New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-09
THE CATTLE DusEAsK.

Inc epeci1 srr'i"h W thr nsssafhusers tseTi>-
lature seems TO be drawing to close and to have
accomplished much good. A bill has been prs-
seited BY the Joint Committee which secms 10 EN-.
body in its stringent provisions the action most
needed to protect the agricultural interest Of Tie
State. Various amendments were offered and
lengthy discussion ensued which was protracted ID
to the period Of adjournment on Thursday, 10 that
We shall not be enabedto lay the bill in its amended
form before our readers until Monday.
Meanwhile We wish to reiterate the view, e..
ressed yesterday that If an animal be once at
acked by pleuro-pneumopia, her or his value for
reeding purposes il virtually at an end, for a.
lough lie application Of febrifuge medicines At
IN eafly Stage Of The disease may cheek the niam-
nation and enable the animal TO be iattenod b.
he butcher the lungs have been impaired, srd
hereafter all blood passing through them must b
IMPURE. As like produces like, it viii moi, d
ourse, b. expected that healthy offspring should
be born of q diseased parent, and therefore oar
petition is correct.
This view Of the case is held not only BY maay
eminent bree1eIs abroad, but by such in our ows
country az WELL Mr.. Ambrose Stevens, wei
known as both breeder and writer, 10 recent
conversation, informs Us that in the years l5is,
1si9. 1885, 1851, and l-52, he saw very many esses
of pleuro-pneumoni both in England and France,
and witnessed the various methods Of cars
adopted. and their results. He thinks with u.
that the animals, in breeding point Of view, are
Objectionable in all, worthless in most and positive.
~ sterile in majority Of cases where the disease
has existed. The constitution is always impaired,
and it is better longer to use recovered patients
for breeding purposes. In cases Of good constitu.
ton, and free of all complication arising from
other diseases, pleuro-pneumonia may be easily
arrested, if treated early and promptly. Expen-
ence has shown that bleeding and purging are
useless. They weaken and lower vitality, when
all the vitality existing is Ieeded to combat tho
disease. The first thing to b. done is to mitigate
the fever There is congestion of the lungs
heart and arteries. Here RACES the fire Of fever
externally -there is almost always GOODNESS, and
on this shivering attends
Put the animal into warm but well-yentilated
apartment; cover well with clothing, even 10 warm
weather. Promote insensbe perspiration a.
much as possible. He prefers the following treat
ment: As the first internal remedy, give tnetur
of aconite in doses of thirty to thirty-fve drops
once in one or two hours, according to the urgency
of the symptoms. Continue this until the heated
breath shows less heat and the sbiyering abates.
Then diminish the doses in quantity, and give at
longer intervals and stop after the second day.
On the second day Of treatment give tinctare Of
nuz ronnico in doses Of fifteen to twenty drops,
three times day, and once day give teaspoon
iii of Fowlers solution of arsenic. II the staring
Of the coat and the shverng abate, then after the
third day give dose Of nux yomica and arsenic
each, once day only until positive amendment.
If the bowels inactive open them by injections,
tut give no purges. Strong purges only irritato
ibc intestinal caDAs, which is always very excita-
bic. PurgiDg will frequently add to the whole
arrangement, as the intestines Of the cow are
ninety feet in length, aud more beasts are killed
by purga,ion than are ever cured by it.
The disease is so ipsidious in its progress, and
so stubbornly ressts medical treatment after once
having got fair hold upon the system, that even
these precautions may frequently be uDayalling in
individual cases. The arched back and staring
coat which are given in the Massachusetts, official
diagnosis as one of the first symptoms, might some
times occur in an animal only after the disease had
got beyond remedy; but in majority of instances
the treatment recommended by Mr.. Stevens would
doubtless be ayailing at that stage.
AS soon as the disease is subdued and appetite
returns, get the animal into condition and slaugb-
ter it. 1t is, in our opinion, We said before,
never in any case worth the trouble and expense
of attempting to preserve it for breeding.