The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-12
THE CATTLE DISEASE.

No Need for Alarm-The Symptoms Not Sup.
posed 70 be Contagious.
There IL every reason TO believe the apprehen-
stons entertained by many that we are on the eve
OF visitation among our grazing stock similar to
the fatal rnderpest that swept like o simeon over
the rich pastures Of England have no foundation
in the facts and deductions so far recorded. The
truth s according TO some authorities, this socalled
cattle plague Is but an enlarged aud exaggerated
reproduction OF q disease that has prevailed for q
long period Of time In various parts Of Europe,
In Southern Germany, the eastern provinces Of
Austria, Pennsylvania and portions Of Russia. For
wears 1t has been known In Texas and Is accounted
Tor on the grounds that cattle fed corn through
the winter and turned out to pasture In the early
Inv. fnd the change Of diet SO violent that their
blood becomes effected TO the extent OF filling up
the kidneys and discharging itself through the urin
ary vessels. These symptoms may be observed In the
quarantine at Communipaw. II Is positively asserted
by Old farmers that the disease Is not contagious
cept, perhaps, where fresh and healthy drove OF
has previously manfred the soil. Some assert that
the meat OF such sick cattle may be eaten with i'm.
pupity and, that IL Is less juicy, is just good
"a any other. The appearance. however, OF the
slaughtered animals afflicted with this so-called
Spanish fever Is anything but an nducement to taste
Oh their quality They look better in the oil tub than
In Europe the remedy adopted for this disease is
duid turpentne, which Is said to heal up the blood
vessels and stop the hemorrhage. IL might be well
mat 10 try It's effects upon some OF those cattle in
Communipaw before they all perish and IL has been
already found that several died OF hemorrhage.
None have ever been known to recover from the
complaint by the simple operations OF nature. A
Veterinarian must exercise his skill In time IL will
be diffcult to calculate the extent Of the mortality
among the afiicted cattle. No more cattle were re-
expeced until Friday. Forty-one OF the diseased re-
main In the quarantine yard but none Of them
manifest those decided symptoms OF infection that
brought their 100 companions to q summary end.
-Four OF the drove were taken out for special treat
ment and observation day before yesterday, because
they showed the first symptoms OF the disease.
They were placed under the care and control Of the
BOARD OF Health for scientific examination. Three
on these are unchanged, but the fourth, which was
farthest advanced In Its sickness grows worse, eats
nothing droops much and discharges blood. The
four specimens will undergo thorough medical ex-
animation. Three diseased steers came In on the
Erie cars yesterday morning and presented the most
complete and striking series Of morbid symptoms
mat have yet exhibited themselves.
The Disease at Albany-Enect on the Cattle
Market.
ALBANY, N. Y, August II, 1868.
since last nights report between twenty and thirty
Illinois cattle, out of three or four thousand head
have died at the East Albany yards Of the Texas
vook tick disease. The work Of the insect seems to
he confined thus far to Illinois STOCK, and droves
from that State ere very generally stunned and
few or none Of them are bought without guaran-
tee from their owners Of thelS perfect good health
Choice extra Kentucky and Ohio steers command
&C. 8 exc. pef pound. xad,nm ana 'ovss ~ss"ss