The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-08-29

The Fatal Cattle Disease i'm Connecti-
cut-Rich Pasturage the Cause-It Il
Not spinal-Meningitis.

The Fatal Cattle Disease i'm Connecti-
cut-Rich Pasturage the Cause-It Ii
Not acknowledgements.
report In yesterdays HERALD from Newtown.
Conn.,, made known the rather alarming fact that
In the rich region surrounding the pleasant town
there was raging disease, especially among nne
cattle, which bade fair to do much damage. Out OF
ITO fouryear-old steers, brought from the West by
Mr.. Fairchild, seventy were seized with the dis
ease, and eight died within very short time.
They were nrst treated By the local veter-
mary surgeons as II they had been poisoned.
but, after the death OF several q post-mortem
examination was held which disclosed the fact that
the principal disease was IN the spleen, although
tue kidneys and bowels were found In an Unnamed
condition, set not sufficiently so to have caused
DEATH However, the doctors disagreed as to the
epidemic. and an expert professor Of veterinary
science in the Massachusetts Agricultural College
was called in to decide as to the mortality among
the cattle. He Immediately pronounced It anthrax
fever very closely allied to charDon or black leg.
A HERALD reporter, IN an interview with tho
Information In regard to the disease -
PROFESsOR-There Is no doubt at all THAT the
disease Is anthrax ever, which strictly disease
RRPoRrBR-And not spinal meningitis, a. de-
scribedf
PRoFEssoR-Not at all. 1t arises from rich, suo-
cuient pasturage, and cattle, thin and poor. are
REPORTER How Is the disease discoveredf
PROFESSIONAL first the beast loses appetite.
then w1thdraws from the rest OF the herd ana u
seized with lever and trembling.
. REP0RTER-How do you detect fever In the
animalsf
PRoPEssoR--very easily. BY means OF a "fever
thermometer which ID passed into the bowel
passage and Ii self.registering the normal tenn
perature--rangng about ninety -eight-ls found 10
be increased to l00s< In many cases wnen the dis
ease ts at Its height, gradually supsidlg (through
debility TO Its normal temperature before death.
REP0KTER-What 10 found to be the condition OF
the blood
PROREssOR-In all cases thin and watery, having
undergone important chemical changes.
REPoRrER.How long DO cattle live after they
are attackedf
PROFEssoR-From one TO I'VE days. 1t is not a
new disease, however; 1t appeared In Berkshire
county, MASSACHUSETTS,, ABOUT 1870, ana has been
considered In reports made to the state Veterln-
AIRY Surgeon.
kEroRTER--How DO you treatitf
PROFESSIONALISM carb0lates OF iron, soda and
lime; also with bitter tones and stimuiants You
see the fine pasturage produces q plethora or
good, rich Ul0Od ana the valves in the soenic vetna
give way under the pressure, congestion Is causa6
and spieens which should only weigh one and on0-
half POUNDS In normal and healthy condition.
weigh from seven to ten pounds during this dis
case, ana the speens become decomposod and In
capable OF bearing the excessive weight. This u
the simple pathology OF the disease.
kKPoRTER-Then understand you that no AMI
are SUBJECT to anthrax lever
fhoFkssoR-Preclsely So None OF the carnivor-
Gus animals are subject to 1t. Pigs nave It. and it
Is known as hog cholera. HorseE are affected By
IL Ia the same manner and 1t In TINA 10 shouid h0
batter understood.