The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-03-08

coming 10 us through lmpoItatlOnS OF
cattle from other countries. Recosniz.
ing this, the Government Through the
Treasury Department. has established
quarantine stations, wherever cattle Ell
ter port, where they are subject to
rigid examination by Il veterinary iusI &C.
tor, and are held in quarantine for the Ell
iod OF ninety days. commencing from tie
time the cattle were loaded Oh the YES
sci. This etiectually does away with all
danger of any new arri ais of cattle
effected with this disease gaining access
to our shores, and minsling with our
herds and spreading the rnalady. There
fore, knowing that there is no danger Of
the disease coming from other countries
to ours, our duty now is ~ get rid of the
disease that has come amang as, and is
now causing such heavy losses to our
dairymen and cattlemen. Set how are
acc to do thiSf
list. BY having all cattle carefully ex-
amined by competent veterinary inspec-
tors.
ID BY Slang htering all cattle that are
| affected with the disease, and remunera-
| ting the owner for the loss Of all such
affected animals.
81. Qrarantining all places wherein
tho disease exists, as well as places in
which l: has existed within ninety day $
Previous TO the day of examination.
4th. By properly disinlectiug aIiplaces
where cattle with tie disease are. and
have been.
BY following these me asuves, some
thing will be gained toHai'i elirctuai!y
protecting ou!s lives from the laNag"s oi
this dreadful maIady. am glad Con-
gress has awakened 20 the gravity o. this
question. and has passed It bill. :" ertiow
the Department OF Agriculture WIKI the
power to appoint Commissioners whose
duty it shall be to devise every means,
by which they will be enabled t. rld us
of this plague. F"rtun tt".y. il hes not
As yet reached Ike cattle OF uur wrstcrn
plains. f,,r cEce among them. the loss
would be iuciicUlable. nat only npaf,ci-
ally. hut the disease would so impreg-
nate the cIttl.s all uvrr our country, that
il would become almost impossible for
us to ever get rid III il. ! would advise
the cooperation of all cattle owners with
these commissioners, and thus facilitate
them in their laboTs to rid US of this dis
ease. AS an example Of the usual way
in which this plague is spltad,l viii give
the most conmtE:
4 man buys a COW from All infected
country or State. not knowing that It is
in 'ected. The animal is brought home,
and placed among his other cattle. At
the time of her intro duclitn into ihis
herd, Size is apparently i'll good i,"lth.
nothing Eo'Iced pei hap*, except that six
is lit'is out of condition, the cause Of
which Is SAID tt be dle to th1 long jour
ney, change of quarters. feed. water aud
surroundings. Now the period of incu-
| baton. (nr the time from which the aui-
ma. is first subjected to the contagion,
| until the velupnent OF the character
istic 5! mptums of the first stage occu-
pies a serlod OF ten Ga, to three months.
| Durin. IL Ii thi, time, the animal is capa-
| bic of transmitting tie disease to others
around her. Some of these animals
NAV succumh to Lhe disease, ht fore size
shows amy ralpable )! mt"ms 81 1t. You
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! the disease To his herd, and he will say
ooh no; she was in my stable seventy or
| eighty days, before she was :aksn sick,
and Some of my cattle That were bonn
! and raised on the place, died before she
was taken sick.
There she stands, giving the disease to
those surrounding her. and the last one
! t, be accused as betty tie cause of
the trouble. Thus, are many deceived
as to the tue nature at the dis, ase.
| may be asked. How t:leH alr Nc 10
know whether We have a healthy OF dis =
eased COW? as she may appear to b.
! healthy, ard yet be giving of the germs
of the disease to those surrounding heI?
( The thermometer is TIE only true guide,
accompanied by ausculiatin- and per
cussing the chest, and gaining tie pre-
vious history Of the animal. 1t is only by
| knowing these conditions, that We can
ii, terniHe the existence of tGa disease.
| \ y deviation from the normal temlera
ture, would cause an examination. to he
made, and should the cow manifest the
rlemonitory symptoms OF tho disease,
ample time is thus afforded to allow the
isolation or obstruction OF the infected
animal, as well as the segregation Of
infecti"a o: the bu ;lding ani il, contents.
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