The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-07-27
The Cattle Plague Report.

IL will he recOllectod that in May last,
whom the Cattle Disease was raging to IN
alarming extent IN q portion of Massnchu-
setts, Gov. Dennison appointed Messrs.
JOHN II. Klippart, Sullivan d. Harris and
Robert Thompson, a commission TO investi-
gate and report upon the disease. for the
information of the Ohio public. A msjori-
" of tho commission proceeded early in
June to New England and their report is
now in process oS publication. From tho
advance sheets tho State Journal gathers
tho following among other interesting facts
When the commission arrived at Boston.
they found the Jegislaturo, convened for
the purpose Of devising means to arrest the
disease. still in session. Tho Massachusetts
Board Of Commissioners. together with
other commissions. who. like those from
| Ohio were appointed to investigate the sub
ject, were also in attendance. Besides the
PRESENCE Of experienced stock raisers from
all parts us tho country, afforded rare or.
portunity. by the interchange Of opinions,
add observations, to collect information on
the subject
The Ohio Commission are of the opinion
that had tho discovery of the contagious
character of the disense been made at the
outset, its progress could easily have been
arrested. and neither alarm nor excitement
would havc followed. Such panic cannot
again occur. especially in the West. which
can profit bv the experience Of the East
heing thus forewarned, and acquainted with
the symptoms indicating the earlior np.
proaches Of the pleuro pneumonia, (for tho
cure Of which little timo or attention is
necessarily the disease never need obtain SO
deep hold upon our herds. On this poin,
. tho report further says:-
!, In any evont isolation with us Of tho West
whore ur told acres nfford such ample op
porrunities. would cffectually cut short thil
diseaso. Having such great advantage,
over New England. in this regard, the no
cessity for slaughter would. in grest moas
ure, be set aside. excepting in 80 far as tn,
destruction Of life became a mercy. in casei
clearly beyond the possibility Of recovery
=. In another very important point Of view
], would our vastly extended grazing eround
q and wood lands contribute to tho ultmat,
welfare of tho country. as connected will
this great interest. We allude to tho fac
that here wo would have tho means of tcst
Z ing the valuo Of preventive and onratv
d measures to anv desired extent. and a
>. comparatively trfline expense, both as re
n gards the first cost o. animals and the ia
= clities afforded by snitahle locations to op
i erate in. Here. also. might for the sam
:, reason. be repeated and made upon origina
suggestions, experiments. determining, be
yond all question. the verify OF cOntagion
;. and tho utility of incubation, which will
!, doubtless (as il has in other countries h
n mado to occupy the minds Of mon, unit
tho most incorrieible opposers yield to
repetition of experiments which sceptic
y y should be ashamed to call in question.
= The report says that the truth Of auscul
= tation and percussion as practicod on tn
: living animals by the veterinary surgeon
> of Boston, was verified in everv instance b
!" q post mortem examination. In every in
= stance the surgeons had pointed out col
:, !, rec,ly tho several peculiar changes Of stru,
ture and other more Obscurcly marked r,
suits of diseased action. which were afte
= wards fully revealed by the knife.
!, Tho Massachusetts commissioners dt
u stroyed up to tho 18th of May. S42 animal
valued Mt $40 432 and tho estimated nun
Der Of cattle still diseased in various local
=, ties in Massachusetts amounts to l,059.-
About 100 animals had died of the diseas
=" making an aggregate loss OF 2,027 cattle,
:, =, the value of abnui $4,000
70 The Ohio Commissioners came to Il
conclusion that there is none Of. tho pleul
;" pneumonia cattle disease in New Englau
except In Massachusetts. and none in Ne
" Jersey, Pennsylvania, nor Delaware, as hs
. been reported.
= With the turning Of cattle out 70 gra
= the disease has so far abated in Massach
- setts rs to quiet alarm. and tho sanital
y regulations adopted it is thought will fr,
q tho infected district of the disease whit
H. IT, created no little panic early in the Sprin
y -Ciepeidnd Leader.