Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-22
OUR LEGISLATIVE LETTER.

tFrom our SPECIAL correspondent
To the Eiitor of The Hsrall.
The Legislature have their com
mittees mostly in working order, AMI
are fully in the way of business.
They have invitel Gen Grant to
Vermont and he has accepted the in
vitation and will reach here about
the 9th. The railroads will sell half
fare tickets, or in other words if you
buy members ticket so called from
your station to. Montpelier the same
ticket will return you free. The
" Vermont Medical Society" held
their annual meeting here on the 18th
and 18th with full attendance. The
officers chosen, were, for president
Dr. j. H. Jackson, Vice President
DR.. o. w. Sherwin, Secretary Dr.. L.
G. Butler, Treasurer Dr.. S. Putnam,
Auditor Dr.. d. G. Kemp, Council
ors Drs. c. w. Kidder, E. n. S. Nor
gan, G.. B. Billiard, A. p. Grinneli,
II. A. Cutting, J. II. Htmilton, 5. Il.
Corey, f F. Upham, Henry Jaynes,
II. ID. Holton, S. J. Allen, A. L.
Woodward. The meeting was one
of unusual interest. Many peculiar
and interesting cases were presented,
Mr.. Tinkham came before the meet
ing and reported a case of epidemic
among cattle at Fairlee, very fatal
and contagious. A committee was
appointed and reported through Dr.,
Jaynes as follows: "We find that
the lang seems infected with the par
asite known as the Stron9yItS Hai-
crurus, which is a much larger,
though somewhat analogous, species
with that occasionally, though very
rarely, found in the human bronchi,
the stroMgy3tts dronchi. Authorities
stale that the first named species, af-
ter being taken into the stomach Of
the calf, bore their way into the blood
vessels, AMI are carried by the circu-
lation to the lungs, where they be-
come cncysted and remain for time.
After, while, escaping from the
cysts they get into the bronchial
- -, ~y.--~t;...~y la suCiI large mum
bers rs to. cause intense bronchitis or
pneumonia. From the bronchi the
worm and eggs, mingled with the
bronchial mucus, are expelled in the
aGt,of coughing. The females which
are full of eggs die, but the egg, re.
tain their vitality for an indefinite
length of time, even though they may
be dropped into water, frozen or
dried. The eggs which are dropped
into water, or upon grass, may be
taken into the stomach of other ami.
mails, to go a round similar to that
just described. The committee rec
ognize the matter as very important
that the disease in question, which
threatens so seriously the interests of
the agriculturalists of the state,
should be thoroughly investigated,
and the means Of prevention known
and understood to the fullest extent"
In consideration of its importance we
think the subject is the appropriate
and legitimate business of a state
board of health, to which it should
be referred if such board shall be
created. Obviously one means of
prevention in the disease is the COM
| plete isolation of the afflicted ami
mails. Whether the use of remedies
will be of any avail is matter which
can be tested by experiment. The
matter was further referred to DR..
II. A. Cutting, who will present re-
port upon their nature, habits, and
also what is known as to treatment,
DC. lie is also directed to prepare
specimens for microscopic examina-
ton and submit the same to mem.
bers Of the legislature for cxamina.
ton. AS this is q contagious and
very fatal disease it, is hoped for the
benefit of the Agricultural interests
of the States that some provisions
will be made either through board
of health or otherwise to stay its pro
gress and also have supervision OF
any epidemic in the future.
| 49,. ':s4"H Truly yours,
MEMO.
| Montneliar VI Not Icth 1891 =.