Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-02

nd fluid, and can paftin,is IN the ki,lneys,
'e = ,he ,n,c.tin,s. Hence 1t becoihes en.rr''.nit
hat in all those instances l ~ the Or
- ,hrn,,,J the skin 10 lnterruv,eu,
;itioH .uiv "aIm.J Lr,nr 1liosc that have 10 per
'orm The functions OF the SKIN !" I" sIn:.r md
20 their own, will BE- inc ,h ntsi IS a fact Will not he
i.ni,i by ANYBODY, who has ever y
cold. can he ipterrupted; .
iMe - as ,"nrds The skin can be disqualified
~, ~ ,,.rr"r,n Tia functions by several nieansi iol
BY inflammation III" -, . n,'i -
by u degeneration o. It's no,.,ruptlon OF the cncu-
i,tinn of the blood in tie capillary Vessels ny
vi Its pores by mtchan.oa VII. her h.r
..,,nitt.,i il remains TO ;iscerihin Whe.ucr
mr. mot those hogs and pigs that nave uiea Oh, OF
that IRE suffering from. Tue l,h;.c, ~" Smcn
(yulyo hog chOlera) have osen "gnn.t +, n c,ns.
,nt,I g ,areial interruptions cessation OF
the nersuiratiOn through Tue SKIN. o'n,n Nv
facts square IN ths rn1si In ali those hogs
ar MIS- Ihat have died with. or suffered lrolh'
Influenza, one or more OF usen.
cles have been at w ra, mi tn. nos or pIgs ausc-
led with the disease-at any rale III u .nat L
nave Sc. n, and l haYe seen over u .ho o. NJ
were very lousy. Lice irritate me SKIN, Aeep
in. same in n semI-intamed CONDITION, CAUSE u
gradual degeneration OF IT'S eAterhai inSti' ~
constitute, beyond u douD.' Il Sau n"I vi tn.
npss and pigs which have been, or wnicn are
vel, affected with the disease, hase petm eApos,
ed. day and nisht: v TO- NJ, 'Ds SO frSSaent IN The
W.st: some OF them have been Kept IN small en-
closures or pens without u rooi, anu others nave
been Kept IN large 8 ne, he.I Is;r I"V d in the woods,
in ~ sinhoIe-ielI. etc. Those in the small pens
mad to suffer very much from The accumulation
,f near during the day, and were exposed du-
rinv the niyhi to the chilling dews, while those
running ut large, and exposed TO the burning
rays oil the sun during lhe day. sought shelter III
Under u corn crib. under ! barn. on Al manure
heap. etc; crowded each other while sleeping.
became thereby heated ana lersPiring om. ,n"S
rose in the morning from their oinmon resting
place, Further, these animals, thus suddenly
cooled. by the cold, na3rntaS ar IN nnI h lmo sm NM
so That ut about IL VI IL O'Clock they were COM
PEELED to SO to the first best waterproof, where
suuh a Que was accessible, to take u bath: Ills
is all right and well enough, but i'll all OF those
| places in which tile disease has made its APP
pearanco, l have found the water, to which thu
| nOvs had access, almost invariably SO shallow.
| anu in such II limited quantity, that the roofing
| and wallowing of only one. or u lew more ami.
mails, would convert 1t INTO u sticky, selni.nuio
only very few anlmals-and those invariably thu
| older and stronger Oncs-WNl reap any beneli
from taking q bath. All the younger ant
| smaller ANIMALS (shoats) are compelled to wal
till the larger and stronger animals come out
| and will scarcely ever have u chance to. clear
| their skin from the mud o; the preceding day
Hence every new bath, being always y mud
bath, will have the elect oil c'osing the pores Q
the skin more and more enrctually. instead 0
opening the same. Ii such u process is repeated
day alter day, no wonder thai finally the pcrspi
ration Of the skin will be thoroughly Interrupt
ted, and that the result, disease. will make 1t
appearance. 1t Is different, II the herd ~ q SINAI
one, for then every animal will have. now ant
then. u chance to open the pores OF its kin by
bath in tolerablv clean water, and the perspira
ton will not be seriously interrupted. That tll
must be the case, is corroborated by my Obser
yatiOns, which show that, IN cV.ry large herd
nearly ull the weaker and younger animal
..- -. "a ,,r,vf 4 n fE.k .itSnnan Ia
larger and stronger animals, usually the tirs
ones who 90 to the water in the morning., hav
suffered much less, and have most Of them, Ell
ther remained exempted or have recover.d; ths
finally, small herds have either not suffered y
ali, or but very little. 1 might also mention tn
Injurious influences caused by the filthy an
muddy condition of the water which thu ami
mails, SO situated. are compelled to drink, b.
