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milked; that in one instance a cow died and fell over on the man 

 milking her. The coramittee believe that the milk of such creatures 

 is unwholesome. 



It is said that the dead cows are not sold for beef, but are given 

 to skinners for the hides, &c. 



Charles Henry Hall. — This subject is not new to us, but the diffi- 

 culty is that it is found now on the fields and pastures of the coun- 

 try. I move that a committee be appointed to examine and report 

 upon it. Unwholesome food and hard treatment \vill injure any ani- 

 mal. Cattle ought to have pure hay and grass. Tt is inhuman to 

 give them such hot stuff as that distillery swill. The medical com- 

 mittee should examine whether the milk of distillery cows or others 

 kept in the same way, is nourishing or not. I think that the poor 

 child fed on it is rather starved than diseased. Take it to the coun- 

 try and it fattens and thrives. Some say it is the air, but it is more 

 in feeding on rich, nourishing pasture milk. Pure milk is alkaline. 

 The milk of the distilleries will not make butter! I .an credibly in- 

 formed that butchers can be found who buy these cows and sell their 

 meat. I hope that an able coramittee will be appointed. 



Mr, Wakeman seconded the motion. 



The Club then unanimously appointed Charles Henry Hall, Col 

 Lewis Morris, of Westchester; Professor Chilton, Thomas Bell, of 

 Morrisania; and Dr. Alexander H. Stevens. 



Charles Henry Hall. — We have no idea of slandering our respect- 

 able butcheis; our investigations cannot touch such men as they 

 are, 



Dr Gardner. — Our medical coramittee of fifteen will furnish this 

 special committee with a copy of our report. 



Charles Henry Hall. — Our western graziers say that in our mar- 

 kets there is a diflference of two or three dollars a hundred in the 

 price of their beef, against the beef of our vicinity, and think it is 

 owing to driving the cattle so far; but not so, it is the taking them 

 from their luxuriant pastures and far driving. Diseases are due to 

 climate in some degree. The small pox in sheep is in parts of Europe, 

 but not here, and we hope we shall never have it here. Our sheep 

 bear heavier fleeces than the sheep of Spain, and their carcases are 

 heavier and the fleece of equal fineness. 



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