New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-15
URO-PNECMONLA IN BONN-INOCE-
LATIOk.
Correspondence Of Tie N. 7. Tribune.

BosY, Oct. g. 1860
One topic of conversation with Prof Wcn!z was the
d,eaas which carried on pretty large proportion OF
the cattle belonging to the Agricultural institute or
caused them TO be slaughtered. Instead Of giving
note, from our talk will make from the printed
rerort on the subject by A. Sche the official Veter
nary Surgeon of this governmental department, man
of de,ervedly high reputation as Il man Of science.
For FIVE years with the exception Of single case at
Meri elm, there had been instance of tins lung dis
ease in the cattle in the department of Cologne when
to the surprise Of ALL it made its appearance suddenly
in the stall of the Agricultural Institute at POpposdo
and in private stable in the village II in tbs
middle of September, 1852 al time when the cattle
numbered fifteen mich COVE, two fsttng, one BULL
ole calf, and one rsir Of daft oxenall sound, and
known TO lie 60 except, ~ il proved the oxen, which
had been bought about the end Of July. On the 10th
Of September two found TO be sick. one Of
which stood next the in the stall, the other
directly opposite face to face about four feet distant.
The one exhibited from the rst the usual symptoms of
lung disease-hunied and hard breathing, coughing,
dull sound under percussion Of the left side loss OF a
rete, and abnormal runiuson. The other's symp-
toms were moro those Of iniigoaion
Under the circumstances il seemed hardly possible TO
sus1 ec the existence Of the post in these cases but
still the first Of these cows was separated and as the
aisesse grew worse, sac Wa, slaughtered upon the
third day-sept 10. Upon examination, beside tuber-
ees in tho lungs there were the usual signs of tae
pleuro-pneuniona, and 10 degree which proved that
Il at the had in fact been diseased several weeks The
other during this time had begun 70 show these symp
toms 20 clearly that she too killed the next day.
ard examination proved her disease tue same. Il had
Iod tko, int NJ he Ian nd
Il rear part Of the right lung.
Now began general coughing in the atau, and
general infection was Indicated Before the close Of
tie month two more became sick, and by Oct 70 ten
oters on which day the last case showed itself The
rr Of oxen and the other four COVE exhibited also
Sigh. symptoms of tho disease. Tie calf escaped OF
u fourteen decided cases two, we have seem were
killed, four died. and eight were cured.
TIE treatment Of both the diseased and sound was
for all the animals now in number thirteen mich cows
two fstling two Oxen bull, one calf, three-quar
tiers Of pound Of iron vitrol per week, for all, in
their dink-water tar-water three times day. at the
rate of quart per head each time; the insertion Of
setons If that he the correct term and rubbing the
sides Of tho chest with sharp, exciting applications
Bood-iettiDg was not resOrted TO. At first medea-
Inent proposed by Ramm tried b)th upon the sick
ard well, but without any apparent benefit. THIS
neditanen il mixture Of iron yitriOl table salt and
divers powdered bitter pan.s.
No doubt the disease was brought by thu oxen which
had teen brought, "a it vas atsrwa'd proved from
Nassau, where the d,eass existed. They had cougaed
u little, but were so strong AID healthy in an other
respects that this had attracted no notice.
After showing ths there was no local cause TO pro-
duce tie dsesse and expressing doubts that its spon-
taneous appearance possible, and coming 70 the con-
eiusion thu! tb. must have brought it, Dr. ochel
adds we often proofs that thi, disease oil the
lungs may conline itself TO tho lst, the -O-csued
'biddeu-staee, j. e., 10 oxidation IN the ceialar
tsue between the lobes Of tie lungi and that in con-
sequence Of this local limiting cure takes place before
the sickness hns had opportunity to make itself known
by any general external symptoms. Aud yet 1t Ii
during this very hidden stage that the infectious
matter is produced This explains that - remarkable
fact, viz. that animals to all appearance in u health
can carry infection into stalls and yet not become sick
Themselves"
II would have been more satisfactory had ths oxen
been slaughtered and examined at the tine, bus they
were not fa. enough TO be sslabls. Some sayen
months later wa4 killed at PcphehdJrf The
lungs found healthy bat lad marks OF the disease
al some former period.
rs soon 10 tie presenoe Of The dseass vasproved by
the condition of the killed the 18th of September,
the experiment Of nocula,ion tried upon hflcen
head OF tie cattle, tie res, being omitted among which
were the two oxen and cow, which had been inoeu-
hted in 1854 II was al exsermen, Of the question in
bow tr this i, protection again, the dissse point
not then, at least, fully decided.
Tie matter usei wss, In case Of eleven head, taken
from the ht cow slaughtered, ADD from that part OF
the lurgs which was in the "hiddon stage"-the hrst
rnge II TIE disease. This matter was collected upon
Cloth, md tho tay sner hrnsl with wster, equal in
bulk, Thee wimals were ineculated, BY means Of