Source: The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff – Gastro Obscura   Vendors hawked the swill as “Pure Country Milk.” by Tyler Moss IN THE 1850S, NEW YORK City babies were being mysteriously poisoned. Nearly 8,000 babies a year shriveled to death from uncontrollable diarrhea, as reported by The New York Times. Without the luxuryContinue Reading The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff