The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-01-11
The Cattle Plague in England Official
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The Commission appointed by the British
Government 10 inquire into the nature of
the cattle plague and to ascertain the mode
Of treatment best adapted for the cure of af-
fected animals, and the regulations best
adapted to prevent the spread of the disor-
der have made report, dated October LIST.
The Commissioners consider first, the
out break and spread of the disease in Eng
land, TWAS first recognized in that coun-
try towards the close of June last, and in all
the earlier cases seems to have been directly
traceable to purchases made in the Metro
politan 'jattie Market. Subsequently, Nor
witch Hill and other country markets, be-
| came centres OF Infection, and on the 14th
OF October 1t had extended to twenty nine
counties i'll England, two i'll Wales and six
teen III Scotland, and Was still advancing
The statements published by the Veterinary
Department of the Prvy Council Office as
to the number OF cases OF attack, ecovery
and death, and referred to as inadequately
representing the extent of the evil, the cases
reported being but small proportion ;"
OF those which have actually occurred
The Commissioners notice reports which
connect the outbreak with an importation
of cattle from Revel and Holland respective
ly, but forbear to pronounce decided opin-
ion on the actual origin of the disease
They attach Importance, however, to the
fact that considerable numbers of cattle
come every week Into this country from
Hungary and Gallicia, countries which lie
near the steppe country of Russia in Europe,
and are often attacked by the plague.
| The Commissioners refer to the murrains
among cattle III 1349 and 1880, and are
doubtful whether they can be identified with
| the disease now raging; but they have no
doubt as to that which in 1715 made a
brief inroad and was promptly repeled, and
that which in 1745 renewed the attack, and
held its ground until 1857. Each of the
two latter murrains were exactly the same
as the present plague.
| The Commissioners consider that there
can be no doubt whatever that the disease
is contagious, nor that the contagion is ex-
traordinarily swift subtle, and most
obstructive in its effects. Of the witnesses
examined, even those who believed that it
was spontaneously generated, have ackncwl-
edged that it is contagious. The Commits
sioners see no reason to question the evil
dence which has been produce before them,
proving that it is the same disease as tn at
which has been long known under the maine
OF the rinderpest Cattle plague or steppe-
| murrain. aFHa Hu:t..Yr
| Part of the Commissioners dissented from
certain recommendations made by their col
leagues, and presented separate reports -
The majority suggested the stoppage of all
movements of cattle in England; the mi
nority objected to this ar
STATISTICS.
| The statistics show that up to the 21st of
October, 1865, period of rather more than
four months from the time when the disease
first appeared in Islington, ID, 083 animals
had been attacked, that of these g. I'll had
died. 5, l 10 had been slaughtered, 707 had
recovered, and l, 546 remained under treat
ment The estimated number of horned
cattle iii Great Britain is about seven mil
llon5 SO that less than one per one thou
sand OF such cattle have died Of the disease
| in four months, or about one per day for
every lie, 900 head. During the same
period of four months, sound healthy cattle
of the average value of SAY 815 los. per
head, have been imported from foreign
countries at the average rate of 1000 per
day, SO that by the operation Of the present
system, involving careful inspection at the
ports of landing, the gain to the country
has been 166 sound cattle forIeach one that
died of the disease. .vs1I55.
THE SIMPLE SECRET Twenty clerks in
a store, Twenty hands in printing Office,
Twenty apprentices in a ship yard. Twenty
| young men about a village. All want to get
on in the world, and All expect to do SO One
of the clerks will rise 10 be partner aud make
a fortune One Of the oompositol, will own
newspaper and become an influential and
prosperous citizen One Of the apprentices
will come to be master builder. One of
the young villagers will get a handsome
farm and live like patriarch But which
is destined to be the lucky individual ?
) Lucky There is no luck about it The
thing is almost as certain 8 the Rule of
} Three. The young fellow who WIN distance
his competitors is he who masters his bust
ness, who preserves his integrity, who lives
! cleanly and purely, who never gets into
debt, who gains friends by deserving them,
; aud puts money into the savings bank
) There are some ways to fortune that look
4 shorter than this old dusty highway. But
the staunch men Of the community. the men
: who achieve something worth having, good