Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-31

make the following remarks In Mr.. Paget's
herd, eight cows lost their tails by incubation,
and a bull died DIR. Ulrich, on the continent,
stated that of fitty-one animals operated upon
in July of 1852, thirty lost their tails and four
died. Four more subsequently died Of pleuro-
pneumonia and to show that the fluid had
taken effect, each had lost its tail. In Belg.
um it was stated that the deaths from inocu-
laton were two per cent, and the loss of tails
twelve.
As to "Jennerian principles" being the
foundation of these NEGOTIATIONS of cattle, as
stated by DIR. DE Saive and Others Prof S.
denies it absolutely. By vaccination, which
is incubation, Jenner either prevented the
small poX or mtigated Its severity when it
did occur. On the contrary, peuro pneumo.
mia, when occurring in an inoculated animal,
is in no way lessened in its severity or fatality
by the iLoculation of that animal with the So
called virus of the disease. On this point there
is no diversity Of opinion. Belgian, Prussian,
Dutch and English investigators all agree in
this.
The fact that the Serious fluid produces in
fammation and death even, is no evidence
that the disease is peuro pneumonia. Sur
geons suffer and die sometimes from the inoc-
ulation Of the putrid matter of dead body.
May not such be the effect of the virus in the
case under consideration? 1t is evident that
it is not pleuro- pneumonia that is produced by
incubation, as was shown in the preceding
article.
Prof. Smonds, from experience and obser-
walton, both at home and abroad, and from a
consultation with DR.. Willems and the Belgian
commissioners, reading their reports Sc, and
the meanwhile being anxious to find a remedy
for this destructive malady, reached the follow
ing conclusions
i. That NEGOTIATIONS made by superficial
md CT Oft aclyi in
variabIy fail to produce any local mfammatory
action, being the reverse of the case with re-
gard to the vaccine disease of the small poX,
and other specific affections of which it is an
indication of success.
q That the employment of fresh Serious fluid,
and clearly made but small incision, during the
continuance OF a low temperature, will also al
most always fail to produce even the slightest
amount OF inflammation.
3. That deep punctures are followed by the
ordinary phenomena only of such wounds,
when containing some slightly irritating agent.
4. That with a high temperature, roughly
made mciSions and Serious fluid a few days
old, local liberation and gangrene, producing
occasionally the death of the patient, will fol
low incubation
5. That the Sao-pWalent matter taken from an
inoCulated sore, causes more speedy action
than the serum obtained from diseased lung,
and that "ren,oUes" cannot be effected on scien.
tific principles.
6. That oxen are not only susceptible to the
action of a second but of repeated NEGOTIATIONS
with the Serious erudation Of diseased lung.
7. That an animal inoculated with the ser.
GUS emulation, is IN no acdy protected, eUen from
the repeated action of the sero-puruent fluid
which is produced in the wound as a result of
the operation.
s. That animals not naturally the subject of
pleuro-pneumoni1, such as donkeys, dogs,
pigs, &C., are susceptible to the local action
both of the Serious emulation from the lung
and the sero.puruent matter obtained from
the inoculated wound.
o. That the Serious fluid cxuded from the
lungs is not a specific "virus" or lymph" as
it is sometimes designated.
10. That NEGOTIATIONS made with medicinal
irritating agents will be followed by similar
phenomena to those observed in incubation
with the eXuded serum.
IL. That incubation often acts as a simple
issue, and that the security which at times the
operation apparently affords depends in part
upon this, but principally on the unknown
causes which regulate the outbreak, spread
and cessation Of epidemic diseases.
T. That incubation Of CATTLE as advocated
and practiscd by Dr. Wiliems and others, is
not founded on any known basis of science or
ascertaincd law, with regard to the propaga-
ton Of those diseases commonly called specific
IL. That pleuro pneumonia occurs at vari-
Gus periods of time after so.caled successful
incubation.
IA. And lastly, that the severity of pleuro-
pneumonia is III no way mitigated by previous
incubation, the disease proving equally rapid
in its progress and fatal in its consequences in
an in0cnated as in an uninoculated animal.