, 1870-12-19
THE CATTLE DISEASE
Its Recent mnntfcstntton In Dutch.
r~s County, n. Y+-Acsfon OF the
state Cattle Commissioners.

ITS Recent mnntfcstHtton In Dutch.
r~a County, n. Y@-ActFon Of the
SGate Cattle Commlssloners.
Fsan thk Aibony Journal
The following information In relation 70 the
recent outbreak Of cattle diseaso In Duchess
County ia furnished By the Secretary Of the
State Agricultural Society. Fnmars In ~
parts Of the country, particularly upon the
lnes Of through cattle tradio, ehou1d be upon
their guard, md, upon the first indication OF
below, ahould give iumsdiste notice TO the
State Commissioner nearest them: Tho state
Cattle Commissioners are Lewis +. Allen, (ad-
dress Buffalo, N. ~, u. R. Patrick, Msnliqs,
OnondaKa County. and Dr. NoTeau Morr2sr
SOL Mott atreet, New York
The disease Ia the epizootie aphtha, CON-
monty known ~ foot and mouth disease,
which Is at this time prevailing to a very a1-
noying extent in Great Britain. y ID highly
contagious, not only by contact with diseased
animals, but also By contact with the dis
charges from the aores, and the contagion
may Be conveyed By the matter Adhering to
the clothes {espeeiasty the shoesl Of persons
attending direased animals, and ALDO By the
matter id the dung and litter Of animals, on
which account there is special danger from
1t stations OF in motion. The disease il Also
readily and frequently (pe1haps most tre-
quently) communicated BY the discharges
dropped upon the highways By sick cattle
driven over them, and Tor this reason the
first psecaution to be taken is to prevent the
moving Of cattle attacked bF the diaease.
TIE ciaeass sometimes Affects tho udders Of
| co~s, ard. during its course (whethe1 aymp-
l toms OF its AHecslpg the udder appeaE or mott
| tho milk should not be used ~ human food Of
given to any arimala:
The d1.ease IL seldom fatal to animals in
| good be alth and coudi.ion; but, owing to the
/ pain And fever that attend it, and Also to the
sorenees Of the mouth, preventing feeding
the rick ANIMALS lose debh. aud consequent,
value to u great txtent. They should be sus
tained during ihe period tgenerai'y hye aly!
sore bs freque-t mes6es OF Cruel. ETC., whicl
it ia often necessary to Pour down thei
thtoatr, becsuse they refuse to take Any foo<
Voluntarily
! tda WeAt, aud, it is sald, alao in Canada Els
and IL OneadA C.unty. The number OF case
in Dutchess County {towns OF Pa1liug, Do
yer and L. 6Fauge), ~asstasod by Dr.; duesu
rrv, ,he Assistant Commissioner in charge q
/ the t1istfict cn the 5th inst, At about III
Tlu.ee will probably ba teeluded under d
Guc.ueey's car. tn1 supervision, 80 ~ 70 PIT
vent further m ecl,ief therr, but 1t IL state
| that h0me Gf the same cattle that brought tn
iii, ease to D,tchtss County were drive
through into conc &C: icut, and hare lnfecte
| lie adjoining district IN that Skste.
The Dutc.'tss c. unity injected district b.
been ,ielttd b: Prof. Low, Of Cornell Unire
~its. consulting veterinarian to The State Al
ticuNural ST ciety, who tends the follo~ir
.1iet s4at, rnent Of the symptoms Of the dl
| essc. viz:
i. FIRM tne TO sNo .aays. duluese, loss Of !
. l tx-,Ne tanh Ut mis-, O. co~s>- bot, dry tnont
wilt t. njeucy 10 grind tne teeth nd 70 slave
heat and tecde: ntA> t7c u fder and te4ts. II
Ii he feet, with frequent sh4tlDg Of The feet,
II toett lid Il anoag irritating ulat'er.
, 9. TN Ike rec N, tay, aoatuaant frotnins At
,, N. n.r, loud smackinR nj the lips and tougr
ssnt nest ard the tatGatton al h!latesa ot var.o
u 4 etzee, pp u an inch across, on the mouth. udt
:. ! ~ d tevis and between tht huofs.
\ J. In one or TWO DAYS more these bli9te
hu. st, teAyiug law sores and shrcde OF loose akt
q tts!se tne uNres hp, cn the loef OF the meo!a
= | rhe ten{ ue, on the teb1s and between tue moo
!. : 1htse dist hasEe au iHltattnH 6niu for so
. | ruse, theu ecah over and heal up, tn fhvors
| cFseF, in from ten tu 1fttt n days.
II 1t should E,e added that the milk should
drawn bY tubes Ct FInhons IN case the uader
tcats become 60 sore that the COW canHnt be mIt'
ns ustlal, ard tast the sick beasts should be y
1t uursed and nou.ished With so:t naashcs and CRU
CoollEg but nut purkatlve medicines hhouad
1 pirtp, III d the cores washed vita snine mild {
bo1lc actd preparation. or with week sosutios
b AJFr xfIff 1tt