Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

more varied than the animal kingdom itself !,
every different race Of animals being not
only infested with a different brood Of in
insect, (nrtcs,l but almos; every organic
Substance. animal aud vegetable.
\ very superficial acquaintance with these
facts convince our readers Of the Importance
of the lecture On this subject delivered by
Professor Simouds before the Council Of the
Royal Agricultural Society Of Euslanl, on
the 9th inst. accompanied with drawIns'
exhlbtl N the wall, and specimens under
b.. microscope The former drawn TO a
greatly mAsni6el scale, illustrated in a very
conspicuous manner the different stages Of
vitality, from tle or.m % the insec, In all
the visor OF ma,urcd lfc. But to Us. and
several other melbcrs who examined them,
the latter appeared the mos. interesting
as nothing eau el cccd the 6ieli,y with which
hem horoscope cIemplidos nature, though
all bat visible 70 the naked eye, confirming
in the most satisfactory manner the sound
ncss Of the conc usions a; which the Pro-
icsslr arrived. differing a' they dil in many
respects from tho,, hitherto drawn both by
veterinary Surgeons and en,,milo:is,s.
Referring to the repor, OF Mr.. Simoud''
frs, lecture, in another cjlumn, the task
which dsyolvcs on Us b, 70 apply il TO tho
daily practice OF the farmer, - a' 10 profit
by its d,luctilns. rhs., ars prinrig ally
con6rn,l. it wall D, seen, % ssii,si and
asrl, ia sheep .ani other animals, with a
few observations on the los.l,a (pa'rT casi'.) }
S,lbies Is p,,tilerous di'u',, whether
il Affects the horss, the OK, the sheep, swine,
dog. OF poultry, .naic,ips a loss no, easily
estimated hencs the maxim OF every in
telligcnt farmer i, % avoid Il. With him
' prevention 0, better than cure, aui there.
lore his grand I,s,icrltum Is - guard
against conagi0u. Sheep are, perhaps,
more sul,'ct 70 d, than any Of the other an
imals. ari,iu. a, much from the nature Of
their skins aud coats rs from the l,cunl,ty
Of ths a'd-l, or,,. and the greater yicissi-
tude- or the weather 20 which they (.hcsp)
are exposed. Certain parts Of the b5iy are
mo.e liable % De affected than Others anu
- Is an unhealthy skin than a healthy one.
Indeed. 4, has been said that an unhealthy
state OF The skin will itself produce ioaiis, O.,
but this conclusion does not appear 70 be
well founded. fora disease depsnden, upon
the presence of liyin: parasites can never
arise -ponnn'1lslv, bat must he effected by
couusilu. either by means of their egg, or
tbc insect IA some other stag Of its existence.
Now, from what has just hcen slid il will
appaar obvious that cleanliness, healthy
skin and state Of the body, and \ separation
from foul animals and ground, are the means
necessary % avoid contasi5n The Truth Of
these will, perhap', BE- better understood Il
We frs, review the important distinctions
OF which Mr. Simond, makes between thC
habit, Of the ar1r-s s1'iI Of th, human
BODY. and the a-arl Of our domestica,el ami
mails: the f,rmc- burrowins in the skin
bat the latter on IL, surface, c.in,ins % th'
kin. hair. or wool with their trumpet
shaped ve,icular.cushionei feet, to prevent
their b,in. thrown "a hy the animal when
shaking. rubin. or nibbling itssli liith
srto distinctions Of TIM. kind have been over
looked. writers generally concluded that ih'
orari Of quadrupcl, burrowci in the skir
like those Of man, thus proving the LITTLE
uss which had been made Of the microscop.
m exlminiu. the former, as it shows then
% be Incapable or liviu. in the skin, from
the conf.uratiln Of their bodies. Indeed
% have made similar G-ari fJr naked skin
as Gr those covered with hair, wool, o
feathers. would have bocn an Oversight, on
the part of Nature while the tact tha
c-ar1s ,ralid will not live on the horse, no
crarus s,1n on man, or acdrls oris on the OK
or a-ar,p Iori, on the sheep, and 50 on
proves that greater Differences exist than th
mere conf.ura,ion Of the animal structure
an poin,iu: to the above means as neccs'ar.
in s,erv cas-, % avoid 80 great a pcsi-cr
which appears to form an integral part
,b,, cur.s inflicted on the whole creation
sy the fall Of man.
The importance Of cleanliness, and its con
comi,aut health, to prevent, cOntagion, ma
b. further illustrated thus. We have jus
seen above that an araru'. although loath
some pest, i, yet very nice in its taste, an
particularly about a indus in which to de
p5sit and hatch its eggs. 1t enjoys th
highest degree OF prosperity on the un
healthy skin, multiplying there fastest; 5
that fii ereeps from it to the oPPosite-ih
sleek healthy one of the horse or OK, or dr.
, WOOL OF the sheep, it feels itself from home
and before it even reaches the skin may b
brushed or shaken od. II, however, It creep
upon the unhealthy animal with its /" star
, inr coat" it soon reaches the skin and CON
mences ITS direful work, everything ther
beng eOpgenial to its haPPiness' hene'
the incredible spced at which IL propagate