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

its species, until 1t either consumes Its VIC
tim alive, or is arrested, at its fatal work by
! tho timely unguen, Of the veterinary sur.
gcon.
Again. when dirty animal shakes itself.
as i, invariably does alter rubbing itsalf
against anything, less or more scurf, dand.
ruG, and dust Is thrown into the atmos-
phcrc, aud carried to distance Ivy high
winds. Now. under such circumstances,
when affected with scabics, it is manifest
that the smallest Of these puny insects, as
well as their egg, will be blown from one
pasture 70 anoihcr-that the latter will
lodge in the dirty staring coat OF the un.
healthy animal. when they will be blown
OF that OF the clean sleek one, OF be brushed
oiT before they reach the skin. or any indus
capable OF hatching. In this manner We
can trace contagion from ono animal to an
other. and thus account, in harmony with
chronological science, for what has hlther-
20 been termed spontaneous eases OF scable'
ia our domcstlcatcd animals, while Others
escaped the disease. though all herling to-
cether in one field We can also account
Tor toe fact why the disease il more liable u
break out among sheep than horsos and cat
tie, without coming in contact with strange
f1eks; because the coats OF the latter are
more likely to be iuprcsnated with eggs
than those OF the former, while they AFFORD
q better indus for haichins thcm.
With regard To health, It has even been
said that the blood OF sctbbei animals il
discasel--nay, that the blood ot all animals
b. loaded. les or more, with the eggs ofdosr',
aud that they are batchcd under certain
cuiancous affections thus accounting for
spontaneous cases differently from the at
mo.phcrlc dis,r,bu,ion Of eggs. Hence the
reason while sulphur and mercury are taken
internally, as we'll a. externally, to g, rid
OF the disease but this sAnsuilerous doe
irino OF distribution Is moro difficult TO re-
c,ncilc with chronological scienc, than the
atmospheric one.
Coungion, again, by direct contact Of
clean animals with diseased, or where the
former enter foul ground, will be difficult To
avoid, - long a' the commerce Of 1--we farm
stock is conducted a,a, present; Tor dis.
ca.si animals will be sent to market, al
though contrary {, the spirit Of the law
thus, not cnly Communicating the disease
9, all they come in contact with, bpt also
inl,c,in: tho markr,-plAc, According to
the experiments made by Mr.. Simonds, a'ari
len upon post, hurdle, or hedge by rscab-
bed beast will survive Tor fourteen days, and
at the end OF tia. tim, lay hold Of any ami
nal coming iu contact with 10, aud thus
communicate the disc,., consequently our
weekly and brtnishtly markets ar, l,,Io
better, during tho warm tn m,n,h' of summer,
than nests Tor pro?Asatin; these malignant
parasites. IL would be we'll, then, II very
stringent statute were enacted by Parlia.
m,nt, c,nG,aiins all diseased animals oi-
isrci Tor sale, ani th,, nicro'copical exam.
nations were enforced in all suspicious el'cs,
30 as to gulruutoO IT. healthy operation.
1t would thus be sen that the means lor
preventing con,asion, may ba summed up
IN two wurl,-impror,i management. AZ
very early period in our own history,
Acarus scabici was much more common
among our iorefaih,rs than among their
pl.tcrity OF the present day. The change
which ha, taken place is obviously altribut.
a1,o to progress in die,e,ics, clothing, aul
medicine aud among our domcsIiclicd an
iuals il is n1 more than reasonable TO con.
clulo that similar causes will produce simi.
lar effects. 10 point Of fact. improved man.
/, asrmeut has already greatly reduced the
T pry,alJncc OF our scabes among both our
herds and docks, thu, holding out every en-.
cJurasement 10 persevcre in obtaining fur.
ther progress. There i, perhaps no branch
Of hu,binIry where greater advances can be
made than in cattle-cook5ry-housoholI ac-
commoda,ion, including grooming, &C.
, and medicine and when We contemplate
how much cuancous diseases are dependent
. upon management m each Of those three
respects, il were diaicul: TO estimate wha,
influence further improvements in them may
have on the disease in question.
, Having said 50 much on Sclbies, we must
, postpone our remarks ON lots and ileas - to
, more convenient season."
Farmers Magazine.