The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-11
MILK syCKNEsS.

A11LtA 1RCtAnES5s' = >. ~
Conjecture as to It's Origin = Remedies
Used for Tt--Precauti0ps Against H.
Where 1t is, SC.
From tho Charlotte O6seyper.
An old man by the namc of Wrickler,
aged 76 years, aud his wife and q son I'd
years ofage, died near Boone fortnight
ago from "milk Sickness" and 30 startling
an event as that in quiet country, is the
topic of conversation everywhere in the
community and continues for long time.
1t has elected the history of similar Deaths
and induced indiyiduals 10 give thoir ex-
perienco ard opinions upon this mysteri.
Gus subiec;, From these your correspon-
dent selects various statements and con-
lectures. many, it is true. conflicting.
but nevertheless novel and interesting.
The symptoms of the disease, as deyel-
oped ia mon are very great nausea and q
high degree of nervous excitement, end
ding in tremblings, COMMISSIONS and
death. Fever of low typo accompanies
z 1t, aud inexperienced physicians often
trent it for typhoid fever in its first
stages. heard an intelligent physician
say that his graduating thesis was upon
milk sickness," for which ha was com.
pliinentsd, and that the first casa of the
kind he was called to attend he failed to
recognize the disease, and was treating it
for typhoid fever, until an old lady of
the neighborhood happened at the house,
and inquired IL there was not mill, sick.
ness in the house, and on the physician
asking why, replied that she snnoiIed It..
The doctor says shs was correct, and that
mis- subsequent experience taught him
chat there is peculiar odor emanating
from this disease which Is easily rccog.
: ;iized By ttihvs6 thvs6 familiar with it.
HOW 1T rs COMMUNICATED.
Persona are poisoned either by eating
the flesh of cattle or sheep that have fed
upon 1t, or drinking the milk or by eat.
ing butter mfde from the cream. It 10
the better opinion that meat which has
been saltad a1d had 10 take the salt will
not produce the sickness, and for the same
reason butter we'll salted may be eaten
with impunity, though there are many
we'll informed persons whosa that this
ls by no means sure preventive. Cat
s tie often acquire the disease and It lies
dormant 1t the system and undiscovered
until they are dri-fen and heated, and
then 1t Is developed, and the same applies
occasionally TO persons who are not bad
ly poisnned. It 10 said that cows giving
milk dc not suffer. while the calf sucking
the milk dies. Bnttormilk very seldom.
II eyer poisons, tho poison goes of In the
butter.
WHAT CAUSES THE PoIsoEs.
Science nor observation has ever set.
lied this question satisfactorily or even
with probable certainty. An Intelligent
fartaer Of this county says the poison on
8 ly Sists along tho great copper or lead
beps which paGsl through Che State. and
4 that IL can be traced In this way from
DucktnWn 10 Orc Knob, and he infg,g
therefore that 1t 10 mineral poison
3 eysporating from -9ppe1sore. He cites
{ the fpt3 that fish always die in; the
8 streams hear copper mines. I found is
70 30 the prevailing opinion In the coun.
ties Of Haywood, Macon and Cherokee
that it was produced by cobalt, mineral
generally known 5indaf the p6pnlaT name
OF eHy poison" They think in damp
5 places it cFystalizes on the rocks and
\ cattig iiCk it and in that way become IN.
b aected With the p0ignsls tx ~ tlT E@
There are many, and perhapga b major.
ity OF the people, who believe that tho
poison is vegetable, and that cattle ac-
qnire it by eating grasses In certain vi
entities, generally In 0oves on the North
side of monnntains. They say. and this
10 admitted, that cattle kept up until the
dew Is OH the grass in tho morning sell
dom get poisoned, and that it does not
eAise IN Southern exposurfsl where the
> sun can penetrate and dry the geaaa ear
~, They cite instances Of cattle feeding
In She same range, and those that come
TO IT from o distance are not infected be-
cause they do not get thera early;in the
morning, wi % those who feed In the
same spot co ~ sicken and die. I;heard
one old gentleman OF intelligence PIT
that there is d disense known generally
s here as fall poison.n which very greatly
resembles amilk aickness," and people
think it is the same disease. Ills often
contracted by cattle from eating grass.
that was allowed to stand ia the, mead,
/ oWs Entil tho frosts fell upon II, and that
1t ia occasionally produced by eating oats
i or Eye that lay upon che ground TOO long
have no doubt, 10 identical With milk
lSleisfs ess. 4 le eyrnp tpInH described are
apinionB, and yol can Zee how unceftain
aro tho sources of this mysterious disease
It is merely conjecture Is yet what pro-
8duceE it, 81
THE nEaTgDIEs. &
y This Is the niost pleasant part OF the
suhiect under discussion. Brandy and
honey mixed and staesi In large doses ID
tbs universal yemedy, and Is said to be q
sracific when administered ia the early
Stages of tho disease. The revenue offi.
Gers hgge made the reIae ae.zass = - ssaYce and
costly that many die now Who might 9th.
gssyise be sstofel. TlsD sS7Erjcklefs wero
too poor To procure the remedy as is
said that d woman suffering froSS milk
poison oeu drink o quart os apple brandy
igith5lit becoraing intoxicated. Brandy
operates In this disease like it does on
smoke Fgiboa. ApEopag stc fhis I heard,
enc gen tlefni!Il any THAT he lcnsW two cas-.
yes cured bY.a quaek doctor, s7h6 adn.ia.
!stetea to his patients the broth from
It Il q elhtsd OF tsgo prot essedfy pfon5
pcrsoiis in this ZION that they conclud-
cd they had afnii 6 Sick moss :, aid 10 tcst
il sent off for some brand and honeY aud
began to use ahe remedy hing the
effect Of the dose as d test 0s The 5ressncs
sof the disease Fas Talatable and they
repeated often and were converting Ia
line hsinlor when d S ghai roosser 30.
loHeing To ofie of tho par es eaiae stalk