Seth Yoder

@sethyoder.bsky.social

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RAW MILK gallon $12 half gallon $8 half gallon in glass $12 (includes refundable glass deposit) Greek Yogurt quart $12​ Kefir half gallon (plain) $12​​
Stephen Francisco, a well- to- do owner of one of New Jersey’s largest dairy farms, entered into a contract with the commission to produce milk under the terms of the plan. Several members of the commission agreed to underwrite Francisco’s dairy for three years to cover any additional expenses that could not be recouped from sales. However, revenues more than covered the costs of enhanced sanitation. Francisco, described as a “staunch Methodist; honest, hard- headed, straight thinking,” quickly became a champion of certified milk. Looking back years later, he asserted that “there is nothing that has happened in the last decade to help the needs of the human race, to sustain life, to instill strength, and to assist the conservation of child life more than the production of Certified Milk.”
Dr. Henry Coit's infant son, John, initially thrived on clean cow's milk after his wife couldn't breastfeed. However, at age two, he died from diphtheria contracted from contaminated milk.
From the text: "Activists like Hartley, Gardner, Mullaly, and Leslie used the media to arouse public outrage and mobilize a reform movement [...] The leaders of [the dairy] industry used their wealth to influence key politicians. This special interest group captured the regulatory process—they distorted investigations, blocked legislation, and hindered enforcement."
Hartley attributed significant increases in infant mortality between 1815 and 1840 to the rise of swill milk. When his wife was unable to nurse their eldest son, she was forced to feed him cow’s milk. Hartley recounted how the child’s health declined steadily as a result: “The eyes were sunken, and his appearance unnaturally pale and haggard; he lost strength and vivacity; gradually fell away in flesh; so that at the age of fifteen months, his weak and emaciated body would scarcely sustain itself without bolstering.”
"¡Maldita sea, eso es una locura! ¿Dónde están los archivos de Epstein?"