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Ehe disease nov Tor the first time
30 81 attracting public attention in this
's coGntry has been known for many
'9 years in Earope. Oyer one hundred
252 years ago, it committed the most
Is irightful deVastationin Holland, which
i.o9 seems to have been. its original home.
a1 From Holland, after many years OF
.s the most widespread raVsges. it final
il2a ~ appeared in England 10 1871, and
sf has, since that time, been more or less
'aa resident disease there. So great
'as3 have been its deyastations there, that
in single county, over 10000 cattle
aa persisted from il in six months, and
am 81 In Cheshire over $4,000 in the same
.an5ig space of time, according TO the re-
ugs ports of commissioners appointed by
a5aac Parliament to investigate the subject.
.saa3 1t bas now been domiciled in the
atea United States for one year, and du.
5is to ring that time, according to Official
Information, over one thousand cattle
a5rw have died Of the disease, or been
slaughtered by the authorities to pre-
vent its extension; and yet at this
time, there are, doubtless, more cattle
g either sick, or affected with ii, than
are heard Of, or destroyed, or slaught-
cred, and the disease is reported as
existing in localities quite remote from
the points at first infected, rendering
, it almost certain that the disease will
spread over the entire country, with
varying degrees Of virulence and fa.
tally.
s~ l CAUegs.-The causes Of such forms
OF disease are involved in obscurity
but it is well known that certain cir
eUmstsnces strongly predispose to its
Development These ere low, damp,
badly ventilated and i'll drained sta
p bIes-swampy, damp, fenny districts,
1Iawhich there is great decomposition
, Of vegetable matter. Il usually pre-
walls at certain seasons Of the year,
5ai and is most common in the late fall
and early spring months, or during
q, damp, chilly weather. Some animals
are more liable to attack than others.
Il Is not so frequent and more man.
sgeahle in the open country, than in
extensive close stables in large towns,
whore animals are crowded together,
I've an unnatural life, and are MIXED
very dry in order to increase the dai-
y yield. Many persons suppose it
TO arise from certain atmospheric con-
ditions, similar to that of cholera, and
tt Is generally considered contagious,
that is, communicated from diseased
cattle to healthy ones By contac or
Immediate contiguity.
-. SYMPTOMS. The majority of cases
present the following symptoms a
short, dry, husky cough, which is
beard only occasionally, and which is
highly characteristic of the disease,
and when once heard will rarely be
mistaken again. The owner says,
perhaps he has heard this ''hoosep for
Ewo or three days. but has paid no
attention to it. On inquiry, we find
that the animal does not give 40 much
MILK as usual, and that it has slight
p yellowish tinge; the appetite is not
much impaired, yet she is careless of
her food, and does not lick her dish
clean; when at rest. the breathing
does not show any departure from its
healthy play, but if the animal is
moved about, or walks some distance,
it becomes more frequent, labored aud
II difficult the pulse is often healthy in
character, although it is sometimes
weak, and slightly increased in fire.
n queBcy /; the bowels may be confined,
OF purged, or quite regular che body
10 sometimes hot, sometimes cold
The COW appears dull and istless, and
when at grass separates herself from
nef companions, and lies on the
ground when they are feeding.
FOOD AND STABLING.-In all seri-
ous diseases Of the air. passages, Bron-
enttSS, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, ETC., the
animal should be placed in a dry, COM
Portable stable, not too close, and her
Sood should consist of bran. naashes
BODIED carrots or turnips, meal Qruel
aud hay tea. Good old hay NAV be
stRen sparingly, but straw and chat
lot ct all. When the appetite is re.
turntng, great care must be taken not
to give too much food at once, for if
the stomach is overloaded or crammed
disease is almost sure to return, and
The animal to die in consequence
Give but UeTy spGs'iagly Of food nm
u the stomach has fully regained its
former power of digestion.
Diseased cattle should ct once be
removed from the healthy stock, and
housed by themselves at some distance
from the rest of the herd. The sta
Die ahould be dry and well ventilated,
sir and light should be freely admit
ed, although all draughts are highly
iajarioas, and must be guarded against.