The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-11
THE JEFFERsoNIAN. DEMOCRAT,
The Cattle disease at North Brookfeld


Richard s. Fay of Lynn. PaoG Latbro2
of South Hadloy, and Amassa Walker OF
NorthfelA the commissioners appointed by
tho Governor under tho law for the extirpa-
tion of the cattle disease that has made so
alarming a manifestation at North BROOK
field. spent two days last week In examining
tho cattle in that locality, which either have
tho disease or have been exposed to 1t, and
find the case quite as serious as roporis nave
represented it. Tho neighborbood where
tho disease exists comprises some twelve or
fifteen farmers. and lies at tho junction OF
the towns of North Brookheld, New Brain
treo and Spencer. Altogether thoy own
some $50 hoad of cattlo, aud the disease, IN
greater or less development, Is believed to
be- among them all.
The commissioners were accompanied by
several surgeons aud cattle doctors from
Worcester and Boston, and caused ID ami
mails to be killed that they might trace tho
progress and character OF tho disease in all
its stages. 1t is purely disease OF tho
lungs. affecting The animal in no other or.
gan, and seems to be certainly contagious
A COW died the night before the commission
ers arrived, was examined, and both of her
lungs wore a mass of frothy, chcesy cor
ago as the lst of January, and seomed to DO
recovering. appearing bright and healthy,
was slaughtered tho left lobo of tho lungs
was sound, but from the right was taken q
mass of pus, looking like rOtton cheese, of
more than pint in measurement She
might possibly have thrown off tho disease
aud lived had sho not bccn killed. Another
COW in tho same herd, and showing stronger
oE tk oil Inn or 4
or mass of pus in the lungs, aud with it a
largo amount of watery fluid. An OK that
looked bright and woll, and ato aud chewod
his cud as if in healthy condition, was
among the slain, and ono Of his lungs was q
mass of corruption. Another singular case
was that OF u COW that calved somo ten days
ago; one lung was healthy. but in tho other
tho disease was developing itself in scattered
balls or masses of pus. looking like liver on
tho outside, but on cutting like rotten checSei
and her calf was found to havo the disease
| in precisely similar stage. Tho presence
of this disease is detected by the breathing
of the animal which makes croupy noise
or like breathing through quill. Two ami.
mails were killed that showed, on cxamina-
ton, no evidence of tho disease on their
lungs. Ono had u piece of hcrdsgrass in its
lungs, the other some disease in tho throat
both producing the outward signs OF the
lung disease. A calf, nearly year old
that was brought from Mr.. Chenory's hord
in Belmont at the Same tmo with the cali
to which tho whole disease is traced back.
was also among tho animals killed by the
commissioners. and it was found to have
the disease only in the very earliest stages.
DR.. Dadd, tho cattle doctor of Boston,
says the contagious clement of tho disease
has mover before boen recorded of pieuro-
pneumonia. all the characteristics of win ich
otherwise this bns. Tho commissioners are
impressed with the seriousness of the mat
ter, and believe that no lesser means than
the slaughter of all tho diseased animals
and all associating with them will suffice to
stop tho contagion,-and even this may fail
| Their present intention is to destroy,-as
thoy arc authorized at their discretion by
tho law to do at the expense OF .ho state
all of Mr.. Chunerys herds and the whole
number (sOmo l30 to l50) owned in the
Brookliold village; TO bury the bodies
purify tho barns, and perhaps even burn
tho hay which has boon exposed to the
breath Of the diseased animsls.-Berksltrt
Courier.