The Osceola times., 1877-10-20
Farm AND HOUSEHOLD.
what ss Wsrrasn, ar the Texas Csssi
rinuge.


H'iaax~.
We notice the disease, whose name is
placed al the head of this article, has
made its appearance in Illinois, Ohio,
New York, Tennessee, and probably in
other states, and that northern veterinary
surgeons, having little experience in the
treatment OF the malady, have mistaken
its cause and character. The oldest
record of this plauge is In Egypt, where
Il u indigenous in cotton region as 1t Is
in our sea.land cotton climate from the
tide water district OF Virginia TO the Rio
Grande. Before the exodus ot the
Isrselites il il thus referred to. 1t thou
refuse 10 let the Hebrews go, and wit
hold them still, behold the hand OF the
Lord is upon thy cattle which is In the
field, upon the horses, upon the asses,
upon the camel, upon the OK and upon
the sheep, there shall be grevious MUIR
rain; and the Lord shall sever between
the cattle Of Israel and the cattle OF
Egypt, and there shall nothing die OF all
the children of Israel. And the Lord
did that thing on the morrow"
This plau2e is mentioned OF described
by Honor, Hippocrates, Plutarch, Livy
and Virgil while its history from the
age Of Virgil to the present day is exceed
ingly interesting. IL WAS the prevalence
Of = highly contagious and fatal cattle
fever in Europe about one hundred and
twenty-five years ago that caused the
first veterinary school TO bc established
ON the continent. The true cause OF this
malarial disease WA not known until
quite recently; and'only those physicians
who make il part Of their professional
duty to keep posted in the rapid progress
OF science appear TO understand the
problem. Veterinary doctors in Illinois
and Ohio have very sapiently told the
public that the numerous ticks on
southern cattle (well known 10 many OF
our readers) produce the fever, corrup.
tion and death. They might as well
sscribe the manger in the dog to the bite
of fleas, or ths rot and ilukes in the liver
of the sheep to ticks in its wool. Men
often practice the healing art on farm
stock with little reading aud less science.
The light of truth Genes not when the
blind lead the blind, but from systematic
study and research.
Texas cattle, full of the germs OF muir
rain, brought to Louisiana, rs to New
Orleans market, do not give the disease
TO cattle there, because the local climate
is malarial like that OF Texas. Bring
these cattle to the healthy, non-nialarial
districts of Tennessee, and southern
organisms of pestilence find new and
fresh pastures, and cattle susceptible tc
poisons Southern cattle improve in
healthier climate, while northern animal
die from southern contagion
One form of sickness is contagious, an
other is not. We shall try to make thi
question OF contagion PLAIN to our agri
cultural friends. Cows drinking waite
,ron springs or brooks that have copper
lead or arsenic salts in solution, IN |
mineral district, may poison, little b.
little, their blood, mix and flesh. Suci
milk sickness is MT contagious ior thu
reason that no delelerious molecule o
metal earth OF gas can multiply itself
and pass indefinitely from one animal o.
person to another. With living germs
whether plant or animal, The case i
different. All parasites, whether visible
like nits and lick, or invisible lik,
trickin9, not only spread from one pos
to another, but multiply their species
with astonishing rapidity. The farmer
should know that every contagion anc
nlalarial disorder breeds true te it,
species, 80 that the organisms OF yellow
fever can not produce cholera, nor thu
germs OF cholera give existence to yellow
fever. Murrain Is thing OF lite, anC
should be dealt with accordingly. In
fected animals should be wholly isolated
cleansed by cathartics and strengthened
by strong bitters, rs decoction OF cherr.
willow and poplar bark.
sNany parasitic contagious are expelled
by sulphur; and to give cattle, sheep
hogs and hsrses lick Of equal parts o
sait and sulphur placed within thei
reach, throws the sulphur remedy int,
their systems TO act ~ preventive o
cure. For persons laboring under ANY
common malarial disease, one may TAX,
equal parts OF sulphur and cream O
tartar, in moderate doses, morning anc
evening.
Draining all swamps will do much u
purify the atmosph, re, and lesson il,
humidity. A useful book might bs
written on murrain climate of the south
drawing the line that bounds it on the
north irom James river in Virginia 70
the western bounds OF Texas In snothe,
article we will cite authorities illustra.
i'rc oi this line.-- N,saeihe .lmericaa.
tt~ans~s need wheat.