The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29
propagation and Prevention OF BIack,
leg in Cattle.

has proved very efficient in cases of
blackleg. lie says:
"When heller is found droopinp or
on its broadside, rub the hand carefully
over the whole body, and you will At
once detect the spot by the touch.
Drench this spot with spirits of turpea.
tine, rubbing some along the whole
length of the spine as well. DO not fail
10 90 1t II the creature breathes.n
lie claims that the turpen,inc is ab-
sorbed, thins the blood. and starts the
circulation anew. There appear to ha
two distinct forms Of blackleg; onc,is
the genuine malignant anthrax, andwill
produce malignant puGtuIe when inocu-
lated on man; the other is peculiar 70
cattle, ami is produced by Il different
form OF bacierinm-rounl in place of
rod-shaped-and is conveyed from OK to
OK by incubation, but moi from OK TO
man. In each case the affection is to be
warded off by the destruction of the
bacteriam in any infected locality. and
IN the removal OF those circumstances or
conditions which favor its preservation
oNt OF the animal body.
burning the carcasses of the dead and
or all their products is nanies,ly the
most efficient method. Yet the germs
may be destroyed by thorough p,trefac-
non. Covering the carcasses, etc. wild,
freshly burned quicbIime and DELAYING
burial until they are completely decayed,
Is decidedly preferable to burial at once.
but the products must be carefully pro-
tected from dogs and other animals.
burial IN dry, porous, sandy or gravely
son IS better than in Il tenacious clay or
wet loan, in which putrcfaction is re-
tarded and an opportunity given to
worms to bring the germs anew to
the surface. In any ease of burial
the body should be covered with
Guicklime. When it can be awaited of,
prolonged boiling or experimenting under
pressure, as in the city rendering works,
will destroy the virulence. The infect
ed buildings should be washed with a
strong solution of chloride of lime, and
left empty as long after rs convenient.
Infected pastures should be put under
the pillow and passed through rotation
OF crops, to favor the decomposition Of
all morbid products by repeated expos.
ure to the air and weather, before they
are again used for pastures.
The cure Of the sick is rather the eX-
ception. Turpentine is beneficial, not
by thinning the blood, us alleged, but
by checking the growth of the bacter-
inm, by checking hemorrhage, and by
stimulating the system and supporting
it over the most depressing stages Of the
disease. When the germs are as yet ex-
clusively, or almost exclusively, con-
fined to the affected part of the skin,
tho tupentine will check their germina.
ton and increase, and retard the escape
of blood from the vessels, which is one
of the most marked results of the local
action of the malady. Even when the
disease is more general, turpentine may
still be given by the mouthful in doses
OF one or two ounces for the larger ami
mails, either beaten up with eggs or
shaken in milk. In this way il will
serve the treble purpose of checking the
increase of the disease-ge germ, counter
acting bleeding into the tissues, and
supporting the system under the pros
tration. Even when applied to the dis
eased part, it may also be profitably
given internally. Carbolic acid acts
like turpentine, and may be used in
place Of it, diluting it with fifty times its
bulk of water to prevent it from acting
as caustic, and giving but one drachm
in place of one ounce.
But unless the disease and disease.
germs are confined to the skin and parts
Immediately beneath, a successful result,
is hardly to be expected, and this is
true, not Of these agents alone, but also
OF all other antiseptic and stimulating
agents that prove useful in this disease
The great remedy must be prevention
and besides the measures already named
as applicable to the diseased products
and soil, the exposed stock may be for
tilted to some extent by keeping then
constantly in good, thriving condition
without plethora or excess of fat; by
watching the state of the bowels and
giving daily doses of few ounces O.
glauber salts to keep them free and pre-
vent attractions in the third stomach, OF
by feeding daily one pound of linseed
cake, to secure the same end; by pro
tecting the stock against sudden ex
IRENE changes Of temperature, as from
hot midday sun to cold, wet or frost,
night; by keeping the stock indoors al
the time, or at least at night and until the
dews Of the morning have disappeared
and by feeding daily to each animal ont
drachm carbolic acid in the food o.
drinking water.-N. y. Tribune.