, 1866-01-13

"careful microscopic observers had noticed,
especially in the faces Of cattle attacked oy
the epidemic, very minute and peculiarly
orcani.ed cells Allied With numerouss spherical
activity. These cells. and their aalrna-
ted glchnlar contents were extremely
snail, 90 thal the highest power Of thu most
powerful microscope was necessary for wilt
Messing their existence. According to Ger
tain competent authorities, that which pro-
duced the cattle plague was an exceedingly
subtle organic matier disposed in oryanlc
ctils, and only revealed by microscopic re-
5esrch. The cattle plague poison resetnb1cd
IN many respects ordinary vccciuc virus; ind
It might be dormant three or four days before
Its peculiar riIaiized cells. with their con-
tents, became active" The remainder Of the
Professors lecture was devoted mainly to the
question Of deodorizers, 1isinfectants and an
liseptcs ard on resumips his seat, = lengthy
discussion ensued between the scientific gem
tlemen present, during which, a Colonel Tai
bot, who announced 6imself practical farm
er and owner OF one hundred cows, nade the
following interesting statement: Until she
symptom Of The plague amongst bis cattle;
this was due; he believed, to the copious use
Of disintectants on his farm, aud, in some de-
gree, to the administration Of powdered
charcoal to the animals, in the proper
tion Of one-Quaster: pint Of the prepara-
mingly until the previous Thursday. when,
although they were perfectly Isolated from
all other animals, eleven were attacked with
the plague, One he treated hounopathically
and she died; the others hu treated with
worbena, With the following results-six Of
them had already perfectly recovered, one
yielded. nineteen quarts Of milk daily, and
they were the sixl so rayenous for food that
they were eating hay bands. The Coloners
opinion was thlf every farmer when be per-
acircd any one Of his COWS or oxen OF its food
should treat the beast as though 1t had the
plague, for plague it wonld almost tntallibly
be. He would administer an aperfent. ~
lbs. Of treacle, 2 or OF. Of salts, 3 table
spocnfuls Of sulphur, and bottle Of Day s
Find; he would allow that aperient to work
for twelve hours, and then administer the
worbena." And tho Colonel wound MP by
stating that few farmers could dec1nre, as he
could, that they had saved SIX cows out Of
worbena Is, further than Of its beiee patent
medicine discovered By DR.. Coils brown, the
Inventor Of that wonderful anRsthet1c Chloro-
dynf, which seems almost to hare superseded
all others In the medical practice Of Ibis coun-
try. 30 far as I have hitherto learnt, worbenn
! l will obtain further particulars in regard to
| It for the benefit OF your readers.
| Is TIE CATTLE PLAGUE SUPPRESSED sAALL
PoI?
A well known physician Of this city. DR.. s.
! Parsons. writes to the Obt+7ter Us follows
"Str-After deyoting much time to the study
| Of the cause Of the cattle disease, l have come
| 10 the conclusion that 1t Is nothing more nor
less than small pox in suppressed form, so
far as the symptoms are capable OF. develop
ing themselves. Owing to The close texture
oithe skin attacked, tie small po1 pustulca
be distinctly eeen after death, between the
| soft cellular substance and the internal skin,
showing clearly the character Of the disease"
l The doctor then suggests that every sound
animal in the kingdom shall be Immediately
vaccinated, which, he asserts, will soon arrest
to watch the result Of Dr.. Parsons opinion,
especially upon our veterinary fraternity.
| GRAIN PROSPECTS.
The approach Of the holidays makes bust
ness dull. The Mark Lane Express states tha,
/ the rapid Increase In the vLulcnce Of the cut
tic p1ague Ii beginning to tell upon the grair
markets, and Is sure to greatly enhance prices
before long. The Express remarks Us follows
way lmotnt 10 about 4Soo0 head, ind. Viii H. .
weekly Inc, there Is telling what progress
Tie "sy OF destruction may BE- made. Foreign ad
Ftunce, which lately was Last in reppect oil pt7ces
has become first, from the gradual advance IN til.
coEntr3 markets. belgium aud Holland rhow bu
IT, value, but low qualities baye 1alher gwen way
This s.ate OF things pretty Grly represents The a
pct o. Germany, though IN rome places the move
Western aGylces, las rriapsed Into dulne.s; but i
Galaiz, though sentonal shipments have cea1ed prr
Dstnselr, tho tendeney wa upwards. Canada ha
become dull, and the List reports from New ToEi
Rhow mcFe willingness 10 meet an European de
1nand. but the time Is over for liberal ehIpments
The imports into the Kingdom for the wcel
ending Dec. o: AS5, 500 cWts. Of wheat, anl
la7,Ge1 cwts. Of Aour. Wheat Is quoted q
1 r., = -Aar o.
5000 qrs- Barley, oats and peas were at
stnnd.6till. Beans tr1ac lower.
ESoL1su PAYMENTS FOE WHEAT.
The following extract from tho Mdrk Ldn
E1prtss Is Interesting as showing the source
ftom which Great Britain Is now obtaining he
supply Of cereals. I do not suppose 1t vii
take you long to put matters on far differ
cnt footing. There will be need for c3ertins
yourselves next year, for the II. L. E. says
''There Is certainly this year no excess in th,
growth Of cereals to make up for my se1ioul
deficiency In animal food"
The yalne Of the w6ast imported In the nrst MN,
months q hi 5ear vi ~ computed At "a. LIT 1aa, e
rtod Of 1864 md ~ oG6, SET IN the coIrcsponasn.
period Of 1859 The payments made 10 RursIa ha,t
Ut l;sEeiy Increased, hayng anoan,ea q to E IL
and e, ,857, 500 in 1868 corresponding pcr1od..
The payments for Pzu.stsn wheat hare femalpet
4saesyy h.'n se, e. ia i'd S
September Wth, s:ainst Eth % s and d
| EI4,tC3 frrpecuvtlJ.l On She other hand
the payments made for wheat to the United
States have declined 70 M immense
extent, having been only E399,714 10 Septemb bel
ss,4saI Iss in 1863 Corresponding perieds.} whIit
the value Of the wheat imported in The nrst nine
months Of 1867 from the British American pro
vrccs was E7g 33t, II declined to Ell ,3i3 in ths
corresponding period OF th,s year. Scarcely m!
Egyptian wheat appears to hare been imported
TIL. year, the receipts ron m Egypt to septStnbe,
F151H9l IN 1861 and $761 Ds6 In 1865 {eprrespopdtus