Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-26
The Cattle Disease,
7;tor of the Alexandria Gazette -:

To the editor OF IHe Ate1aH"Ft~ oo>etIe'
have seen many communications in the
Gazette on this suject-the Doctors all differ
;nc-aIl theories with no remedies propose
TO Give you facts from my observation. The
disease il fever caused by external irritation,
ond noisoping of the blood by ticks. The RENE
DIV is to got them off and keep them eff the
animal before the fever is produced. This l
have effected with the use of Carboilc Soap,
together with curricombs aud corn cabs-f9r
MANY of the ticks have 40 buried their heads In
the skin that the soap does not reach them till
they are scratched Out.
The following is my experience and o0serva-
t;on On the subject. In November 1867
brought in to this county from Texas 7OO cat
tle, no disease whatever to them or the natlVe
cattle followed. La the fall of 1868 MIR. WIND
sor. Of Alexandria, brought in herd with Ike
result, and the following Spring he brought ID
a herd with like result, but they had becn
wintered in Tennessee. None OF these three
lots of cattle had tick on them and no disease
followed. I had heard a great deal ct the
'Tcxas Fever" as prevailing in the Western
States and Tennessee, and that many cf these
States had passed laws prohibiting Texas cat
tlc coming in before October and after March,
in other words, except in the frosty months. A
Mr.. Eddins, in May last, brought 600 Texas
cattle. II DAYS from Indanola, into our county.
They came covered with ticks as large as grains
OF corn I bought 100 Of them, but provided
with the vendor that he should keep the cat
tie until the ticks dropped off, believing ii they
could disease our cattle it would be through
the ticks, Ia about 10 days [ sent for the CIT
tie, and when they came | found they still had
some ticks on them. [ put them on farm to
themselves, but 10 of them got out the same
night and came back to my home farm and 10
10 a pasture with II young native cattle They
remain there with them to this lime. At the
end of about 60 days these ii cattle were taken
sick, and on examination were found TO De GOV.
cred with ticks from the sizs Ct mustard
seed to a grain of corn. [ was from homo at
the time: on my return | washed them
| thoroughly Tor three successive mornings with
Carboc Soap, scrublng them With currlcomhs
and corn cobs until got off all, or nearly all,
the ticks Three of them that were very lar gone
before We commenced on them died-the other
8, though they had stopped eating and were
very sick, seem to have entirely recovered, and
| are now, after 10 days, eating and chewing the
cud, | understand that every animal that has
|, died with this disease (whcre there has been
close eyaminatoD) has been found covered
with ticks: also that no animal has had this
disease that has not been with the Texas cat
tie or on the pasture or roads where the Icxas
cattle had teen. have seen native cattle IN
fields adjoining tho Texas cattle for near three
months now that have not taken the disease -
The disease does not seem to spread from one
native to another, Or to be produced in any
way ezcept ty passing over the ground where
the Texas cattle have been, and lii every IN
stance | have examined have louod ticks IN
the pasture will state farther that these
large ticks that drop off the Texas cattle IN
about 40 or 80 days produce nlrlads.
| do no pretend to give tae theoiy OF inc
disease; only my observation OF it-hop!ng II
may he the means 0! saving some OF my neigh
bors cows-tor iccl sure .hat any one can save
their cows ii they vii! take mem m ttnte az"
clear they Of ticks, CarboIIc Soap can be ob
t"insS. an any 4pothccaTry, and think prop
.; vii answer X Ro same B haERRii
IFAUoU1ER COUNTY, Va, Aug. 81.
THE OLDEST REPUBLIC-Thc American
| Quarterly Review contains letter from U. ".
| Irving, ESD, giving sketch O.! his visit to
San Marino small republic in Italy, between
the Appenincs, the Pc, and the Adriatic The
territory of the state is only forty miles in cir
cumference, and its population about G,OOO.
The republic was founded moro than 400
| years AGO, on moral principles, Industry and
equality, aud has preserved its liberty and in.
| dependence amid all the wars and discords
which have ragged around it.. Bonapare re
spected it, and sent an embassy to express bis
| sentiments of friendship and fraternity. 1t is
| governed by captain regent chosen every six,
months by the representatives Of the people
(sxty in number)who are chosen every SIX
months by the peope..1If fe taxes are J6ht,
the farm houses arc nca!, the fields are 'Ta|l
cultivated, and on all sides arc seen comfort
and plenty-the happy effect of morality, SIM
plicity and trugality.
| MOSQUITO BANE-Thele is q cheap mos
| quito bane in vogue among the plantation
| hands and boatmen in some parts OF the South
which answers every purpose OF the mosquito
bar to the letter. 1t is common petroleum.
small quantity is dropped on piece of cotton
and then squeezed out as dry as possible, ater
which the cotton is rubbed over the lace and
hands. No mosquito will alight where the
scent has been left. writer says he has tried
it, and then exposed himself to clouds OF the
annoying insects on various occasions, without
experiencing the least annoyance. If the pre-
scription is cfficacious however there remains
this ohje c'ion-that the odOr OF petroleum Is al
most as disagrceable to man as to the mosquito.
The French have demanded as satisfaction
for the recent Chinese outraGes that three
mandarins implicated be given up to be shot
The negotiations nave been suspended, as the
Chinese will consent to delivered but one.
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