Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-09-29
Chicken Cholera No. Nv.

asma'ic poison. and 10 one VINO mas
made the disease a subject OF study,
This seems 10 be the most reasonable
theory that has been advanced upon The
subject. l for one, am willing to stake
nv reputation as a poultry breeder and
writer, on the i.uth of the assertion,
that The same miasmaiic poison which
causes ague and malarlai fever in The
human being, vii. cause among poultry
the disease known as chicken cholera.
I argue from The fact that chicken chol'
era. ike ague and malarial fever, is con-
fined 10 The Sou.h and West. We all
know that cases Of ague are ofrare &C.
curence among the people Of New Erg-
land and the Northern states generally,
and the few unhappy mortals who are
obliged to shake, occasionally, are al,
most always people who lave ''been
out West" or "down South" and IN
doubleday brought The seeds Of disease
home iD their sls,em. Chicken cholera
is also disease hat seldom troubles
The favored fowls Of New England and
the Nor,b. and il never prevails as an
epidemic. TIE three OF iour cases that
I have heard o.. were al Of a mild type,
aud vie ded readily 10 treatment. Now
as chicken cholera IS COMPARATIVELY IN
known 10 ihe no. hera states, and pre-
walls q The mala,ial districts Of The
South and IVES, conclude that It must
be a malar'al disease, and although foul
air, impure water, lice ana MANY other
things may act as co-on9ratiug causes,
malaria, or Diasmatic poi:on must be
The sole original cause Of chicken chol-
era.
How does this pOsion get into The
fowls system? We'll, 1 don't know, but
l am Inclined TO th'0k that it comes IN
pretty much the same way that the
poison which causes diptheria, scarlet
fever, ETC., gets lntO the blood ofhuman
beings. 1 am not very well Up in medi-
cal lingo, but l believe that the doctors
call all epidemic diseases zymo.iej i. G.,
they ale caused BY mute animal
growlhs called mfuSonia, which may be
taken into the system by inhalation,
and perhaps by eating and drinking,
aud the cholera poison may come in the
same way.
Is cholera contagious? Opinions are
divided upon this subject. Eminent
poulay breeders who have bad expert
ence with The disease, claim that it is
contagious, and Others equally eminent
claim that is not. The safest way in
dealing with cholera, IS 10 assume that
it IS contagious, aud act accordingly. Ii
oae mai es mistakes, il IS always best
10 make Them on the s;>ht side.
PREVENTION.
Assuming that malaria is The cause Of
cholera, prevention is an easy matter.
Prevent tbe generation 0, malaria, and
you will have no chicken cholera 90
your premises.
Keep the poultry house and yards
clean. Allow no decomposing vese
table matter, no Glib or dirt Of any hind
around the house, yards. or anywhere
on The premises. The house can be
kept clean by thorough ventilation, by
sprinklipg the dcoppinss under the
roos,s every morning with dry road
dust, and removing as often as three
times a week, and thorough wh'ewasb-
lng every month or six weeks. The
yards, or if The fowls are not Lept IL
yards, the places where they congregate
most may be kept clean by plowing or
s9ading occasionally.
See that vour poultry house is dry.
tie yards we'll d.alned, and 90 sta pant
wafer allowed on the premises. 1fyou
attempt to keep chickens in damp,dark,
il.yen;ila,ed houses, and low. wet,
swampy runs, disease will 10 low jos as
surely rs two and two make four.
Avoid crowdln. TOO many fowls INTO
one building as you would The cho'tra
itself.
Give your fowls pure wafer and plenty
Oft. Use some common sense about
feeding. Not one poultry keeper n
fifty knows how to feed fowls as they
should be fed, but that subject is 100
lengthy to discuss here. l will only
say feed only good wholesome food,
milk instead OF N eat, aud Il f.tte O.. no
whole corn during hot weather.
Keep your fowls fee rom Ice
Ch'CkeDs whose systems are enieebed
by The ravages OF lice a,e fit subjects TO
cholera Or any other chicken a'lmeni
flat happens 10 come along.
When cholera is around among the
neighbors' fowls, use some disinieciaDt
daily. A cheap anu good disiDiectlpg
fluid may be made by dissOlving three
pounds of copperas n five gallons Of
WAFER, and adding halfa pint o! crude
carbolic acid. Iflhe a,iG IS rot at hand
use The coppeias wi,aout it. Sprinkle
The floor, walls, pe4cbes and ufsts. j.
is no earthly use 10 dose fowls with
medicine 10 prevent cholera uDless you
adopt the sanitary measures that l
nave recommended, end T YoU do Al
tend strictly to The SANITARY boslUess
you will have butlittle need 20 dose. l
don't believe in eteinally dosing chick
ems any way, il often does more hahn
than good. but when the cholera is in
the immediate nelghaolhood, it would
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