The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-07
&irtmonn qispattb.
THURS sAY MORNING.
The Cattle Diaeaae.

Ihe Cattle Disease.
some sixty members of the Mass.chr....
Legislature, including the COMMITTEES vho . :
.nseeusSung the subject, visited the 49,, :,
Mt. winthrop Chenery, in Belmont. On q.
| uruay, Ior the purpose Of WITNESSING an On
| .opsy OF discased cattle. The disc a.e "a. A.,
discovered in Mr.. Chenery's herds. havinr 80
introduced there BY an importation oS =.
| tie from Holland. The disease has ru = ,hro, ~
'nis herd, destroying about fifty per cent -,
tue whole number. Those living s,thou.n
apparently well have the SEQ uel Of ,he 49,.
| in q chronic form.
IL was mainly with a view of develop,nv . N.
nrssc",.d - ser ~ ana different aspect from that
nIo0kne!d that the examination of snbiec,s IN
snis nero was made. Upon the arrival ~ ~
ION ION. mm'ssioners yeariins calf was selected
iu,tra,s ~. ot, o. Others as fi subject to H.
S sua.e tue enects OF the disease In cases wher.
inc animal mas been sick, and to ali en- ,ernal
appearances has recovered The calf va.
,.,a SICK In October last, aud for four or ve
weeks was 80 i'll as to take no other no"r;sr
ment than grnel poured down ito thrn.s
DuIihE tine last three months the creatn ro he.
graduaIiy regained its appetite. ana c''n.as ss
fecoveIins M sasnsin' s,i, and was supposed to be
cossion exhibited duliness on The ri~ht "a.
a"u strong tubular respiration
neccssary preparations having been
DR. Mar,in commissions o,n Lothrop In trod ucsd
- tnaEun. VINO stated in brief his diarnOsis
" tne case. he expected to find the most dis.
cHse IN the righ, lung, and no doubt ndhesion.
rihs = ne car was killed, the right shoulder and
Dadd .nS T. ana the chest laid open by Drs
N @nu meyer. There was q strong ACHE.
ston OF the pieura of the lung to the ribe. dia
pnl!em and heart case. The lung indieatesd
..as. n.. nao been compressed into a small com
progress of the disease been absorbed Ths
Winopipe contained a secretion of mucns
wnlcn probably produced the rafting heard
ver, vs,0te oea,n me membrane of the lung was
nearly destroyed. The cyst or bag Of The lung
was !ound empty, whereas in cases of the dis.
eSse In An acute form it has been found to con-
anca iofse Of o3ay OF lung tissue. or the SUBJ
SAUCE o1 the lung The theory of those most
.amtuar with the prevailing disease is that
the tissue In this case had been softened and
rsaSced 70 iiq uid STATE or pus, and then taken
Up oy absorption. The left lung was found 10
be perfectly free from the disease. The c,se
was not a fair sample of the disease. but il
reSeFtneiess demonstrated the theory of the
s..a that cattle once sick will
never fully recover.
Ane next animal killed was q cow. which
was orongnt into MIR. Cbenery's herd in De-
CENT Der last. She had never exhibited anv
e1;esoat 0s usease beyond slight cough, and an
s: 'cIhdi examination before death failed to
q olscover any indications. As the animal had
Oeeh exposed to the infected herd il xxas q
na'@l h.a Oh curiosity to ascertain whether she
"~Ie" sn0 uIsedSe. upon q careful disSec.
tion OF tho lungs the disease was found To eYist
Ia an inclpient stage. The heart was soft ana
naooy as In all cases of this kind, and there |
were we're otner indications of the prevailing con-
ldEloh. rms closed the Investigation. The
committee and medical men seemed to be di.
sloeo Ia Opinion as to the nature of the disease
Ano tne best means OF eradicating ii. There
was " strong disposition on the part of many
~ estaollsh theory Of their own, and several
gentlemen did not hesitate to Condemn the
'onrse adopted BY the Commissioners.
Inc disease is said to have made it's appear
'nce in some Of the lower counties of Penn
yIvania. Within a short time a farmer in
sucks county lost nearly all of his valuable
aerd OF cows, of 4 complaint said to resemble
Tery much the dreaded cattle disease.