Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-24
DISEASES OF CATTLE.

lhe pi~'"iN"NS VI NPN'NiO
among cattle throughout the country
and the recent appearance of some of the
most dreaded forms of these diseases in
NJ, IIn,,,nshiro and to some evtant in
~" ~ 80. s.,,...,.,,.. a..i.I. H.,
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,ho q Iobnsburv J,pn,,Iljcon a timeli
noSs and v,lne which will he annrecioted
hy o,,r re.do,s nr Cnttino aoreeoblv
to tho direction of Gov pinpree who had
hoon oeked nv the selectmen of Cam
-. va ,,o;,,4 - ont.Ia oonn,is-
pruSe' w., W "Ppoiilo " '"'.ie
sioner, repaired TO Cambridge IN that
capacity on the 4th of January. The OBJ
ject of his visit was to examine diseased
herd or cattle nelonglng TO MI Nll''"n'
Mr. Prentice's stock consisted of thirty
six bend nearly half of which had died
The svmntons were great heat in the
head, staring coat, eyes and eyelids red
and slightly swollen. When standing
oneS noiu 'ie'i nv9. iV w., sido ~ sda
mich mncns Rms from the nose. some
cough, breathing increase about one-thrd
i'll frequency, being labored and with
some noise in the nostrils. No food ana
but very little water is taken. Youngest
portion of herd dead. Cows in milk al
most lihineulateiy ur9 W, any M III tMen'S
three recovering remain nearly or quite
blind yet may recover their sight later.
Ihey dle insane. mere Is lllai itn VI
gtea' pan III le' f anu ~
sickness
ru,,,nont
This was seemingly without erect
Some that were purged were given SCOT
mixed with hoiled nour charcoal tea
,,o5a of bo,,,oou h,rl- otc with No efrect
iii"ue Vi he,.'ioeh o''i NJ 49, w nv
secret medlclnes were also sNeii ny q
hompopath with no apparent result ana
YET much was cialliieu. iet LAPS H ia, l.
known the virtue RESIDING IN IN M H. drops
OF some neulclhe Ina, lookeu lihe ""'ei'
might nave 'houehC oe''er Vi H.
Sanitary Condition.
found the stables clean and wholesome
nhof md wnto, wnS from snrinns SIR
rn,nd;nrs oil Tn,,thf,,i ~
cummings GA '''
Post Mortem.
An animal was killed and post norton
m.da Ina,med condition Of nasal mas
ii'uo i,'ii,''ie' l,-, 49, p, ,
sages ana glatls very marked pralh a!So
showing lhllaIhlntloil' as Wen as op.Ic
nerve Lungs lully lllilale. anu solllt
WIaC elillrgeu. specimens taken lor iili-
croscoplc eAanlihaIloli'
Disease.
Irror ovo,,iro+ior of tho sama ,,ndar
P -, ,..u
microscope the lung was lo''ilu lteriliis
filled with microscopic worm, called
strongyli mcrurus This was all that |
was develoned NV the microscope not de- |
tootod h,, +ho oro a,d 70 tbis n,rooito
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o'iS ,,, vi'o ou;yI Ian CO di
t"t Ipon ~ 81 .ao JioasnI - tbo o
,.1n, ir,t Ta;r tn,', SIC ~ sinca amd
way ~ lev yeatt tro,,t ',i
mG 5aiI HIS Uai'es WI oio1i utuuoied
t Mor, ''e anu nc us, ooi,,o t 81
nien. 0',il nc l,'i iosi oiie y, NV uml9
WrnueI' happarehhtty WIN il,uar"in Pat
iuni,s ,,tf did lii, ~ oa7,sad thei,
death Said he did not specially care
about the strongyius, las salt and water was
his remedy, and had cured calves that
could not stand, etc. Yet, belleve he
wished that such disease had never
come upon his farm. Theifirst cases fully
recognized IN Vermont came directly from
his farm, being driven over to Fairlee.
(See 6th Agricultural Report OF Vermont
AS Mr.. Prentice oxen were dead ana
n
COWS were all dead, belleVed no great
mortality would attack the rest OF the nerd
ana the result mas SO SHOWN. Inc dlSease IS
however, a terrible scourge IN Europe, |
and may become SO here. mat 1t is anchor
ed IN that part OF the state there can be on
ing or purchasing diseased cattle, as 1t is
highly contagious as well as unusually
iatal. FOUND yong cattie mad been sold
from this sectlon, ana nave waited Tor
Inc disease to turn up until began to
nope my fears were groundless, but some
three weeks since received letter from
Nav Hamn6sbir A soviua tbot oaivas nv, W.
chased in Vermont in the vicinity of
Franklin county were dying with what
seea,,eG =, ~ pe anihl Iis or inur5ain, anu 10
Northwestern vermont wrote him
what feared, and on the 2lst a post NOR
tenn was had, which is thus reported
Another Cattle Disease.
.Some littla TINA .oo virr,ont and
bithertn nnfamiiinr Iioaaso 49, on" nnt
amnno a bard Of nattlo n,ynoI Nv E,,or Ut
Hi in StratforS n II "''e cauSiH,a snnne
1nca, nxo;ton,nnt a,n - w., uuiiS So''o
stock oNvnerS in tbn in?;n;tU ~ di rninS
s'oG WV owners In .he Vlei NJ Dr irving
heaitb has vistea Vi V ne her Io'i 81
made thoror,% 9i'e" most vne n nrIu, anu