Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-07

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Texas cattle and the breaking out Of the disease
among the natives Other statements CORES
I pond with these whilst there one instance
In Macon county, where the disease followed the
appearance of the Texas cattle in four weeks
In the statement Of Mr.. Gregory, it viii be OBJ
served that forty head Of fat steers were placed
upon a pasture thirty days after the Texans had
first used it, and the first Of these died in twenty
days after. This exception TO the time indicated
BY the above dates would lead to the inference that
the morbid agent producing the disease required
some weeks for its development The case Of
>evrury-three oxen Al Broadlands which were
removed to a fresh pasture after grazing four
weeks with the Texans and vet remained healthy.
ant also forty-seyen steers which were left by Mr.
Gregory for only four weeks in a pasture into
which they were turned with the first Texas cattle
using 1t, aud none Of which were sick, would
be strong confirmation Of this theory
large number Of post mortcm examinations
we're conducted by the commissioners and the
results reported. They say ''Frcm these facts
We infer a slow blood poison, acting deleterous-
i on the secretory organs Of the body. First,
| upon the spleen, causing a most extensive en-
gorgment of this organ, increasing it from four
to eight times its normal size, and leaving it a
dark, thickenei, pulpy mass Of dsorganizel
structure. Theliye substanceappears less affected
than the spleen; but the secretion Of that organ.
the gall, Is changed, from the first manifestation
If disease, 20 "a dark color, and at death to a
dark, thickeuei and yi-cous fluid in some cases,
and tarry and grauul4ted mass in others. It
VIII be noticed that the kidneys are enlarged.
aud Of a dark port wine color
" The shscuce Of positive facts as to the cause
f the disease naturally calls firth inuumerable
theories. We neel not say that the entire range
Of speculation upon this subject has been occu-
pied The foot theory, the ezcremeut theory,
The breath and saliva theory. and last and per-
atps least, the tick theory, have each their al
,oestes and Observers"
The Commissioners proceed to discuss each Of
these theories in turn, but di-claim any iutcu-
ion TO endorse either Another. called the snare
theory, was much discussed in the convention;
bat we cannot afford space for any part of the
discussion except that relating 70 tick theory.
which 50 Tar as we are able tojuige is best sus-
1inel Nes-r- Brown and Johus say:
of the phenomena Of ticks, much may be
-aid bur not much proven. That they infest the f.
Texas herbs generally. when they arrive upon .
our SOL there '7 uo doubt IN our visits 70 d.i- .
.ereut herds we found none exempt from these
pests. All ct the dead aumllS we examiul .
were more or less infested The cattle that ar
r'ei at 'iono from Rel River and New Or
leans were more than ordinarily covered with .
'h-se parasites an an ad' arcei stage Of growth
The cro"dins together Of the cattle upon the
boats and on the cars f'yoriug the conditions
necessary to Acknowledgement, viz warmth and
moisture The history Of these parasites show,
mat when they ha'e sufficiently gorsei them
selves with blood, they deposit from their mouths
'ne'r egg IN quantities nearly equal 10 their
''- '-'A' "''''.' soon n'''n ana become living
''g' Jag army 'i '.A'
''. egg are deposited uIon the animal they
'''1l '''.i'''' 'I'''''-''e-y' IL upon cellar post
OF UHe i-'h"' AS 1t fhe shipping pens al Io,olo,
'''s '.'' remain weeks before Matching Hup-
Oh ,'' green heroa-e' as witnessed a' Broad
anus ''''s soon cover 20 mjil''-' the GRASSES
ana o..'' ..''''.' when each active crawling
''.'''''' ''''' ''-N Us waiting ior ao opportunity
To l'''''' up some warm 'aoied animal; for
lAiy upon "'.m '-aol can they lui tie necessary
coma ''.' Zoo III 'f'i1'i''H- and thus faldn the
"a" '' '' ',.-'t. .'i' i''- history further shows
"'- I'D .''' .'''.i'n- le'-'' I..oao thousands mr.
1 a. ''' 81, '' ''''' ''7' were dropped from
'' 'le steer .'s-
' '.-- 'a'y 'eir'y covered the
5'o'''.' a d'',' e' i"' days 10 Broa ianis -ul-
-'''.''''' ''' next crop ana tle e-ftls in
P'-'r"- through i"a gate into the posture
r'liei enough TO be plainly seen al over the
1'''Aa. e."ani aai here ~e first discovered
pm -'e a-r'ase uyria-s Of these little ticks.
wherever these cattle Craze or lie down, those
-=' 1'' aud "1tarei irep oil the ground 30
I''. lH'.' eggs, amt 90 due time TO cover the -
''''' "''n i'e'r succession. 1t is impossible for {
convey aug ''ii1 -,e correct idea Of
i' "ln''lr oil these parasites upon
4n'H'- W course all are not
''s covered %" one steer we saw upon
'i'''' PASTURE $50 could not estimate q
''' -'' '''n iel thousand,
-'...'.'' I'd '''. '''-''1i9 SO s'-a- il't they
FIJI u '' 'e,ei--i While
-'' 49, ..''' "A, exam De. S. there Was ought Oh
IL 7'''.''- "eed' anu one OF two
''' o' 5's@' winch were literally covered
''-17 '.''" us 20 BE ia'i-'1.eto the NAKED
| nave i' 1'l'' 'Ha' the pastures
e well '''eAe' with Them. If the physiolz-
is rue 'hi the parasite Of any AMI
''',''' 0. us i-ie' II the vital forces
''.' impression upon the
'' SYSTEM "r by poison infused into the
''1 ''iy through The skin, tjs
'1e euieet upon an
80. ''' whose stomach lnnu merable
'"e'e same parasites were