The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-08 00:00:00

THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

The following following despatch has been received by the
Earl of Claseadon from her Majesty's Couszel•Uensral at
Odor :

Odom, Nov. 24,1865.
My Lord, —lt having been brought under my notice that
the cattle plague which has recently afflicted England exists
almost perminently on the steppes of Rheum, I have
caused inquires to be made among the peastntry, and have
now the honour to report the result. It appears that
though the attack differs in its symptoms, indamniation
arming from cold is given as the tree canoe of it. There are
several modes of treatment more or less efficacious, but the
moat common is, to throw the dimmed animist into a profuse
sweat with as little delay as possible, taking special care to
protect it from chills for two or three days afterwards, when
a change of pasturage, or, if in winter, stabling in a
warm building seems indnommbly necessary to avoid
relapse. The sweat is usually produced by covering the
animal up with heavy cloths, and making it, at the same
time, inhale the femme of hot brae, salt, sod steamed hay.
Auother mode of trestmeat is, to apply friction with cloths
or brushes, °covering up the ammal carefully afterwards.
A third is, to rub the animals well with vodki (a coarse
over h braody) and salt, especially
on the spine and
over the stomach. One of the farmers COOM Branitzky's
estate near Kieff said he had
baths, seenwhic most h
considered sucoessful resuam.
lts,
from the use of vapors. be
best treatment knows, provided there ems good stabling and
covering at ha 4 otherwise the animals are liable to subs.-
enlist chill, oreas no such danger threatens those
on which the same effect is produced by friction and cover-
on
up, especially it the operation is performed in the open
air, and the rattle put under cover without delay.
Medicine is seldom prescribed, but sometimes a little mire
dissolved in hot water is given lukewarm during the sweat,
or immediately after, and linseed gruel, with pollen to
excite appetite, are also now and then administered when
the violence of the attack subsides. One peasant out of
fifty who were questioned recommended warm iojeotions
of tobacco water, while another highly praised bleediog ;
both confessing, however, that when the malady was of a
bad type they had not been very successful with either
treatment. One farmer residing at Amnion said he had
effected many curie four years ago by tiring drenches of
warm milk in which garlic had been boiled. Another
from the same place asserted that he bad found repeated
doses of vinegar and cold water of great servioe, when every
other remedy bed felled. In the district of Alexandria a
deoootion of two herbs named hub-he and hinbis, given
warm, ia said to be very useful in stopping flux sod allaying
Pais. The names of Mime herbs, however, do not seem to
be Boman and are not known by the druggists here ;
probably huh-ha may be the. Turkish kbash-khuh (pop-
pybeads), and !liable the Turkish hiediba (chicory). They
should be given and palavered in from the commencement
of the attack, but if given to milch cows the milk should
not be used as food fee several days after. The following
is the receipt for the decoction above-mectioned :—Hash-
ha ;lb. pounded ; hinbia, 21ba. Boil for half-an-hour in
two gallons of water, and administer in doses of about a
lane wineglass full every half-hour until the pain
remark
ceases
and the flux diminishes. It is perhaps worthy of
that, according to a popular belief, the cattle plague ori-
ginated in the government of the Tacnda from
the bite of the bleak spider, and gradually, as herd
after herd were driven to the northern markets, the
disease spread throughout Russia. It is asserted to be re-
newed from the suns causes in years of drought. Without
added
inviting implicit faith in this theory, it should be
that these venomous insects, whose wale cover thousands
of saes at land, produce eer:recasting suffering by their
bite, sad ecessios such serious Moms among the shepherds
that it is necessary to send the men who are bitten to hos-
pital. It is stated on good authority that the malady
seldom attacks the same animal twice, though sent after
wards to graze amongst herds of diseased cattle. Cattle are
not slaughtered to prevent contagion, bat several measures
are adopted to arrest the spread of the disease :-1. Fumi-
gation of stables and sheds with the smoke of dried pump-
kin leaves, or that of wild aromatic herbs. 2. botanic
lee-
of
the dimmed cattle, keeping them as much as possible to
ward of the sound. 3. Pots or pans of tar placed
hare and there in the cattle-sheds or stable..
Some of my informants state that there are localities where
the disease has never penetrated, though surrounded and
in free communication with infected places. Men are
known to bare caught the disease from cattle, but such
instances are rare. Whenever the cattle disease is
more very
virulent, however, sickness amain the pease try
is
prevalent on the Steppe. Sheep are liable to catch the dis-
ease in years when the epidemic raga with
violence, and this occurs when the second or
autumn crops of grass fail in seasons of drought.
Some dogs which had eaten the meat and offal of diseased
animals are stated "to have gone mad," and their bite is
said to engender the epidemic in a few hours. The late
inspector of the Kherson hospitals has observed that
diseased cows have been cored byep treatment
when other remedies had failed ; he statement of this
gentleman is supported by other corroborative evidence of
great force and reepeetability.—l have. ha.
(Slimed) B. C. Gammas Muannr.

