Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-05-10
Chambers.
Western Rural.
languages.

This terrible and loathsome disease
has recently attracted wide attention, in
consequence of having attacked two
men IN Genese township, Whiteside
county, Illinois. The names of the
men were Conway, father and son.
Their horses were attacked by what
they considered nasal geet, and they
doctOred them for that disease, and con.
tracted the CHAMBERS by their contact
with the horses. Chambers is an exceed
ingly infectious disease, and it nav be
communicated to human beings bv in
lection, incubation or contagion. Gen.
esally it is communicated to man by
matter coming in contact with sores,
abrasiOns of the skin or the delicate
m embranes of the nose. 1t is possible
that inhallng the breath of q diseased
animal may cause the disease, but that
is not settled. 1t may becOmmun.cat.
ed, too, from handling the carcass of
IN animal that has died from CLAN
ders. The symptoms and progress of
the disease are the same in both man
and beast. Usually the first symptom
is Transparent discharge from the nos
trils, resembling that which accompa-
MES common catarrh. Ia time this
discharge becomes Opaque and viscid
The discharge comes from ulcers on
the lining membrance Of the nose, and
is exceedingly sticky adhearing to any
thing it touches. After q while it be-
comes greenish, and then there can be
no mistake about the character of dis
ease, for 1t Is a sure symptom. The
man or beast will exhibit extreme Ian
guor; the pulse will be quick breath
ing hurried, eyes rad and watery, cp-
petite poor, and the nose win have
streaks or blotches of . yellowish red
or purple color. In some cases dropsy
will develope in the limbs or Joints.
The mucous members will show red
spots on yellow elevations, and these
develope into deep and stubbord ulcers.
The liberation Will increase, and often
become so virulent as to penetrate
the bones and gristle. The discharge
now becoms bloody, more and more
ioeid. and so copious that the sufferer
is sutfocated, and dies in great agony.
Wherever the disease exists, either
in man or beast, everything that either
comes in contact with is liable to spread
the CHAMBERS. Therefore, no horse that
has been exposed to the disease should
be permitted to come in contact with
others, or be permitted to feed in the
same pasture which others are TO feed
upon; and this precaution should be
taken for at least thirty days from the
time of exposure. When horse has
died with the disease the carcass should
be buried deeply, and everything it
has come in contact with thoroughly
disinfected with carbolic acid. The
disease is so fatal when it does attack
human beings that some of the veter-
mary authorities think that men
should not be allowed to treat
it. But the fact OF the matter
is, that when it first begins, it
is impossible for an unprofessional, at
least, TO tell what it is. Farmers are
not always so well situated that they
can send for a veterinary surgeon
whenever horse commences to dis
charge at the nose; and it would be
very foolish TO kill every animal that
should have such discharge. But as a
matter OF fact, men very seldom take
the disease, which is probably owing
mostly TO luck. Very few cases Of men
dying with CHAMBERS are ever heard of.
Bat when men DO contract the disease
and die /: is better to burn their cloth
ing, the beds and bedding that they
have used, and everything else that
they have come in contact with, which
can be conveniently destroyed in this
way. Whatever cannot be destroyed,
thoroughly disinfect with cafbolic acid.