New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-03
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
ruv CATTLE COMMISSIONS REPORT.


no roor AND MOUTH DISEASE AMONG AMkhoAN
o.ruy-PARIIAMENT NEEDLEssLY DISTURBED.
W.suSGroN. Aug 2.-The Treasury Cattle Com
,;sson has made the following report to the Treas
urv Department Ia regard to the alleged existence
80 the foot and mouth disease among the cattie III
this country: 49,. prrsn
charges having been recently made In the bri'isu
parliament that cattle were being shipped from oui
ports infected with the "foot-andmouth dsease'
majority of the House of Commons having Voeou ~.
resoution opposing the importation into Great nii'
- .a, from anv country iu which said disease exs's
A. orr duty to state the facts OF the case ~ La ~
,h,. oouutrv ia ,opeerned After q most exicnnou anu
almost exhaustive inquiry your commission n -.
able to find no trace OF footand mouth a'e"o 80
from herds lust landed from Great brVAan' az" 80
h.,s have been in every segregated until Tue in
.ao hos entirely disappeared. The nature and scope
Of our inquiry may deduced from our report Or
Raxinning with the great rendezvous VI
cattle ut Kansas City, Council biuns ANU
Omaha. We have made careful lnVesusa-
,iops along all the lines OF cattle tralnc as Iar
as the Eastern ssaboard In this Investigation we have
included all the great socyacds where cattle are de-
tanned for feeding watering sale, ETC.; all the great
feeding stables connected with distleries and starch
glucose and other factories all the city diaries "nere
and whore the herds are repenso Oh
from such yards and large extent the great
dairying districts into which COWS are drawn from tho
above named stock yards and lines OF travel
Into the present date have made observations In
the stockyards at the seaboard. the terminal end OF
our cattle traffic and that 10 wnch all injection must
graytate apart from the imported cases above REFER
red to we have been unable find single case OF heI
and mouth disease complained Of The significance OF the
ent absence OF this disease along the whole Inc OF our
cattle traffic and herds into which this traffic leads
can only be appreciated when considered in Its relation
TO the nature Of the disease aud the uamistakaole mp
tom. of which 1t manifested. The following points are
specially 10 be noted:
F,stThe foot.snd.month disease is perhaps the most
contagious maady known. IL rarely enters nero Wlth-
striking down all the members OF that nerd snu
taneOusly or nearly So -, -.
universal on the part OF warmb0Oded animalS, but an
nresnosed To it, In cannot be overlooked covered
M therefore,, disease when confines lte Tafa
Iibn the range of the Infection contract and manifest
the disease readily and In as marked way as 10
cattle. -, -, ,.or. on manhattan ia rop,arrs
bly, snort The eruption OF the paady often taxing piaee
in thirty rarely being delayed even III cold
weather, beyond SIX days aiter exposure 70 hieeuo
There TO- 81 ni oferi but still apparently sound
animals wniie journey OF FOUR or SIX day. fIonl me
Nest vita the attendant pnvations ana IeDrDe exce
ment youd naliby determine the full eruption OF the
Gisease before the stock arrived at the eastern seADoard
and this although the injection had oy peea roceVeu
"' mani estatiou of the disease Is not only so
universal the herd affected but 50 prominent and u-
inIstakabe could not possibly oc overlooked No
one could ignore fST moinent ee s"oon Teosts, tno
The neat tenderness, swelling and bsters or raw
on RE udder ana iea,s and abundant froJhng
slobbering at the mouth frequent loud sDlsckng
noise with the tongue and palate and tie large
rounded bsteTs red angry sores on the mucous men,
bane OF the mouth. These cannot escape the attention
Of the owners and attendants. aud especially when
whole herd OF ten, fifty or one hundred are suffering
simultaneously Mucn less they escape the instructed
eye OF the professional veterinarian.
lie may well state that the invasion OF foot-and
disease tbat swept from Canada over NOrthera
NewYork and N" England IN 1871 created something
fu OF the subject, State boards OF agriculture
convened and discussed the subject convention OF
delegates rom different states met Albany, n. "
IL engrOssng theme of every local farmers club
Montreal, English cows fortunately occurred
u and the long secldslon OF the herds during the
ensuing winter virtually stamped II our, The injection
NOS having extended beyond hersD ncIosed pasurages
or BUILDINGS. Most Of our farmers are as ignorant
myasI0n eSI i boud % aeod f oar
ton with well the United brings
us constant complaints OF diseases supposed oe
taclous but We have found any evidence OF the
actual existence the foOt-andmouth disease at any
pOlnt among home nerds.
We cannot pass unnoticed the two latest mportaOns
of the disease from England Two years ago the steam
ship France, of the National Line landed in New York
herd OF Channel Island cattle suffering from foot amt
mouth disease. These were quarantned by the state
authorities aud the infection stamped OUT The France.
however. after an attempted dlslniection shipped
cargo American beeves Tor the return voyage and
these Oh ARRIVAL IN England were condemned as being
injected with footanG-lnouth disease IA.s was III
oouDtedly contracted on board ship The second |
s %soh in March, 1ss sndea p Ssoc
herd Of Channel Island cattle suffering fOoand
month disease. THESE again were secluded 10 /
as detected by the Pennsylvania authorities, ard
no evil consequences To our nome herds be traced
But the steamship kessmOre, alter attempted dlsin-
lection by agents, shipped "a cargo OF Anert |
can fat cattle, aud tbese arrival in Eng |
land were found to be suffering from foOtand. |
mouth This Infection unqusonaby contracted
on board snip appears 10 have been the man, II not
sole occasion OF TIE recent questions and resolution IN
British Parliament That the infection de-
rived American herds but from English, beyond
all dispute alike IN tuis case aud IN that Oi the France.
Two years ago. The Is iIue Of extensive IN
vason In 1871, which derived from i.a ported
sitedl
without having gained any permanent fOolhold
We deny that other cargoes OF American cattle
NAV have been found suffering from the disease /
question arrival In England, but TINS is amply
by the occasional Use for these cattle OF
head ropes and other appliances that have been pre-
yousy used Tor European cattle. But this point
insist with tue greatest confidence, that there no ey
dence eves<lat American herds now suffer
ing from fooand-mOuth disc ase and that there Is as
strong evidences vi It's can well be pro
Guced on the negative side Of a question.
THE HILL. INXESTIGA UNION