Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-08-07

was very red. In the fourth stomach
were found marked congestion and some
ulcers, varying in size from pm head TO
a ten cent silver piece. The manvDly
was filled with green corn stalks, grass,
etc, In a natural condition. The rumen
or paunch was partly filed with food.
and seemed entirely healthy. The meat
was very dark brown in color, less firm
than IN health, and possessed of the Pc
cullar OdOr SO often noticed in this dis
ease. The heart, lungs and nervous sys-
TEN were not examined.
ORIGIN OF THE OUTBREAKS.
At what time and IN what place these
animals became infected with the germs
of the fever are not known 10 me; but if
the information I have received bearing
on this point is correct, they must have
come in contact with the poison before
they were shipped from CALDWELL; for I
am told that they went direct from the
point Of loading to Kansas City
and that they were in the yards
there less than tWenty-four hours.
and that the cattle began to die
with this disease in less THAI forty-eight
hours after arriving in Kansas City. If
these statements are true. and the period
of incubation is not less than seven days,
as rule, then these cattle were not in
fected after leaving Caldwell, but were
diseased at that time.
IS THE ADAMS HERD DANGEROUS?
There is much apprehen felt by the
people in the neighbOrhoOd regarding
the liability of the disease to spread to
other herds, and the probability, or pos
sibilty, OF permanently injecting for the
season the grounds over which these
animals have passed or shall pass. In
the light of past experience it would
coo TO hot 1rrA
ton to be answered regarding these
cattle, and that upon this answer must be
based all future measures for the control
of the disease. If there are any Texas,
wild, "untamed" or through" cattle in
the herd then surely they are a danger
Gus lott but if they are all "grades" or
native" cattle, or if they have been win
tered north of the line of permanent
Texas fever infection, there is no danger
to be apprehended from their presence.
I confess that my Opinien as an expert
in judging of the nativity Of these ami
mails might be valueless were we
to be confined to the external form of the
animal alone; but there are other evil
dences, I think, that these cattle are not
capable Of spreading the disease. In the
first place they all seem to be of nearl
the same grade, accustomed to each
other, and from appearances they have,
they have been together for that length
of time, then the fact that the disease
has not appeared before this date, in a
latitude so far south as the Territory,
would seem to prove that none of these
animals were Texas" cattle, capable of
conveying Texas fever. Another point
is, these cattle are all branded with the
same brand and judging from theimmense
size of the scar, they must have been
~gr,I rnN
years ago. If these cattle have all been
branded, but one year even, with the
same brand, they have no doubt heen
together that length of time, and conse-
quently cannot now be dangerous to
each other. Lastly, no sane man would
send Texas and native cattle to market
ia the same bunch at this season of the
| year, unless, perhaps, he knew they
would be butchered inside of a week.
To send stock cattle to market
/ in such a way would simply invite
an inevitable disaster. The only con-
clusion then to which we can come is
/ that there is no danger to be appre-
! hended from this outbreak, further than
the losses which will be sustained in the
/ infected herd. How great these losses
may be cannot now be determined, but
| judging from the appearance of the cat
/ tie last evening it is probable the major
lily VI t1lO 1u1CClCo d1llLllGt5 LdNO GtAA CehNAy
died. About sixty-siX had been buried
up to o'clock last evening and about
/ fifteen others were sick. OF these last
fifteen several were improving and prom
! Used to recover, so that it may be reason
able to hope the losses will not exceed
| 40 per cent. of the total number.
ACCIDENTAL EXPERIMENT.
| An experiment was accidentally insti-
| tuted during my presence on the infected
premises, if such they may be called,
which in few days time. should satisfy
every one as to the probable danger of
these animals injecting others. L refer
/ to the unexpected appearance on the
grounds over which all these animals
! had passed of some of the town cattle.
If they become affected, then the whole
question of danger is settled.
am sir, your obedient servant,
A A. HoLCoBIB.
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