(Laughter.)
Witness—Lots of people were playing at kiss in the ring,
bet I did not nee her doing so. She war not a good dancer,
perhaps that Is why she did not deem She followed us
home. I did not taro her out when she got home. She did
not sleep at borne that night, she slept at Mn. Pediler's. I
saw her go to her door.
Mr. Ruddleston—Why did you not let her into your
house!
Witnees—When she came in she add, "Is supper
ready r and I said, " You have bees very erectable to.
day," and we bed words en that account She had been
very disagreeable at the fete. She never came home after
that. She came next morning to fetch her things,
will Mi
nd
she did sot wish to stay at home. I said, "What
Ds Costa my," sod she said be would bet very glad,
for he did not wish me to open any et that
be sent to her. I went to Mrs. Fodder's to see her
two or three times I. four or five months. I had
often gone to visit her, but she was out. I had business to
attend to, and I could not go always when she was at home.
I cannot writs. I frequently gave her money after that,
aod when she went she took sueleient stook to keep her
for months. When she ceased to visit my customer' I
went to WI why, and she said that Mr Ds Costa would
have
not
allow her to attend to businesa ; that he said he would
her taught music, and that he would pay for her keep until
he married her. I asked her to come back the morning
after she left.
Ito-examined—The reason why my daughter first went
to Mrs Pedder's waste t we had °sly one bectroom.
Mir Ellen Berri, plaintiff's sister, gave corroborative
testimooy. She added—l lived with the plaintiff in Devon.
shire-termee. The defendant talked about the marriage
dress. He rid my sister would be very rich. No one
visited her except the defendant He mid they would be
married in Paris.
Cross-examined—l have no doubt that they occupied the
same bed before they went to Paris. I cannot say they
occupied the same bed in Devonshire-terrace. There was
only one bed-room. I have been in the bed-room.
Mr. Huddleston—Did you see a gentleman's slipped or
razors Were!
Witness—l never saw any gentleman's slippers there.
They lived there about two months. They were not
living as man and wife.
Mr. Huddleston—Do you mean to my he was not sleeping
Were!
Witness —I can't say. I don't know.
Mr. Huddleston—Do you believe he was!
Witness—l don't know.
Mr. linddleeton—Now, I will let you off if you say you
believe it.
Witness—l am not going to tell untruths. I would
rather not say. I and my sister and Mr. Ds Costa went to
Evarsa's to supper one sight. We did not go to hear the
singing. I have been to Cremorne, but only onced . I wenanother
t
with my sister, Mr. Da Costa, Mr. Heffner, an
friend of his. He wished me not to tell toy mother that I
was staying with them, and I did not.
Mr. Huddleaton—What did you do for clothes whilst
there!
Witness - I had soros of my sister's drones. Mr. Da
Costa paid for them. Mr. Heffner did not pay attentions
to ma. Of course, be was very polite. We bad supper
sod chase e. He kissed me ones.
Mr. Huddleston—Well. there was no harm in that. Was
it in your sister's presence !
Whams—Yes, of course.
Mr. Hoddleston—He did not take you out of the room.
Did he pass his arm round your waist!
Witness—No, he did not.
Mr. Huddlestoo-4 little way round!
Witness—No, he did not.
Mr. Huddleston—Did you resist, a little!
Wither —I do nos wish to answer that.
Mr. Hoddleston—Did not your sister Mary say, " Ellen,
what a little fool you are "!
Witness—No, eh* did not. Ido not know what she said.
Everybody was civil to me. This was at dinner time. I
flue Been Price, an omnibus man. I have not heard of
Major Gordon.
Re-examined—There was no other familiarity between
me and Heffner.
Mrs. Pedder—l live at 13, Kensington-place. The phia-
-1 tiff lodged at my boom nine months, and during that time
1 Sher conduct was respectable, and there was nothing light
or giddy about her conduct. This was in 1862. At the end
:i— of June. 1863, she came apie. The defendant called there
2g1_41 2121 1524 as her suitor, end no rise else called.
19A1 Ma' 222 Croaa-exianained—The second time she came was on the
11061 1301 613 occasion of Lord Holland's Rte. She did not say her
22761 3051 "8 mother had turned her out. She s.id that they had bad
150 3, 46 some worth, and that she bad been walking with Palmer,
els ao. 171
no $o! To the greengrocer's son. She left my house to be married.
6815 1021 tor Reexamined—She also said that she had been with her
21101 3311 900 mother and sister.
417 67i 61 William Pewter, butler to Major Scott, of Notting-oi,
go
106 01 197 mid—l know the plaintiff. She resided st my home in
j
_ _i_ Devousbire-terrace from February to April, 1864. I have
1 2,09 0161 soon the defendant Dome to the house. She conducted her-
- self very well whilst at my house.
His. Pewter, the wife of the last witness—The defendant
was in the habit of visiting the plaintiff at my house. I
understood they were going to be married. He said so in
my presence on one occasion. It was one evening when I
meat in to lay the supper cloth. I was asked to take a
giro of wine ; and I drank Mr. Da Costa's health and Miss
Henry's He said, "I am soon going_ to marry her, and to
take her to 12, Stanley-gardens, Nottiog•hill." This WU
where be resided. The houses in Stenley.gardens are very
I large ones. The plaintiff conducted herself very well whilst
is my house. Only Mr. Da Costs sad his brother visited
her. Mr. Da Costa need to all in his broughem and take
Miss Berry out in it. Mr. Da Costa never slept in my

hood.
Cross-examined—Not to my koowledge. I used sot to i
deep in ?Ain Berry's room. Mir Pricker, eider to a groom I
is the neighbourboocl, lived in my home ; sod also espial";
Burns and his two brothers. The neighbours Dever CO(O•
iiisiaid of venom coming to my house. What I hoar of
mune I talcs so notice of. I do not know than anything
has bees said by saybody.
To the Judge—My neighbours sever made any dime-
sportful insinuation as to the conduct of my home.
Ite.examised—Miss Fricker had lived there two years,
sad wen a most respeotable parte. Certain Thum has
1 boss with me two years, sod the two others have rase to
India. They always behaved as militiamen.
Mr. Beare—l have a house is Itlebroond-terraoe. Miss
Homy some to lodes at my home. I lot the opportunists to
tier, sad of terwards taw Mr. Do Costa. He came to the
i hoses es being engaged to Mine Berg. He came almost
wry day. A piano was kind [or Rim Beery. Dsisese