The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04

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PLY those pertaining to disease OF
the lungs. That Is, hog cholera :
a disease Of the blood, a contagious
fever. and consequently in some
outbreaks We find the local symp-
toms principally in II set OF or
cans, and in another outbreak they
viii be III quite different ones.
think this conclusion j pretty
well sustained BY al who have
studied this disease: Of the hogs
which | observed IN this section
(Buncombe Co.,) affected with
cholera during last autumn ana
winter. the greater part hada pam
ful cough. such as charactcrlzcS
acute diseases Of the respiratory or
cans. Nor should such facts cause
surprise. for with the disease nety-
est related to this malignant an
thraX) there is a like variety OF
svmptoms-in some cases no local.
cation whatever, while IN others
the symptoms may be confined to a
limb. to the tongue, pharynX, &c.,
constituting the diseases known Is
carbuncular fever, black leg, black
quarter, black tongue and malI9-
nant sore throat. Even in typhoid
fever in man there is sometimes q
considerable number Of cases IN
which pneumonia is a prominent
feature.
Now the quotation from DR..
Phares made bv DR.. LedouX IS
sufficient to show that the disease
studied by that gentleman was
either malignant anthrax or hog
cholera, but he does not give char
actcrs by which we can distinguish
between the two. and the chances
are perhaps about even as to which
disease was present.
In regard to treatment, we all
know that hogs have not sufficient
value to admit of a very extended
course of medication: with them
we can scarcely hope to do more
than adopt measures to prevent the
c~ausation Of the disease; and until
II states take sach measures as
are necessary for this we cannot ex-
pect much amelioration of swine
diseases. Hog cholera and anthrax
are the chief diseases to be guarded
against by legislation; both are
contagious, and both should be
controlled by sanitary regulations
the isolation Of sick animals, the
proper disposition of dead ones,
and disinfection of infected local.
ties. Animals which now die Of
anthrax are left where they may be
eaten by dogs, birds II other crea-
lures, which contract the disease
and spread it in every direction:
affected ores are probably even
killed and sold as food, undoubted-
" producing disease and death
among consumers; and IL farmers
are not aware of the terrible risk
which they take IN handling the
dead bodies OF IN cutting them up
for examination.
Again. there is little doubt
among veterinarians that the great
mass of cases of hog cholera are
caused by contagion, and that
proper sanitary regulations would
almost cause It's disappearance rom
the country possibly our people
may feel sufficiently interested to
accept advice on such subjects
after they have lost a few hundred
millions Of dollars more, if not. we
may at least beg of them not to at
tempt to shift the responsibility to
the veterinary profession.
Turpentine has been used fol-
both hog cholera and anthrax .
long time, and while it has in many
cases a decidedly beneficial effect. |
think | can say with certainty that
it will not prevent their spread; II
may in some cases appear to do 50.
it may when given to healthy ami
mails prevent their taking the dis.
ease (Which doubt), but there as
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