Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-01
MInTURN ON THE STATE COW DOCTOR


We beg Won to lower your lance and
cease your fitting at the Kansas State
Veterinary Advisor, and the law un-
der which he was appointed. The law
is good, just, and desirable one and
we hope the "Doctor" is an educator
and IA competent advisor. There is no
just and adequate grounds that we
know of for the contrary opinion.
The most competent physician or sur
geon will occasionally make a mistake
in diagnosis, especially when cncoun-
tering new and strange diseae
gcons on earth rip open tumor on
the neck of man, supposing il TO be
an abcess when il was an anuariam of
the aorta. Death WAS instantaneous.
His remark, See gentleman. how
easy il is TO be- mistaken" conveys a
lesson never to be forgotten.
That CHAMBERS and farcy are incura-
BILE, infectious diseases of mans gaeat-
est friend, the horse, no well informed
person doubts. That it exists in the
county, no one doubts. | have seen
both on the streets of Wichita. Two
men in my ncighborhood owned mules
with farcy. Since the first of April
these diseases have been reported from
twcnty-nine counties. From som of
these counties but a single outbreak has
been reported rs yet, while from 9th
cas- score or more have attracted at
tcntion and given rise to just alarm
If we may judge from the testimony
given by many farmers and horse-dcal-
ers throughout the state, the yearly
losses from these diseases has been
steadily on the increase for the pat
ten years, until at the present time
they have reached very serious pro-
portions. Surely it is time to arrest
plague which in six years' time have
destroyed for one farmer in Marion
county eighteen head of horse: for an
onther in shaw hee county fourteen:
one in Jackson county thirteen within
five years. That there are many eases
which have not been heard from is
more than probable. for reports of
the disease are recveied almost daily
and the infected district is constantly
charging. Under such circumstances
the matter becomes one of very great
Importance, and unless the co-opcra-
ton of all interested parties can be /
secured the disease cannot be sup
pressed. If the ravages of this
plague continues unchecked, the vast /
sums of money invested recently in
high-bred horses will be SO eudanger /
ed as TO preclude the probability of
further investment in that direction. /
This alone would prove most serious (
drawback to the best interests OF the
state. for the improvement in the /
quality of our horse stock during the
last five wears has been simply Won
derful. The sheriff is the one by your
account that needs probing with a
sharp stick for not obeying the orders
Of his superior officer. Whose
duty is it TO appoint the
OF the property: The
sheriff is commanded TO kill. Is it not
his duty TO see tina, they are properly
valued, instead of consulting with
several attorneys in relation tn the
as if they knew more than
INV one else Ii sheriff Fisher does
iot consult his duty more and several
attorneys less, a Republican will wear
his shoes, or words of wisdom to that
fleet.
| never put my team in a stable in
Wichita without feeling of anxiety
is TO the possibility of their contract
ng disease. and las, winter when
vas losing ten to fifteen hogs daily
With an infectious disease | should
lave been very glad of the advice OF d,
he state veterinary surgeon. Ii is
most responsible and honorable posi-
ion, and is. hope, filed by n capable
nan, and il not, that is the falt of the
power and can be RENE
led. and will be. but the law will no,
'c repealed. Yours, MINTURN