Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES!

That's a bad report from New YORK,
which 20 reseuts a wide spread poultry
dfster1per; but not so much for the poultry
as for the approaching holiday feasts. Thus
far the rayaged district, as we say when
cities are burned, is ia New York state
and Pennsylvania. Imagine the conster-
nation in the metropolis when it became
known that the fowls in Washington
market had, in many cases, died OF
the ualsdy. The symptoms are described
IS similar to the "epizootic" which is rag
leg among the horses, and the fowls, when
attacked, set in the most grotesque Tsy.
They s,agger about in highly disreputable
fashion, ard give all the symptomps OF In
toyicstion. This is kept up for some time,
when death ensues. Though it is com
fort 10 learn, Gscolora'ions appear on the
flesh. aud the Gritty market men who have
-.iemp.ad tie turning Of an honest penny,
have hen. OF This evidence, brought to
sgrnrnar vrepeptance. The New York E:r-
press Of the 10th inst. says:
,,Tre avpcarsuce of the chicken disease
.rorr the poultry Of interior counties Of
~ STATE. whence our markets draw most
If tlcir. SUPPLIES. has created considerable
,n,,nofinl among dealers. The poultry
.-r.grsr, Of Duchess aud other counties
IN, isTae'v dependent on their crop for in
come, ard. being human, are unable TO re-
ISL the Golden seduCiiOns OF New York
dealers Mo offer them money for their dy-
frr r. ickeus. The market stands along the
rCrllrv-dealing quarters bear evidence to
Tho slIccess of these unprincipled vendors Of
diseased meats. The average price OF well
I'D killed ara dressed chickens is 20 cents
,er paunt. TuTkies are worth about q
.afts p,uud. The price OF the good is
rercra,iy maintained this morning. bul
many SANDS groan under the weight OF {
mas Of sttenuated, bruised, looking chick
ems ana furkips that the dealers ask 10 cents
fer. but ia hope of etfectiDg sale-thel
will take almost anything that is offered. 4
ul.Tc, Al the N would be sufficient to con
vince apy whose interest dIG not lead then
t.lliuxth fact, that all such offerings ar
unfit for human food. In most cases th
l.-sas afe amput ated. Along the sulfac
of lie neck and breasts the color show
copoe.tion almost to the point Of mortifca
tion. The skin hsngs IA parchment like roll
over ne attsHuatG1 aOhLclDJ' LUG ulSode
rms It's course very swiftly. The fowls al
taken with staggering fits, similar to Ia
hind stagcers in horses. These recur VII
r-creasiEg intervals, and Increasing VIZ
leDce. until the end Is reached, generally !
frcrp , to "a hours. Those infected, gul'
ed bv their instincts seek TO hide themselve
agccrawl away TO some corner, where tne
die in solitude. Tbi: is fact that brn!
some solace to the denizens OF boardlI
houses and other institutions, in when sur
opportunities 10 buy clean poultry are e
aerly embraced.
.'Ite fowl is killed when the hrst SYM
toms appear, and probably before it reach
Inc las, stages of unfitness to eat, because
short delay would give it time to hide al
die unrroductively. Half loaf is belt
than no bread, and if one must eat impu
meat il is a comfort to know that 1t is
good as possible under the circumstance
Again, in the latter stages, the head II
oGrpllv wells to great size, and u
would cause the nature OF the disease 70
Instantly detected. Fortunately, those W
desire 10 purchase only the sound
Wholesome will be able 10 distinguish 81
from tire diseased and the plague VIII 10
be Slightly in their favor by working
smailer price for the good"