Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-10-05
A1ritnltmral.
The Russian Cattle Murrain,

would cross the channel to England with
the great number Of beeves and veals
brought from the continent. There has
been less danger of its coming to Ameri-
ca, because our importations have been
very small Of late, owing to the high rate
of exchange and gold. Now, however, as
gold is lower, and we are beginning to i'm
port again, Alderneys, Ayshires, etc, we
hear of the breaking out of this terrible
plague among the cattle and its neighbor-
hood On the 31st Of July a meeting was
held in London to consider this subject
end Professor Gamgee, whose writings on
veterinary subjects have made him almost
as well known in this country as Great
Britain, made a statement Of the origin and
spread of the cattle plague in and about
London, an abstract Of which we give
All cattle brought to this country from
abroad ought to be examined by good
veterinary physician and quarantlned If
necessary They are now subjected to no
examination whatever, and ships are con-
stantly arriving which bring cows for milk,
and sell the same, by way, as imported an
imals, as indeed they are, though probably
not half so good as our own common stock.
Prof. Gamgee stated that
The first appearance of the malady, as
far as it can be at present traced, dates
back to June 81, when six COWS, which had
been purchased on the 10Th in the Metro
politan Cattle Market, were seized with the
disease in Mrs. Nichols dairy, Is Park
place, Liverpool road, Islington. Circum-
stances favored the spread of the malady,
as, although the six COWS were placed in a
quarantine shed, other COWS happened to
have been IN the same place, and thus the
malady was prOpagated. One hundred and
fifteen have died. 1t is is impossible now
to give the succeeding outbreaks in order
of time and without specially naming the
cow keepers. l may mention that the NAL
ady has been and is more particularly con-
fined to the districts Of Islington, St Pan
cras, st. Marylebone, and Paddington 1t
is at the present moment raging severely
in Marylebone, at kilburn, Hendon, Hemp
stead and Sydenham, and also it is said at
Cheam and Surrey Since Saturday |
have received information directly and in
directly, but chiefly from personal inquir-
les, concerning twelve distinct outbreaks.
| shall state the particulars in the order in
which l have CLEANED them. l The first
shed | visited was in Marylebonc. Forty
five animals, in apparently the most per-
feet health, were in this yard ON Thursday
the Goth. The owner had been to the Me
tropolitan Cattle Market on the l4th or
thereabOutS, and was shown some cattle
laboring under the disease He approach
ed them within yard or two, but feared
to touch them. Within a week-viz on
Friday, the DIST ,he noticed some of his an
imals sick, and saw they were laboring
under the disease he had witnessed in the
market On Saturday he began to get rid
Of them, and sold twenty-eight by Tuesday,
25th. The remainder of the stock was
turned out in fields, | know not where, and
is said to be still healthy. 3 A cow-keep-
CT in the immediate neighborhood Of the
last one had sixteen cows in perfect health
and lost the whole III a fortnight g. In
an adjoining street a third dairyman had
seventy cows distributed in various sheds,
besides seventy iii the country. \ cow
was bought in the Metropolitan Cattle
Market on the 10th Of July, and on the
10th this animal showed signs OF the dis
ease She had been placed in a shed with
twcnty-thrce others. Twelve were fat and
were sold III the market before any sick
ness manifested itself on them The other
twelve were seized including the newly
bought one, and Of these eight have died
and four are still living, but not at all like
ly to recover As yet the remaining stock
in distant sheds is i'll perfect health. 4.
An extensive COW keeper with a choice
stock OF seventy, purchased a Dutch beast
nearly month ago. Within a few days
it was affected, and the seventy animals
were all seized within a fortnight. | saw
three convalcscent on Saturday, but in a
very reduced condition. ). Near Cumber-
land market a dairylnan having usually be-
tween forty and fifty cows lost the whole
within three weeks. 6. Another dairyman
in the same ncighborhood has the disease
among his stock at the present moment
I. In st. Pancras a dairyman has lost ten
within a few days. 8. A COW keeper in
Camden Town had stock Of sixteen cows
in perfect health in the early part of this
month: they all died in fortnight lie
lumigated and otherwise disinfected his
She'd and bought six fresh animals. of
which two are already dead. 9. Near Will
lesden a dairyman has lost sixty-fve ami
mails within fortnight"
The remedy he suggested was that they
should adopt somewhat similar measures to
those put in force when the smallpox
broke out among the sheep in 1862, and
which had the effect Of successfully check
ing the disease Flocks vigorously isolated
for medical treatment or slaughter, pens
disinfected, etc.
The same high veterinary authority, af-
ter stating the facts of its being commune
Gated by cars and vessels in which the
stock has been conveyed, and which have
not been properly cleaned thereafter, and
of its being communicated to cattle by
sheep, though the latter are probably not
themselves affected, makes the following
statement Of the symptoms during the pro
gress of the malady
" The period of incubation Of the disease
is from four to ten days When affected
the animal gets dull and PROSTATE, shivcr-
ing fits appear, there is costivcness, red
eyes, mouth hot, great thirst, etc. These
premOnitory symptoms are succeeded by Vi
olent tremblings, peculiar spasmodic agita-
ton of the muscles, discharges from the
eyes and nose, cOstiveness and diarrhoea,
and sometimes the surface of the body is
cold. These are some of the symptoms,
beside which there is often a loss of power
in the cXtrcmities. This stage lasts about
two or three days, having all the appear
ance of fever. Lastly, there is evidence
of serious changes in the blood manifested