Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-07
From The Nec Epgland Farmer.
THE CATTLE DISEASE.

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The CATTLE DlSHASH'
BY JUDGE FRENCH.
We have somewhat to say to the farmers of
the country on this topic. Travelling daily as
we do in the cars, reading all that is published
on the subject and watching with careful inter-
est the evidence presented to the legislative COM
mittees, we have good opportunity for gaining
information, whatever use we may make of our
privileges. 1t requires some equanimity to hear
with serenity the stupidity of portion of the
cornuur;,v WIN ouyb. e;ihrr tn ;nfnrn, Them
s.lyos or bold ,beir rooca nm this vital question
S,n,,;I;,y IL rrdonh,edI, the mnnardnnabln sin.
A Erol, vida aroLo rrogre.livn sinner we
ha,o sor,o hnne M. hn, n doggad mul;sh ,b;ck-
hiIod old fo,r who rolls h;msclf mn in beon
n a n ,nrc,s,;no shr,s b;s oves and sticks ont
L. IIs ~ III d;sno,oms Josor,,as s,,nb ,ront.
,i -" ~" rnLn ou;no,. Ada,ns ado,oo,od for tho
Ch;noSn. n I,,Is sw:ll oc fire. and gunnowder
or one of its INGREDIENTS to bring him into
s,mnn,by with he brratbing. moving world.
Gave and resne,toble old physicians at the
State Uomse and elsewhere, suGoest doubts of
,be cor,og;ons nature oG Ills disease. and cues
,;o, rLo,Lor there i ana. uecnS>itv f,r killing
nv avon ;snI',ino tho diseased cottle. and edi
,nrs of ,,o,i,ica7 na,ers who nre onxious for
ooc,s;n,, tc,r con,,Isint against somebody who
Is IN ,,,,bi;c snrv;ce erho the idea and howl
,be;r ;cremiaIs ovpr the graves of the sluugh
,ere1 Tben tbe crv is taken nm bv small poi
,ic;ans and second rate doctors in the small viii
I,,,as ,,Laro tho disease has not anneored. and
- ',,,o.,;a,,s oT oons,;,u,;orpY law and
Imo,,;or Questions If the constitutions of cows
AL nven are crovolv discussed and sage
Joul,s ave- SUGGESTED of the wisdom of the
oo,,rso Of Tho Comn,iSs;oners and The Lepisla.
,nsa
.,rL :. M, s,Eo;ou, ov;dercor saw the
,,.o,n dno,ars ..th,, Tho disease is of n contn-
siUus. o. i"N,c,ous cl,ol .,tyr, = and 80 there
should be no commissioners with power TO in
teriere with the cattle Of our citizens. "And
besides" says friend at hand by way of help
ing along the opposition. IL believe these Com
missioners spread the disease themselves, by
carving it in their clothes"
"What need is there of the State interfer-
ing?" asks another; "the farmers can take care
of their own business as well as traders and
mechanics they will be sharp enough to keep
the disease from spreading, without any help"
"And what right" chimes in third, "has any
body to mark my cattle with a hot iron, so as
to spoil my sale of them in the Market
a large class who are far enough from the
disease 10 be safe, are surprised that the whole
country is so excited about disease that is not
known to be contagious, and from which more
Than half the cattle would recover. under iudi-
cous treatment. either by putting them into
warm stables, with good keeping, so as to en-
ohlo them 70 resist consnmn,ive tendencies. or
by keeping them in open, well ventilated, old
f:sb;onrd harms SON law die, :" tbey don't ex-
octly agree which. One pbilosopher suggests. in
d9;ly noner That The disease nrobably is in
Jncej bv ibe cat,Ie feednc on grass raised with
,bnso disgus,;n~ manures from sIougbter bous.
ne and ,5e ill.,. h~t he fails to 1--WE ms any
coio"ne or rose.woter substitute for these disa.
crnnohIe substonces
Now wbo, are ,bo facts as 70 the contagious
ro,rrs ~ th;s d;soosoo If anv reliance can he
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