THE ANALYST, 153 CORRESPONDEXCE. [The Editors are not responsible for the opinions of their Correspondents.] To THE EDITOR OF “THE ANALYST.’’ SIB,-In the month of February I made an official inspection of some cow stables, at a plaae called Blissville, on Long Island, which were conneoted with a distillery. Thinking that my investiga- tions nt that time might prove of some interest to yourself and other Public Analysts, I take the liberty of writing you upon the subject.At the time of my visit to the above stables there were between 700 and 800 cows in them, crowded into narrow stalls, to which they were fastened by a rope not more than three feet in length, which barely permitted them to lie down, but kept their mouths continually at a trough into which flowed the ‘‘ swill ” from the adjacent distillery in a steaming and fermenting condition. Most of the animals were emaciated and feverish, and were affected with cough, diarrhea, and polyuria.Some appeared to have recently arrived, and were in good condition. The temperature of several of the animals was noted, and ranged froin lO2O to logo. The stable floors were kept all the time wet and slippery with excrementitious matters, and I did not see how it was possible for the COWI to be milked and prevent the surrounding filth from splashing into the milk. These poor creatures, crowded together within low sheds, with insufficient food, imperfect or no mmns of ventilation, no exercise, no pure water to drink, and breathing an atniosphere poisoned by the exhalations from their wretched bodies, their excretions, and the steaming and formented food, are expected, under these conditions, to secrete milk fit for human consumption.It is of the quality one would expect it to be from animals fed on such food and kept in such unsanitary surroundings. I obtained some milk from two cows, each specimen of which I submitted to analysis. I. &-action one hour after milking, very acid.Cream, 53 per cent. by volume. Average of two analyses :- Water . . . . . . . . . . 89-18 Fat . . . . . . . . . . 1.28 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . 4.66 Caseine . . . . . . . . . . 4-225 Ash . . . . . . . . . . 0.655 1OO.OOO Solids, not fat . . . . . . . . 9-54154 THE ANALYST. 11. Re-action, soid. Cream, 4 per cent, by volume. Average of two analyses :- Water . . . . . . . . . . 89.80 Fat . . . . . . . . . . 1-19 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . 4.18 Caseine . . . . . . . . . . 4.16 Ash . . . . . . . . . . 067 100.00 Solids . . . . . . . . . . 9-01 - Examined microscopically, the fat globules were very small, scanty, and aggregated, and I also observed some epithelium, and cells resembling those found in colostrum. I have the honour to remain, very respectfully, J. BLAKE WHITE, M.D., Inspector of Milk, City, New Yorlr. NEW YORK, June 16th, 1879.