New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-28
THE MASSACHUSETTS, CATTLE DIS
EASE.

REPORT OF THE OHIO COMMISSIONERS.
We are Indebted 10 the Secretary of The Ohio State
Board of Agriculture for copies of the Report the
Massachusetts Cattle Disease, made by the Commits
sion ers gel TO the infected district by Gov. Dennson
Late in May of this year alarmed by the appearance Of
contagious pleuro-pneumonia at the East aud at the
imporunate instance of leading farmers of Ohio the
Governor appointed Messrs. j. II. Kippart, Harris,
and Thompson Commission to proceed to Massachu.
fetts aud after due investigation report upon the fol-
lowing heads:
Post Ascertain tbs history Of the introduction of the
peuro pneumonia edte plague into New England Ascer
Tain fully the diagnosis of the dseae by personal inspection Of
" Second Ascertain fully by personal inspection the morbid
aDat' Of the affected parts aead many postmoem
" ThUd: Ascertain hat effect any and what kind OF medi
cal treatment has been administered Ascertain also what SAM
what have ben adopted to the PROCESS Of
lection communication of this disease from animal herd
and The action End results Of the Committee ppoged by the
cent Legislatures of Ma.sa husetts and Connecticut"
| Mr.. Kppart in the report before us, takes very
sensible view of the state of things in Massachusetts
and expresses iniors as TO the proper course for
Western farmers which we heartily commend. He
FAYE that when tue disease first app ared it not
susIeced of being contagious and hence caused little
public alarm. Bot no SCORER was it known to be
TAP ions, than an excitement almost amounting TO a
pane srose. Had this discovery been made immedi-
ately upon he introduction of pleuro pnelmn ia,
neither alarm nor ex element would bayt fjowed; 49,
by tie killing Of very few arimas the dea.e cond
have been stayed. Indeed the of he term CON
tagious" seems uHadvisabe, and la this 10 have
been productive Of unfortunate results. ~ Klppsrt
ustly argues that if once thecontagiousnes ofs lis
among animals proved, all fear )ul1 subede;
sipce he spread of il, lection could be speedily aud
surely stayed by simply solatiug the animals II,
however, it epidrmci O., caused by aud depend
ent Oh atmospheric pecula esits extension sup.
preston wond be beyond che control Of human agency
yet say the Commissioners strange as il NAV seem but
few equally alarmed the appearance Of epidemic
the outbreak of disease To learn by the
Of others Hence II the people II have
been making discovery Of the presence con.
tg9u only after IT CAD involved SO many herds as to
may poh by Their sad experience thus ecaps
the spread Of the disease and It's probable
Indeed should this specisl disease aah the Western
state the stock ms will md an ample for any
characteristics of this disease other dangerous
tie, symptoms similar those belonging to the earlier
approaches II peuo pneuoi Ia aud o the Of which bat
te time or attention uece.,uy While would
the hmntss with which Il carried into execution by
the appointed for that purpose yet being almon
ished by their experience never have occasion follow
closely In their footsteps by watchuness the disease may
& 10 my event & viii Of the we Vt ns unto
afford such ample opportunities would edecu ly cut
short this d-sase Having such great advantages New
Ii gland in this regard the necessity for would In
crest be set aside excepting In the
OF life become In clearly bey cud the possibility
recovery In another very important point Of view would our
vastly extended rzngg ounds and lands contribute the
ut ate welfare OF the cSnrty connected with this
tee We aude the fact that here would the means
ofestg the value Of preventive aud curative measures to auy
desired extent and comparatively uhiny expense, both
gsrds the int cost of animals and the facilities afforded by u
Die locations to operate In Here alec might FOE the
be repeated made upon original suggestions experiments
determining beyond all question the verify Of oontagon ard
the utility Of incubation which will dpubt,s n other
eountr be made to occupy the minds Of until the most
neogbe opP3ser yield 70 repetition Of experiments which
tkeptics should be ashamed to call In question:
We make no objections to the plan OF experimenting