The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
CONCERNING CHAMBERS.

Precautions Necessary to Prevent tho Spread
of That Infectious Observation-Disclosures OF
the Pest.
RED WING, July Ito the Editor: You
will confer favor upon the owners of horses
and mules, and other people as well, by the
publication of the $, enclosed article on
glanders The disease exists in several
places In the state, and as it is communica-
BILE to man and infectious to other animals,
it Is a nuisance which it is the duty of local
boards Of health to deal with and suppress
Asusual in contagious disease, much igno-
rance and Indifference exist on the subject
among those most Interested Local boards
of health, under the instruction of the
state board, are moving to quarantine and
control the cases brought to their knowl-
ton of the matter: It is needless to write
you that this is q very serious matter to all
our people. The enclosed article briefly
sums up our present knowledge of the dis
ease, it's varieties and their control VAL
liable horses have, within a few weeks, been
shot for this cause in our state, whose loss
owners, with the knowledge given in this
paper, might have prevented. Look out for
all suspicious cases and quarantine them till
all doubt is passed is the golden rule in the
matter, which closely followed will render
any wide spread OF of this disease impossible.
CHARLES N. HEWITT,
Secretary State Board of Health.
CHAMBERS AND FARCY.
The following summary Of the facts Of gland.
hes,ts FINISHED for populsr information' The
occasion, at this time, is the existence Of the
disease in few PLACES in the state. and there
iariy should be put upon their guard. and b
asked to cooperate with the local and state
boards Of health in the suppression Of the dis
ease. More detailed instructions and tnforma-
61V,ya-h In
health to local boards of health, which will be
furnished to any enc ASKING tor them by the
der two common forms, nasal CHAMBERS and
frey; sometimes also as an affection Of the
deeper air passages and the lnnga. So far "A
varieties, and the majority Of the first Of them.
In either form the disease Is CONTAGIOUS to other
animals and to man, though chiefly: confined to
: As an Infectious disease it renders its victims
nu1s&nees and causes Of sickness, and comes,
therefore, directly under the control Of the state
iished either form is fatal to horses; mules, and
other animals. and to man. The usual location
Of the disease, and therefore the place to look
About this locality there are In tho vast majority
Of cases three clearly marked symptoms. by
which any intelligent observer may judge Of the"
probable IL not the certain presence Of the dis
ease: First. discharges nom one or both nos
trils OF, first glairy and then yellowish and ad-
hesive matter. Second, hard Jumps, like split peas
irregular and hardened sores or ulcers, chiefly In
the partition between the nostrils. Third, A
distinct we'll defined and hard gland under the
Jaw, on one OF: both sides, first movable, then
hxed, rarely tender except at first, and as rarely
going on to break down into matter. All these
present in horse or mule and the case is clearly
CHAMBERS The viscid, yellow matter and the
open and chronic sores are enough land they
rarely exist without the enlarged gland as their
consequence to Justify crave suspicion and
strict Quarantine OF the Affected animal. If The
disease is known to exist In the neighborhood,
or the animal is believed to have been exposed to
infection, either of these symptoms justifes
quarantine till the exact truth is developed by
time, and Is q rule nosl0nR time will be neces-
sary. <
OF farcy, tho Characteristic symptom Is the
appearance under the skin Of superficial tumors
Or 1aroy buds, which soon. u1ceTate and become
hard INDECENT, open sores. Then appear farcy
cords, which are infamed lymphatics which often
become strings of hardened tum0rs, and may
ulcerate. Usually this process 10 slow and may
OCCUPY weeks, but sometimes but few days.
In all cases the liberation Is rather In the
lymphatics than in the glands. AS regards
DANCER to other animals the NASAL form is prob
ably the most dangerous, because the virus may
So distributed BY means OF feed boxes or BY
sneezing; but Ill arse infectious, and practically
equally 30 Hence IN the possible or actual
p9eaence Of the disease, It is the duty OF owners
q horses OF mules, first to look out for the first
SpDoaranoe Of any Of the symptoms above
I dn6wibed. net s o1lv IS In HIS Own N