The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-07-04
NUMBERS.

Erm,r,rrc m,r,rrc xroro tie past year n En-
rope and II ths souhy ettls hsve did II saeh great
numbers . 70 cause seiou6 alarm AMONG 6Tmekg In
England the GovNnment appealed t. pgeyept the
importation Of diseased cattle from the continent, and
in answer appointed Commission Of InvestgrHon.-
Some interesting facts were eicited By their report
The Commission, threagh D.. Greenlcx, grsPoted
that the disease existed IN Paddngton and that
identical with that prevalent in many parts Of the
try, and known among veterinary practitioners graziers
and cowkcepers by the name Of lung disease more
scientifically, dA exudative pleuro- pneumonia Il 10
therefore identical with the pulmonary msan of Ger
man writer's In this country II II also called thelew
preceded it, popsarly known the foot and tongue
disease, and now commonly spoken Of By cattle dealers
q the od epidsmio' Thl latter disease fst appear
ed in England IN 1885, and became gsnerally df6used
in that year. It would appear 70 b eQnakous, bqt il
now much less frequent than formerly This epidemic
was followed, after an interval Of two years. the pre-
sent epidemic, plsuro pneumonIa, or Dr. Gieenlow
nov terms Il pulmonary nurrain, disease which has
been yery destructive and a 10 said to upwards Of
so Der cent Of the animals attacked Pulmonary mur
rain would seem to have entirely disappeared since
it, second outbreak in 1841 H.
unqnestionabls but it only too we'll known about
hundred aince. More than 200 900 cattle are re-
ported to have died II Holland in N nd more than
O,OOO IN Noting ghamshfs n I747, whilst heshire
80 600 died in less than nix months. The dessl
nature of the disorder attracted the attention f til
Government, and after atime strict orders were isshed
for the destruction Of every animal the exhibited the
slightest symptom Of the disease the owner being, Of
course remunersted for his loss IN the third year Of
the inurraii, 10000 cattle were thus destroyed, nd
difin tnit hast donhla thnE nanhsk 4As ai1d - the
disease In the fourth ysar cattle we've sdesstoyea at
the farmers frequently concealed the cattle really suffer
ing from tie murrain and brought their otherwise dis
sed and wofout cattle to be slaughtered order to
obtain the allowance made By the Government for the
destruction Of such suffered from pnzrain. The dis
Ct length began to disappear very suddenly n the
year 1885, but did not altogether until several years
later The disease reappeared in this country and in
ireland IN 1841 where it was very destructive One
dairyman in Dublin lost Alb COWS in four months from
it. In this country, especially in the metropolis, the
disease appears to have been chiefly prevalent at the
close of last year. Mr. Stedman, large covkeeper in
the east Of London whese stock o COWS varies from $50
to 200 in snmbsr lo 27 from the dissase in one month
tt The disease in it, courss, is at times very aps e
quenty proving fatal in twelve hours, DIR. Gresplow
Is Of opinion that the disease is not but
be spontaneously produced It is, however, to
estimate the aotual amount Of this dese that has exist
ed, even approximately, ~ with few exceptions the
cowkeepen in the metropolis send he1 COWS 70 market
a. soon as they to supply pro6tabe yield of
milk a sudden diminution Of milk il usually one Of
tie early symptoms Of The disease As animals When
atcked by this disea6 bedes becoming unpro6sbte -
milch cows lose condition very npd the prac-
ice to send them to market It once Il in tolebe con-
dition. . a9i1sfi1A sa@ Sa7"1. - tf4
90 A yst no ssftin caro- has been discovered although
many remedies have bs6n tzisd, but with indiersnt
success l2nocaaatioR has bssa resoFtsd Is but WITH
similar result = .u ...4.gs s.a.,;-.,f Ls.e..oa
We have noticed various account. Il tie Ices u eatt.
in this country within the past year from In
Gn.d. East especially, i h.s proved f.sal The
O.ehec Merc..rr sava that IN the Township Of L Ia
Beence on the south side Of the St. Lawrence, upward
of 1900 cows recently died Of the disease. IS ,..s;
hog dStempsr prevailed to such fearful extent
IN Chic . - Skll5br Legislative siastent thsSaase
was easily tsssd to4hs poisoasd food gssu shei kum
the whisky distilleries. .aoisss9ss Eli
correspondent Of Nsx York paper paper, writing
traced g some drove. th.t pssssd through tobacco
growing district on their way Est He also remarks
that aesoaisss are using pruso aeid give u almond
favor 70 the leaf and, in eohsequenoe Of this poison,
number Of smokers have lot the use OF thez lover
limbs.