The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-12-03
SarimltMraL.
08Ns0MPrl0M IN BaaEP-


CsNsgMPgiOM IN sagEP
Among she various diseases Of sheep,
cansumpnon seems 10 have received very
hiile atseniion. and yet 10 occurs much
o0euerih no ks lhan Is supposed BY sheep.
raislrs. The cause ol the disease Is doubt
less identical. in the majority Of cases.
with thar which produces The same dis.
oase in Tie human subject; and il may
beo5meoonysniul thrmgh oarelessness 10
brocling from diseased parents, or tl.oio
pre.dsposed to the disease. The most
fruitful csase is the want Of proper shel
tes 10 winter combined with a scarcity
OF food; also the pastudng on wet lands.
and improper treatment Of ewes during
limbina. an these causes may conluce
10 ito Development Of consumption IA
nnimals constiluionally pre-disposed 10
h, and may 0riginaa the disease in 9th.
srwise healthy animals.
In the last report Of tie Biological De.
parpmest Of the Academy Of Natural
Sciences Of Philadelphia, We observe that
Dr.. Woodward stated a, their meeting on
tho 9th September, that "muoh OF The
mutton of our markets, he had ascettiined
TO Be ne meat Of tuberg0lons sheep"
aud Or. Corse stated that he "had ia.
speol,d the lungs Of three or four hun
dred sheep, from which he had obtained
some ten specimens of well marked tub
eroulosis Nearly twenty Eve per cent,
however, Of the sheep exhibited more or
less luberculous deposit; the existence Of
which he was enabled to trace to an evil
dent connection with bad feeding and
keeping"
From lhe character Of the gentlemen
making this statement, aud tho high
stsndiug Of the association to which they
belong, we have not the slightest doubt
that their statements may be relied on
And this condition Of things is worthy Of
thc attention Of our farmers aud stock
raisers for two potent reavons. First,
the meat Of animals so diseased Is much
less healthy nulrious than that Of healthy
sheep, and whore tho disease is thorough !
ly established must BE- absolu ely iujuri
Gus. Second, sheep so affected lose ilesh |
and it is difficult to keep them in passa.
be, far less ~ condition Tor market; and !
lambs from ewes OF bucks, with the dis |
ease either latent or developed, have a
minimum amount Of vitality. aud are
more liable to the ills tha, sheep are heir
20 than those from a healthy stock Be.
sides. such animals boget dogeuerated
progeny that is not equal to TIE original
stock IN any quality Tor which they wero
valued.
II disease exists IN the lungs. the OK.
ygenation OF the blood is obslrucled, aud |
the whole system becomes dermged. If !
che cells are closed with tuberces they /
cease to perform their part in tho physio.
al economy; The system exhibits a (ebrle !
eVnditiOn, ahd tho motion Of the heart is
acceerated. This condition Of things il |
anita agouistio TO the deposition Of adippse |
or fatty matters. When the oxygen his /
burnt up the super abundant carbon 4 |
che system, and finally feeds upon The
lppgs themselyes. fdisorgani1ing The Us
sues. s.rapid desline isthe result ending |
N death. - sAf t-
Sheep are chiefly valuable for two
things. the wool aud tho carcass. A
healthy animal win produce while alive
the best wool. aud when dead the best
mutton. Everything that oonduces to the
deterioration OF these is inimlcal to the |
interests Of the farmers and should be |
guarded against The conditions essen
iial TO hesl.h are generally more easy of
of atlaiumet Ia the liock than with their |
master. aud consists in breeding from
healthy sheep alone. careful feeding and |
good shelter; aud although these alone
will not. in. all cases hinder the appear |
ance Of disease, the increased amount of
vital power in the animal so bred and
cared for-will- resist its tsenoroachments 10
a great extent Ohio Farmer.