The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-04-15


sala not Sc expected sAat she
oe 81 fattening goes on vers briefs
the aaasons WHOM these inaec
aehd but ON the eoasrae .he wos.
isa aimals, kept tran ms lacs aantig
aav and night. With nover-dying hops
" passing beyond tlseir infections
often bacomo auito lean and q this
sometim6s continues until late il the
nntnmn many cattle So into the viuter
y Int moor condition to Withstand I'M
element weather. And. although our
winters IRE generally 30 mild Ms not to
reonire shelter from cold for animals,
vet the general wetness Of those sea
sons leaves very little dry eround on
this savannah land, and the suffering
from this source is, unfrequently at-
tended Of followed BY serious loss.
The prevailing want Of fresh, whole
some water during protrncted drouths
il also source Of much evil to this IN
tsrest and this want sometimes reaches
a degree Of absolute restitution, when
Il Is pitiful sight ID look upon great
collections of stock 81 every kind com.
pacttv uedged each between others, in
and around small pools Of miserable,
disgusting auia, the nnwholesome odor
nom which viii reach the nostrils 90
some distance Oh, may be, you viii lind
small groups gathered here and there
on the gulf shore, with half closed eyes,
dropping heads, and every aspect Of list
lessness, watching the, to them, cheat
ing semblsnce Of fresh water, which,
at one time, will play aroulaa their feet,
with merry leap and giddy edaiea, and
anon, retreat tantalizingly, shrinking
into the bosom III the deep. But they
have already dipped their dusty nostrils
within its briny food, and found That
instead Of assuaging the burning thirst
il has only added teniold fury tt the
raging demon witliin.
These seasons of water famine are the
almost certain precursors Of heavy bar
vests Of hides And we naturally won.
der that they IRE permitted ID operate
50 destructfvely upon so fruitful d
source Of income to this population,
when we learn that wholesome water in
tile most copious supplies may be had
almost everywhere upon these coast
ridges, or marshes. 1T from si0 70 twelve
feet below the earth's smgface and ~
the expense Of an insignifieant anlOuni
of money Of labor, applied to this pur-
pose, liz every one iaterested, the sntiet
range would be most bonntifully tar.
| nished. 4 have heard chat early ia tht
existence Of Cmneron parish, the Police
Jrfy gnaoted ah ordinance apprapri
ating portion of the revenue derived
from the sale Of unbranded stock e
this beuefcent purpose, but haze no.
heard that this ordinance has any where
been carried ont.
We have yet, To be added to the Us
| Of detriment, the many maladies tina
stock flesh Is heir to. Aud Is 70 this
the old and knowing ones declare tina
they are liable b more disea; es her
than in any otheg part OF the world
| That We have a full ahare Of these, Their
is no room to doubt; and sometime
epidemic disorders sweep off larg
quantities. But it is worthy Of observa
ton, that these fatal maladies rarel.
OCCUR when the cattle are ID good
thrifty condition. and We are thus II,
"a tie conclusion, chat they are induce
by the overstocking ol the pasturage
OF nom one OF more Of the evils alread
mentioned.
I However, THE may be. and notWith
standing chs detrimenss enumerate
and omitted, Il am inclined 70 belisv
that there are very few localities in On
country, where this business is pre-
duetive 81 creator money profits tha
here. stock-raisers are turning thei
attention to Tbs raising their youn
; stock gentle, a. Ear as possible, 50 tlii
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