The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-29
Chambers in Horses.

Chicago Tribune.
The prevalence of CHAMBERS liz horses calls for
the most severe measures for stamping it out in
| the shortest possible time. The chief difficulty
lies in large cities, since the mere killing of ami
mails infected-the only possible means of pre-
venting the spreading of the dsease-leaves the
work only partially accomplished. Without
the most thorough diSipfection of stables infec-
tion of other animals still goes on, accommodating
new cases to still further spread disease alike
fatal to horses and mana disease as disgusting
and terrible in its course it is fatal to all at
tackled. In the operation of disinfection the
chief difficulty lies in reaching every source of
| Judgment of the injecting virus. Dsinfecting
agents plenty, so far as articles are concerned
with which the disinfecting agent may be brought
in perfect contact 1t is, however, the cracks,
crannies and other obscure places that cannot be
reached by solutions that most to be feared.
This and concerted inquiry into possible seats
Of the disease ought to receive the earliest atten-
ton of the Commission on Contagious Diseases
of Animals. If the commission is to wait until
possible cases of diseases are. voluntarily re-
ported, the disease will never be stamped out
The commission would also do credit to itself
| and confer public benefit by an inquiry, by
competent and scientific committee, to decide
upon the relative values of agents as between
mere deterioration and the absolute killing of
germs of contagion. Many formulae are before
the public, and yet just what agents mere de-
odorizers though called disinfectants, is not yet
fully determined by either practitioner or chem
list, where they applied with free access of
air. There are two agents, however, that act
distinctively, determinedly and effectively in
building that may be closed tight. These are the
fumes of burning sulphur, long continued, and
dry steam. This latter agent may be readily and
effectively applied in cities 1t is confidently
stated that a steam jet at temperature of 1902
| Fahrenheit will destroy the contagon of chick
en- cholera. anthrax septic8mia (bood poison
| ing), or elanaers DR.. P. Redard physician in
| chief Of the State railroads of France say a Jet
| of steam of the temperature of 1912 did not de-
| stroy sucn germs. He advises the use of super
heated steam for the disinfection of cattle-cars.
etc, the steam to be supplied by locomotive
and superheated in a small coil of iron pipe heat
ed by external heat. In city stables this system
might be readily adopted, and where this is not
| practicable, resort may be had to the strong
| fumes of burning sulphur and tar long contin-
ued, all creyices being stopped and all animals
| being removed
| 1t would seem that the time had come in this
country, as in Europe, to require the complete
dsinfection of all cars transporting live stock.
These may easily become travelling vehicles
/ for Transporting glanders contagious pleuro
| pneumonia and other virulent diseases In Ger
many Austria and Russia recent experiments
| have caused the disuse of chemical disinfectants
and the substitution of superheated steam Why
| not adopt the same simple means in the United
! States? 1t is preventive means alone that must
be used to prevent the spreading of viruent and
| incurable contagious diseases of animals These
| are prompt killing and deep burial of all in
7 fected animals complete disnfection of every
| known or suspected source of disease and a
| thorough quarantine Of all animals exposed or
supposed to have been exposed to infection.