows must be
spared, at all costs, regardless of the
advice and age-Old practices of COM
petent veterinarians, from the tempta-
tions of demon rum"
The first editions of these books,
Gallivan said, appeared in 1890, by
authority of Congress, and the pre-
scription of whisky and milk and
eggs withstood revision through the
years until 1923.
For 33 years." Representative Gal
Ivan continued, whisky, milk and
eggs have been recommended by sew
eral eminent veterinarians of the
country, in one treatment being given
first in the order of recommendation
ir cases where ii was stated that the
treatment must be prompt and ener-
getic or prompt and effective.
The first editions of these books
in which any change is made in the
treatments prescribing whisky are the
editions of 1923. which are the first
printed after the prohibition amend
ment went into effect.
THE deletion of the treatment of
whisky milk and eggs was the dele
ton of a medicine and not of
beverage. Cows and horses were
never known to have taken these
things as a beverage before the pro-
hibition law was passed.
Revision Called Unlawful
ITO delete or revise or otherwise
change my book the printing which
was ordered, without authority to
delete, revise or change 1t, is unlaw
full because the money appropriation
was intended for and directed to be
made for a particular thing. and
heretofore when a revision of the
books was made the act appropriate
ing the money specified that a revision
should be made.
The omission of the treatment of
whisky in any part Of these books
was an unlawful and unwarranted act
and an unlawful interference with the
legislative functions of the Congress.
THE question is, Why was the treat
ment prescribing whisky that had
been indorsed by the ablest veter-
inarians for more than 80 years
changed? The answer is inseparably
connected with another question,
which is. Who had an interest in or
motive for surreptitiously altering the
books, and what was that motive?
I'VE know that the Board Of Tenn
perance, Prohibition and Morals and
Wayne 3. Wheeler, while personally
profiting from employment in the
cause have always proclaimed that
the prohibition amendment was to i'm
prove the morals of men. and so, it
must be that the deletion of the
whisky and milk and eggs from the
cows and the horses medicine must
be to improve the morals of the cow.
If any one wishes to improve the
morals of his own chickens and cows,
he may do so, but when he goes be.
yond that and tries to improve the
morals of cows generally such per
son is simply adopting a Rew and
more dangerous form. of attack on
personal liberty.
Questions Right of Board.
"The Board of Temnerance. Pro
hibition and Morals may say how far
the cows over which they have juris-
diction may go in taking whisky as
a medicine or beverage. but what
right has the Board of Temperance,
which thew came Esurt h rmora II ;c