DIETARY LAWS OF THE BIBLE.
TIME and again, during all ages, the Jewish dietary laws of the Bible and of the rabbis have been awarded encomiums by men of science. Adherence to these laws has been among the most remarkable means of the preservation of the Jews, and their freedom from diseases loathsome and dangerous. The Jewish method of slaughtering animals for food, and the strict examination enjoined, before the meat is rendered fit for use, or Cosher, has often been commended. And every day almost brings new proofs of the entire excellence of the Jewish system, and the reasons why it ought to be universally adopted. Last week, Dr. George Strawbridge read a paper before the Philadelphia College of Physicians, in which he demonstrably showed that those persons who partake of the flesh of animals afflicted with tuberculosis, or who even drink of their milk, can contract that terrible disease. Dr. Strawbridge may have startled people, when he asserted that twenty per cent. of the milk sold to Philadelphia contained tuberculous matter. Such a subject requires at once, careful investigation. This condition of things would not be possible were the capital Jewish method adhered to and insisted upon among all peoples. Such animals as referred to are immediately declared terefa—prohibited,—as though they were "torn,"—from being eaten. Those laws of superhuman wisdom proclaimed in our Bible, and upon which our rabbis have based their code, have never yet been, nor will they ever be, excelled; and were they rigidly enforced, under penalties, individuals and communities would be alike benefited therefrom to an immeasurable degree.