Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-29
PARIS, ME-,

] rs, Ia our present relation % THIS disease,
we deem prevention TO bo Of incomparably
greater importance than either a knowledge
Of the symptoms attending il, tho treatment,
bc,, adapted to mitigate its rcsulis, or the
morbid appearances presented after death,
We will not longer dwell upon these, but
rather ur: the Importance Of arou'ing at
once to a prompt appreciation Of the mag
nitudc Of the threatened calamity. lfonee
. it becomes na,uralircd among Us, We may
never again s1pcc, immunity from its at
ack.. when once fairly established, either
her, or elsewhere, H. seeds NAV remain,
even after apparent suhiisation, and when
ever the necessary conditions present them.
selves, i, may break out again with fearful
violence.
Our only safety lies IN kecPiu: clear OF
IL, and We urge the utmost vigilance upon
every individual, and upon all competent
authorizes. 70 500 that no animals n admit.
irs iai5 bs Sat, ai.,r arrriig or .nd,rotiiy.
from arv gun'sr ,ri-rs n..r, - t,a'ou &c B..
h-r, hr di,-a,. cIiq'.
We az, prepared ta ny, TIA, absolute and
perfect non.iupor,a,ion is the only Prcven-
tive measure worthy even Of consideration.
We hav, M security whatever against the
introduction " 'hc disease, 50 long as ami.
mails from uc,shborins state. are permitted
10 D. brought in, whether dlr,c,Iy or iudi.
r,ctly. by land or by water Tho tcmpia.
ton 10 get riI OF animals which have been
exposed is ysrr great the absence Of any
indications Of disease give, great facilities
lor doing -, and apparent chCarnc', may
De fatal lure 70 the unvary purchaser.
The question Of cI,irra,Ioo i', happily,
NJ; Sc: before Us. Shouil It arise as prac.
teal matter. We DO not hesitate to recon.
mend the instant slaughter Of all animals
affected with the disease. and tie complete
aud psrl,c, isolation IRON all ether animals
oI such a, may BE- reasonably suspected Of
having been exposed 90 the c1ntasion. Mas.
nshuscit. /, wide awake. llsr effort. To
slys her-elf AMI sister states from an unp,r.
allslel calamity, are worthy Of tho highest
rrai.c. The only ,csrri i, that the eGlrl'
az cIiirpa,ion were not commenced earlier.
Had the legislation b5sn more prompt, and
a., drsI Appropriation Got Slo,ooo) bccu
made a month sooner, Il would in al prob
ability have ,uH,cl 8, cS,irplie the di',is.
utterly. Asitis. So 900 have been cypcn.
doi. and /, i.no- proposed TO use 100000
more. il needed, an appropriation 10 'ha,
amount having been mai,.
Toe undersigned cinno; conclude their
rspor, without advertins to the wholc.hear,.
"a courtesy with which they were greeted
and treated BY the legislative committee then
IN session, and by all The public fune,iona.
ri.. Of Mas.achu,s,,. with whom they were
trou.h, in contact. Every facility or in.
ys,,isntiou vas literally accorded, and u.
sry avenue 70 knowledge freely opened.
Respectfully submitted,
: l.. GnopatE,
4 NlussI,
T.. llouE.
Ausus,., June 10, 1880.
Appr>puu 10 ruE STATE C5NHBToSEs's
REroEr " Iur Lr>c MrEE.lv. 4 few re-
marks regarding the history OF this disease
iu other countries may not be without inter.
c.,, aud we accordingly add. tha, il, origin
is very uncertain. EPir5otic disease Of the
re.piatyry organ, have ra-cd a. ,ariou,
times in Europe tor moro than a hundred
aud G',y year, past, but the earlier ones,
i4Istu: from the accounts gwen. were not
identical with the preseu, plcuro pneumo.
MIA. l,appear,, however, tha, one exactly
analogous to this, ha, existed lor an unccr.
tain length oClimgiu Switzerland. Holland,
Germany, aud other parts Of EarsPc. and
has been attended with great fatality. Ii
appears, also, that this disease was intso-
iuecI from the eou,inen. into Ireland, and
that in the spring Of lsil, It crossed the
Irish Channel into the western part Of Eng.
land, and following the course ot the Irish
droycs gradually appeared IN various dirce.
lions. Prot. Simonds says III destroyed
great numbers Of cattle, aud not ouly were
the hopes Of the farmer b'shtei, but in
many cases i, effected hi. rum" MIR. Me-
Gillayray, Y. :, in his essay on PlourO.
Pneumonia. published IN 1872, says, " The
immense value Of live stock IN Grea, Britain
show, their importance as forming yery
large proportion Of the national wealth
moreover. it is stated on high authority,
that the annual los. from disease among our
domcstiea,ed animals. is about Gl0,0OO.-
OCO,v (Glty millions Of dollars) and adds
his own belief m the truth Of the statement;
and although he does not state the exact
proportion Of this amount due TO pleuro-
pneumonia alone. We may judge from the
connection in which the paragraph appears,
that he deemed it very considerable one.
I, remains still, both on the continent and
in Great Britain, and it is only by the most
vigorous sanitary measures, embracing the
killing OF diseased animals and complete
isolation Of all which had been exposed,
that il has been kept in check.
The disease was introduced into South
Africa. about siH years ago, by bull from
Holland, broush, thither to improve the
breed. 1t there spread with great rapIdi,y
there being no enclosures or any adoption
Of sanitary measures and was exceedingly
fatal iusomueh that it rarely spared over
Eve out of hundred. Hundreds OF thou