New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-02
NEW..yERsEY INFECTED.

The letter from a New.Jersey correspondent,
which will be found in another column, will
be read with deep interest by farmers in
that State 1t seems that a disease which
is supposed to be peurO-pneumonia has
been active in the town of Chatham and in the
vicinity of Newark since the Summer of 1858, dur
ing which time twenty. four deaths have occurred
at the former and five at the latter place. Worse
than this a lot of infected cattle were seat last
month TO pasture range in Morris County, where,
if the disease be really of the contagious character
which it is supposed to be, many hundred head of
stock are liable to become diseased, and thus per-
haps the whole State be ravaged within the year.
This New-Jersey disease differs from that in Mas
Sacbusetts, apparently in the fact that a reason
able proportion of cures, to the number of cases,
have been made, whereas in the latter State the
disease seems to have completely bafiled all medi-
cal treatment New-Jersey has become infected
by young stock from our metropolitan droye-yards,
which at the time of purchase were in apparent
health. AS they were purchased here some time
before the Chenery animals reached Boston, the
inle ctiOn is clearly not due TO their malignant in
huence, but to another cause. We believe that in
the crowded stables of the distilleries, which reek
with filth of the most abOminable nature, aud in
which no provision is made fer ventilation or COM
FORT peurO-pneumoDia of a malignant type is bred;
and investigation may ultimately show that these
young calves were infected by contact with
diseased dstlIery cattle At all events, since this
disease has been Matched in stables similarly man.
aged in Holland, and spread thence to the farms
adjacent, we think the Sanitary Board of this City
should act in concert with the prOprietors of the
drOye-yards in taking measures TO prevent the in
PRODUCTION of pleuro-pneumonia from distiIlery
stables or elsewhere among the droyes at Bulls
Head.
What New-Jersey must do toprotect herself and
her neighboIs in this juncture Stems to us plain.
The other day We suggested that her Legislature,
and those of certain other States should send COM
petert medical commissioners to Massachusetts,, to
investigate the disease and report to their several
Legislatures what precautions prerequisite to pro-
iect their States. The Massachusetts Medical
Society, at their annual business meetirg 10 ,ston
on Wednesday, unanimously agreed t. urge upon
the Legislature the establishment of a Scientific
Commission to investigate the real nature aud pos
sible remedies for peuro-pneumonia. We hope
this propo, ition will be acceded to- aud we sag
eest that Commissioners from other States should
act with those chosen for Massachusetts, as sort
of Medical Congress The New-Jersey Executive
should, without moments delay, appoint CON-
petent medical Commissioner to examine withcare
not only the eases of Mr. Lum's and Mr.. Johnson's
herds, but all the stock, far as possible, with
which they are known TO have been brought IN
contact. Should the fears of our correspondent be
reasonable, and the diagnosis of Dr. Gryce be cor
rect, there can be no doubt that many hundred
infected animals are now ranging at large on the
uDnclosed lands about Newfoundland. Before
sending to ascertain the condition OF the cattle
there, it will be well to decide definitely whether
the johnson animals were really suffering from
pleuro pneumonia, or from some other disease,