The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-15
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
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Nothing Developed to Change.
the Result. 4 Al
1000 tlotgs-y "a -;
republicans Getting Ready
to Make a Kick. -" -.
Southern Democrats Still
Jubilating.
Report Of Pension Conmis
sioner Dudley. - =
A Young Fiend Attempts to
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Report of the Bureau 70 An
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WASHINGTON, Nov. l2.-Dr. D. E.
Salmon, chief of the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry, has submitted to the
Commissioner OF Agriculture vol
umlnous report upon contagious dis
cases of animals, the report being the
result of experiments and investlga-
ton made by the veterinary DIVISION.
considerable space is given to . de-
tailed history of the recent outbreak
among cattle in Kansas, and . de-
eriptiOn Of the symptoms. DR.. Sal
mon reachts the conclusion that the
disease was ergot!sm, due to eating
fungus known as erxot. Upon the
treatment and prevention of this dis
order he says: When the first signs
Of the disorder appear the most Inn
portant point to be attended to Is to
make complete change Of food and
to see that it is Of good quality, nutri-
tious and free from ergot It would
also be proper to give q dose Of physic,
from one to two pounds Of epsom
SALTS in order to remove as much as
possible OF the poison still contained
in the digestive organs, and
to follow this with soft food,
as mashes and roats. In most severe
cases rs those In which part of the
limb is already lifeless, the treatment
Will avail tut little. The greater
number of cases, however, have not
advanced to this stage when lame
ress is irst noticed and these will be
greatly benefited bv removing the
cause and placing the animal under
cond tions favorable for resisting
poison. A very important condition
is warmth. Even when animals are
f-d large quantities ot ergot they sell
dom suffer except In cold weather,
and consequently In attempting! to
check the advance OF the disease ad-
vatsge should bo taken Of this fact
by placing cattle in warm sheds. An
other condition believed bv some to
have much Influence ON the develop
mpnt of ergnli III IL the water SUI
ply. With plenty of water always at
hand it Is believed larger quantities
Of ergot may be taken for q logger
time than when the water supply
is d. .ficient. In cold winters
which occur over 40 much
of The cattle-raising country, it
Is difficult to induce animals to take
sufficient amount of water. A hole
cut IN tie ice will soon fre+ re over,
and the weather is frequently SO Sc
v~re that cattle will drink only y few
swallows OF water before they will
leave to seek shelter from the cutting
WINDS. and when later In the day
they tried more water drinking the
holes were frozen over. Where er-
gotism prevails watering Snould re-
ceive close attention. Ergotism can
probably be entirely prevented by
cutting hay before the seeds nave
formed. Both in Missouri and LII.
nois saw the clearest examples OF
this Hay composed of the same
kind and cut On the same land was
free from ergtt, or largely infested
with it, according as it had been cut
green or ripe. This matter Is worthy
Of careful consideration. Hay cut
green is more dIgestible and in every
way more palatabIe than that whlcn
isailowed to grow ripe and woo9y,
and the latter is much more llao'e
oproduce severe disease, such as IN
digestion, inactiOn and ergotism'
This fatal disorder may therefore OF
prevented in the future by proper ana
Careful management.