Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-03

with a name something like Taristoo, mnde
a speech in the Court House in this town.
You remember he had something OF a for
eign uccent about him. We have it from
the bes, Of evidence that he was sent here
from Washington by the Democratic party
there. viii this do!
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Cattle Disease in Massachusetts
Avery malignant and fatal disease is max
ing fearful depredations in various parts of
Massachusetts, among the cattle. Whole
herds have been swept away. 1t is a disease
of tho lungs, and effects them much the
same as breathing the fumes from burning
charcoal. Not more than five per cent. Of
a II those taken II have been cured The
Legislature passed a Jaw requiring owners
to kill them az soon as the disease should
make it's appearance upon them. This far
nbout 500 head have been killed. These
ara paid for by the State and may be con-
sidered as the only way to eradicate the
evil as ii assumes the worst epidemic form.
The Boston Atlas and Bee says:
1t is hardly possible to convey an impress.
sion Of the feelings which exist in North
Brookfeld and vicinity, in relation to this
subject. The Western part of Worcester
county Is as much affected by such a calsm-
ity as any section Of the State could be-
The be iutiiu. town OF North Brookfeld has
thus far suffered the most, but unless the
scoura &c is arrested other towns will suffer
equally. 1t is the chief subject of CONVEX
salion among oil classes Of people. As one
result of the disease, no milk, butter, cheese
veal or beef is taken from the Brookielt
stations, unless after the most rigid inves
, tigation into its anteceden,s. 1t will be o
long time before the reputation Of the regior
will be recovered.
Various rumors are current as to the mode
d by which the disease is spread. One mar
nam ed Meade is of the opinion that it wn'
communicated TO his cattle by means of hi
clothes. He says he was at Stodd an,
among his cattle, and after he went HON
his calves came around him. smelt Of hi
!. frock, and were soon attacked. 1t is said
however. that hls cattle and some Of Stod
dard's were a: some time together. Their
was a report that the distemper had appear
ed in Ware, having been conveyed in somt
- hay sold from barn in North Brookfeld, il
which were infected cattle. The Commits
n s%ioners, determined to take every precaution
will probably prohibit the sale of hay from
,I...l l. h,,ka ,Ioaa oc tho ava,ni
a nations on Saturday, the Commissioners re
quested the people from the adjoining town
n 10 change their clothes before going int
their barns.
IS THE MEAT PoIsoNoUs'
This is the question in which all consum
ers of beef, milk and butter are interested
Up to a certain stage Of the disease tn
meat is not injurious, though the Commits
sioners have prohibited, entirely, its sale.-
Q In European countries the sale OF the bee
Of animals suffering with this disease
n legalized. There Is no virus introduced Int
, the system, and tho meat Ia only ihjure
v rom the blood not being purified by tn
'e operation of perfect lungs. o.
DESCRIPTION N SYMPTOMS OF THE DlsEAs
c. The loca lity Of the disease, as its nam
~ denotes, (bleuropneumonia) is IN the linin
membrance of the. thoraclc cavity, aud !
ID the thoracic v%iscera. 1t Ia probable tha
tho disease is really a disease Of the lung
III merely, and that the pleura or contiguou
of membranes are effected merely by sympa
tay. II an autopsy be made Of an animI
suffering from the disease. the cavity of tn
W chest is discovered to contain a quantity {
Of diseased serum, the ~effusion Of the affecte
e. %pleura; ind the lungs are seen TO be solid
fed, filled with lymph, and the dark color
~venous or unoygenated blood, instead of b'
ing porous and OF a pink color. From thi
qualification and the dark color. physician
have agreed tina, the lungs do not uo' na,u
ally In the elimination OF carbonic acid an
!" the absorption Of oxygen into the blood,& I
BY degrees the blood gets poorer and poore
10 his less and less vitality in II, the amin
mus, die, Just a. a man must when shut Y
" with a pan of charcoal, in a close room.
u" From this we readily infer the symptom
of the disease, and our inference is borr
ont by the facts, Those parts Of she an
:, maps body whose transparency permits Il
v" color Of The blood to be seen, day
Us day be com darker; the eyelids, natural
pink, become scarlet, crimson, purple,
.u tho disease progresses. Nature endeavo
~, to mako up for the diseased vatility Of 4
", blood by sending more frequent supplies
" the different parts Of tho body, and the pul
y becomes more rapid, the respirations a
more frequent, too, for the healthy part
'So the lungs have to- do tho work of the II
sound part; the animal makes efforts
coughing TO remove the choking lymph fr'
.. the lungs. In thu early stages of the
y" symptoms the disease 10 said to be curab