Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
DEAD 1000.
The best aud simplest Way Of Opposing
of Their bodies.

The Hest aud simplest Way OF Opposing
of Their Bodies.
The question Of greatest importance
to swine raisers is how TO stamp out
swine disease and keep them stamped
out. 1t Is certain this can never be
done so long rs II is permitted TO dis
pose of the carcasscs In any other than
the most cileciual way. Some sell to
those who purchase, rs 1t is said, to he
made into soap-Srcasc. l avn reason
ably sure that in some cases the best
of the carcasscs arc rendered ont and
the produce sold rs prime lard. Think
of that, city readers. No law can in
file, too great y pccuniary punishment
upon the man who hauls around the
carcassss of hogs dead Of infectious or
contagious disease, or who ship, swine
knowing that they have such disease.
Both these things are frequent, and SO
long as they are permitted the spread
of swine diseases is to be expected.
There are two methods of disposal-by
burial or burning. The former ismorc
commonly employed, but to it are many
objections.
II hogs are admitted to tho field
where the carcasses are buried, though
1t be three years afterward, they will
exhume the bodies. This know, my
own hogs having done II. And while
eating the carcasses may not always,
or often, cause an outbreak of the dis
ease, II will sometimes 20 so. ~ have
found in one seasons bitter experience.
Another objection is that urged by the
advocates Of cremation against the In.
terment of human bodies-tic decay
ing matter may contaminatc the drink
ing water Of human beings or beasts.
When we consider that swine are bur-
led on the farm. in fields or lots not so
far removed from the haunts OF beasts
and people as cemeteries uscally arc,
and that the carcasses arc NO put UNI
s,ler tho ground 40 deep rs are the bod
! les of human, sbehg4-wbperceiye that
tho objection applies with much great
or force to the burial Of the Sodics Of
hogs than OF human beings. Tho Of
fensive mattcr may find its way into
wells, creeks or ponds. Moreover tho
gases cngendered by the decpmposi-
ton OF tho bodies must escape -,pto the
air and will escape for SO long time
that It is practically impossible to
guard animals from 1t.
II the bodies be burned, all germs of
disease are destroyed. The ohcnsive
matters are dissipatcd and no hurt can
come to any animals from eating the
ashes. Nor will the ashes contahinate
the drinking water Of man or beast,
being harmless In their nature. Hence,
two veryscrious objections TO baying
tho bodies can not DO made to apply to
crcmating them. The third Objection
to burying applies to cremation also,
but does not amount to much. 1t Is
true that offensive gases arc given of
during the burning. but this lasts only
while tho bodies arc being consuped,
and during this time, and for y ume
aftcrward long enough to insure tho
dissipation Of the gases, stocktc4n be
kept at q safe distance. AL ihlhlt, ere
mationi Is much tl,c more safe shd ef-
fectud mode Of disposing Of the car
cases; and ! do. not think ills thvhore
laborious. ! find 1t requires no'morc
time or exertion to burn carcass Than
to dig hole TO holdit and replace the
earth above It. The bodies burn upon
very slight proyoeationi and u you
have any consideration for your oltac-
tories or for your health you win pre-
pare the bodies TO buiu and then strs
70 a safe distance. N y Tribsssg