The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-09-29
WHOLE NO. 7os.
- From the csnesee Farmer.
MURRAlN In CATTLE.

A GENTLEMAN in Rossvilie, Indiana
asks Tor information concerning ''Bloody,
Murrain in CATTLE" and desires remedy.
for The same. |. is disease Of various
degrees OF nalignaucy, which assumes
al different times and places many types,
from thu, Of u mild distemper 10 an epi-
zootlc plngue, characterized by ulcers,
pustules, and grangreue, from which re>
coVery is hopeless, Bloody excavations
from the bowels, or kidne ys, OF both, are
bot symptoms Of the malady,-nct the
disorder itself, in pathological poin! Of
view Munain was well known 10 the
anclenisi and il has never ceased 10 pre-.
vail TO greater or less extent in
civilized nations. II was one of the
plaques that fell upon Egyp. before The
exodus of the Isrealiles. "If thou re-
fuse 10 lei the Hebrews 90, and wilt hold
them still, behold the hand Of the Lord
is upon thy cattle which is in the field,
upon the horses, upon the asses, upon The
camels, upon tho oxen, aud upon the
sheep; 'hese shall be grisKpus Murrain;
and The Lord shall sever between the cai>
lie OF lseral and the cattle Of Egypt; and
there shall bo nothing die of oil that il
The chlldrens Of Isreal. There 10 per-
hnps the oldes, historical allusion TO ihia
complain, although il is described by
HoMER.and subsequen,lv.b HYPoRCArEs
PLuTARcH, Ivy and VIRGIL. All an
cient and modern authors who have treats
cd of the subject, led US TO infer, when
they do not expressly state the fact, ,hai
Tho disease has its origin either in marsh
mlaSma, or other poisonous elements
developed by vegetable decomposition.
In Italy, Greece, Spain, Egyp, aud in all
those districts which have been mos, sub.
Ject TO plague, yellow fever, and asue and.
fever among the human species, Murrain
in cattle has most prevailed. New Eng.
land and New York being little subjec, 10
rpesiilence Of this character 10 the genus
homo, from the general absence OF the
causes that ptoduce them. Murraip, az a
malignant dis'emper, is little ks.Osn il.
The region named. In tho more i.t@
States at the Wept, and Sou,k~gsiy y.
vegetation is more uxuria1i, an% ta
water more s,agnant, both MAJ d, 81 "a
are SH c,ed 10 grsstsr de- ~ Sfie
aSna,lc diseases. 10 q ~
this theme, we should colleges now
of a'oumo OF our 4. Il Europe we're
or Two page. s..sss,btsee sssbee d lie 'immenss
Mary Of sg1s.h l,,, century by re.
exiting ~. Like cholera, Yellow aE.
ioa"de der bilious disorders, Mus.
Is..s I, n. n.'ursl NATURE Law laws which "s very
Nsc'I, understood, if they can s9,.t's oS
s,ssS a. known a, all. In the fouIGv .S;v
o,arv. us ali Europe was desola.ed ey.nns . Inv.
~ @ inner smoag cattle; in the ninth Iass'1o ecu.
~ ,be extensive dominions o. Cnans
s,, sgoe e were scOurgsd in similar ms"o ,.,o
~ as"U and in the sixteenth century; W. w.
Il ;.;,a,iont Of Murraa desola'cod "S &c
,.,s. Of Venice. During peI.ou y.
.ss, = sI,s wears, commencing in l74S' '0e''
Va, , continued prevalence of N IM,r.in,
n Britain, which .~ep, away podlgioua
ofcauls. 10 one yesr alone
~ ~ 900 died 10 Cheshire, and 10000 10
Nottinghamshire.
Modern Improvements in agriculture
by drainage, thorough ,illage, and the bet
AZ ~c-.Ai..-- ~S =" IL have