MS the same are only of subordinate importance
1 will proceed to ~ discussion Of those AOenste
6reathfn1. The same, too, are OF u dltlerer
character. When 1 first commenced my inves
tgation, it struck me. thatanl those sWinsmp.g:
t MSasa aa of Kansas CITY,, Westpo
independence and LeAlngton lead the mo-
who own but one. two or three animals, rs ais
all those SWINE which are kept by themseive:
either alone or only u ~ teW v together, AND an, i dina
herds in places-pastures, orchards or woods
coated everywhere with grass and perfectly de
r .itute OF dusty, bare ground, anu OLD mannr,
heafty; and that on the other hand all those n
r imals which are kent in yards, pastures, {
fields which consist partially, or wholly
dusty, bare ground, or contain heaps Of old m:
nure, have suffered and are suffering, SEVERED;
and that the mare. tne larger The herd. and u
-, herds. composed of 100 head or more, and ke
, ON such places the mortality has been as high
r from 10 to 100 per cent; in smaller herds t
! same has been from p to 20 per cent; and whe
. only u few ANIMALS have thus been kept togeth
where consequently each animal was only col
: PEELED to iniuie the dust kicked up b" itself, t
t mortality has been very low, or no -atal Gus
have occurred ut all. Further, in ull those cas-
. IN which the hogs have been compelled to i
e hale with each breath a large quantity of 81
and manure, ground 10 powder by the rays
the sun, and 10y heat, rain. wind. trampIng III
Il roofing, all the ~pOst-mOrtem examinations, a
8 1 have made quite u large number during I
last three weeks, have revealed rs princil
morbid changes, u morbid affection of the eye
ofthe respiratory passages (tlirO,
windplpe,, bronchial tuIes1 hepatizati9n OF
small ulcers IN the pulmOnai tissue, while I
II organs in the abdominal cavity were compar
r lively little affected.
il these facts lust related ore duly taken il
consideration scarcely any doubt can remain
to the constant inhalation of powdered soil u
IA VI the epiz0-ot,c intuenzI OF hogs. One M
= ask, ii The causes OF the disease are OF such
local character. how Gun it be possible that
re disease has hecoine such an extensive epizO-,
prevailing in almost every western State? I
=, answer is very easily given. The treatment
tue keeping OF swine IL almost everywhere
t. same. Our western farmer, Careless enOu.
is il possible, IN his treatment and care OF
~ horses and cattle, usually thinks a hog il
~ hog and can get along with with hogE
ia OF any description. does not need IL dry, CO
Portable, and clean resting place during
u. night. nor clsan and fresh water for drinking
the burning rays OF the sun, or against the c
r dewS of the Night.
! A great many farmers believe, nay, h
CHI themselves convinced, that the epizo-otIc IN
ne enZa OF swine is Il cOntugl us disease, and Ia
"a, kindly furnished me facts which, l admit. pc
or prepared to decide that question; because su,
m decision requires numerous experiments,
these l have not yet been able to make. 81
nd OF the disease can be satisfactorily explain
nd ana Is very well possible Without the existe
Of Il coniagion:
-. sREyENrIoN.
he Removing the causes constitutes the pre-,
he ton, but ! Will so u little more INTO details
ny am confident, il Large herds oI swine are d
dsd into small aiyi; ISns o. : or /, 4 each d
OF has u good roof. il every hog has access, sew
SEES times Il dry, to fresh and clean water Tor DIR
the ing and take u bath in, either in q large trol
aa- IT no accumulation oil filth and manure is all
ev- ed in any OF the sites, pens. or yards. in W
m the hogs are kept. and il. furthermore, all
-. lOOu % hCaitiy ANU oOaH'ip VplLO-ollC
CO. nuensa or so=calleI ''hog-cholera' viii
I'd cease to exist. TKnow very well many ii ful
es- VIII be disappointed by my tadyice,- W.
'ne medicines, and will think that to comply
Of my rules will be too much trouble altogelhe
.ses will say, II he shall not keep his hogs
ii Mhl k 1e. t sny f hs Viii II Ie e%erta i{Sfy n Msift jss # aa ns
hat those FARMERS who will consent TO keep
swine in y rational manner, and will take p
on er care Of them, will derive the benefit from
.wo scarcity of hogs thus produced. 1t will, ut
lost rate, pay much better for any one to rais
develop them to first class animals, than to
nay 100 or 200 hogs, to keep them '.hogsish,
ana iSsf = is or % = gs! : ssIs, asa 70 Il ! r ,Si @sr anl
acl port ports asHhae BESIDE that, tie Same e amount N q
To- that is' needed to prodGto 200 pound
and inferior and unh, althy pork. II the pi
ore' or in other words, III the old 'hogsish' l
0 be ner, will produce vi least 800 pounds OF
healthy pork. il the keeping OF the animal
pro- Il lids X. ll Il snis are n.ser ?%iola Iar X in:nen.
that hog cholera will make its appearance.'
II is One more remark In giviHs my. !
are thus candidly, and in plain language. 1t
sole object, not to blame anybody, but to
r. to out to my fellow citizens the mistakes con
a. Ted, moi by one or q few. but by the n n
therefore everybody who may feel that HI
ing, made mistakes may accept what have 81!
The just that spirit in which irhas been WRITE
lie to TREATMENT.
A treatment, in order to be successful
quires above all u removing oil the cahs
the enumerated. The patient must be pro
sid with 4 CLEAN and dry resting niace, must
erve fresh Dir 10 breathe, clean waiter to drink
This heaithy iOou 10 eat. AS 10 i tauie'tt 'it"t'
sion wouia Recommend 10 Hl'eht tho .h
am the disease, 10 each patient Il good eiiistiG
. are posed either of powIersd White white h in !
ility NAL is old. The emstic ID easily admins