The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02


| They Fere .driyens from, Texas, The IA
previous. and Wihtered about City mile
south of here near Sarcoxis. In the FRS
! days Of June. Mr.. aBuais came into hi
j conn y With bis ealllss ApPaEeally,bssla5y
! 10 good order, snd no .lAme- ones in tn
drove, numbering about four hundred an,
fifty head. He made a aefo@ lpa ass1aloi
fthffugh the eOaaty, gEssibg en- the bss
gEasFes near the road s,0umoIestkd. as hi
one knew at this time that this spec. ESQ
cattle propagated a disease TO ours. Ii
the first daye Of July The fever broke on
on ths road travelled by THE drove, 9last.
ing until the frost pat,a sippao -it,awitl
the fatality previously msnlioned,,v A,
The disease this year was IN no other 10
caiity except where these icarils were drii.v
en- aud gTszsd. the 1cilIz465 aher care
folly tracing LheirrOa 70 ahreHgh The coan-
y IN all their EiRdipGs. .cameslo Ihe7 eap
cluslon, for the first time, that this lever
was -engepdered from ibe Texas cattle
This wa3''verifed most fully in the ne
year. and up to 1he outbreak Of the war,
hundreds yOf1chcumstanees ehags occur
red in proof that they were not mistaken.
No Texas cattle, until this year. have
passed into or through this county since
the yeas 1860, atxcept two Jokes of oxen
in the fall Of 1865, worked here by Mrs.
Box; nelth'r has there been a single ca Sc
VI fever during this period, or any fatal
ity amongst our cattle. Mrs Box's oxen
SO far as could b SEEM Raesslhealthy and
not lame The 4peigbbors, whose cattle
came 10 contact with these oxen. we e
Mrs. aSmalfey: Mr. Cotbrau,1 and Mr..
Packard each having the Spanish fever
among them stock. losing some notViith
standing the lateness of the, season. Ill
About three thousand head of Texas
cattle passed through this county in the
month Of JuneOf this-y ear, snds portion
OF the M reached elk or eight Hailes toto tie
adjoining county of Bates before bsiDg
urned back by citizens of that county.
They returned on the came road previous
ly5 Travelled. making54uo delay in their
passage either Way. more than vas neees-
sarg. The disease did not break out fer
Some six. Weeks or, wo months after the
passage OF the ifoves, many iIhore 1recov.
It than usuaIEand about forty
per- gent dylRg7+lextendings iBtoz Bates
county to the point EheEs thsY Fsre lusn
ed back. Il proved more fatal at the
Of the water courses, killing
about 70lPeF qcent.be f'-h b"6s t7OL 90
In 1855 my stock vas exposed to this
fever By coming in contact With a drpve
Of Texas cattle. The fever was, very bad
amongst them, one or two dying every
day through the month Of August They
Were'in daily contact with Mr. MlIlender's
stock, who kepg a heFdam aet suffer.
ing them to reach the grounds that had
been used by the Texas drovss, yet he
had not a single case of fever When
spoken 70 sbouukeePing my stock rom
coming in contact With his. he told me
there was no danger of our oyn. cattle
diseasing one another. l have since
watched many such exposures. and in no
case has the fever been propagated. 2'ii7
The farmeFsbave each an opinion az
to how. the disease was propagated 70 their
cattle some thinking it is through the
lsme ones, few Of which will be found
IN neaHyievery drove coming from Texas;
theirafesL become worn ous and sore from
long travel; matter forms VbetweeR cthe
hoofs and is LETT on the ground and 10, the
water through which they pass. and it is
commended Aisi iDoeGlates our cattle by
being takeasinto Ahe stomach or oIhsr
wise. ~ Others think il isEdope by the .ex-
crements left by those that are lame, or
the diseased ones-while some think il is
through the slobbAr or froth which is
left on the grass. o. Ous thing lbey
agree, that the fever 10 propagated IN come
way, raging until the cold weather puts
a stopAo it, no remedies appearing to
have any effect. From the few cases
mentioned, which are selected frem many
of like nature, have been led to believe
First that the disease is conveyed 10
cur cattle by those from Texas: Second,
that the. feeling of a large herd one
winter in 7tLi4 climate does not stop the
spread of the Infection ftom them in The
next season, Thru. that TTe:xAs cat ;tls
in apparent Good hes,.;;.ai give disease to
ours Fourth, that the disase is not con
tsgF6us ffcnr our own cattle 10 each 9th
err Fifth, that killing frosts will stop
she disease. Sixth. that no remedy has
bee 4 fouGd 10 cure the fever. ..4..q S.
III d very ClOSC OOSSENdllOu Vi us ruIo
ease amongst my own aud neig hbor's
stock, for the last thirteen years, have
generally found, on opening those that
had died, but very little blood aud 1.-The
following results; Those that have passed
water mixed with blood the kidneys and
the Surrounding parts were entirely decay
ed the other parts Of the body sound.
Tboss that did not dung At all. or bHl
very little. With manifoids perfectly dry
and partly decayed; while the large stom-
ach would be more or lees mOrti6ed-oth
er parts healthy. Those that appeared to
dung aud pass water naturally with q
liver more or less deeayed, the gall al
ways swelled &c its..greatest tension-othsI
parts heslthy. Those that Wsfe svsr on
their feet in 9 watchful sitItude-tbe bIair
vas found more or less decsyed. This
lads ms to believe the disease 10 be il
the blood, which finally become longest.
i've. destroying the parts in few hours
alter &C becomes sested, and no doubt ID
many cases could be cured il We knev
exactly wheD aud where It had located
ItssIf-blOod letting not bsing. pofficie q
of itself 10 check the iuhamation. Fh
hollow horu and tail no doubt il eanss'
BY. The fever destroying the blood IN ID
extremlies before il does 10 the large
vessels, which i, does il gtsat measur
before death. asc1 n{3a7 Ett5J s4e
.e.tE 8 80 - - fs.444sr.-. a 8.