The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02
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hal fsfn strapped in ODE low table,
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shaved Boo n cuur,e rs very large razor
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which in this Oase an imple-
mont about ths III, 10 a cap-0pcncr,
having sharp knife points that work
uIih q sprng liiIr iuc.s nns we're made
.n about two dozen place. Over these
yiru. wa, rubbed Then the heifer
SEA-. taken b. ihr barn and allowed 10
live for a week just ike ans other we'll
kept heiier, save that her head was
kept betwcon sianrhions 80 that she
couldn't lick the sores, and her bed was
made very thick with clean straw.
Plenty of clean water j. always kept IN
front Of the heifer., ~ DIR. Rose, who
hes charge Of the establishment, has
found by long experience that the best
results are produced when they have
plenty Of water. They are well fed and
given pasturage part Of the time, 40
that. barring u little fever sometimes.
they are always in the best Of health.
Before they are taken they are thorough
~ examined TO see that they are all
sound.
It takes about a week for the vacci-
nation to take Then the heifer is
again strapped 10 the table and the
sCih. are removed from the sores. This
reads n If it were a revolving sort Of
operation. but il isn't 80 at all. The
shayen skin il thoroughly washed, and
the .cabs then come of so easily that
the patient is hardly even impa-
tent Once in a while she winccs and
sometimes she tries 10 kick, but the
strap. don't let her make much trouble.
One animal Yesterday seemed almost to
enjoy the novel sensation. Sometimes,
though. they are restless and kick like
q steer This was the case with one
that got loose once aud put her hoof
under DR.. Roses chin. The doctor an
instant later found his head between the
stove and the wall and hi, feet resting
on the remains Of 4 light stand that he
had travelled over. There is n good
deal Of vim in n hciier's hind leg.
The sores don't bleed any, but from
them oozcs very slowly AN ambGr.color-
ed liquid, which the operator gently
scrnpes OIL on the end Of I'm ivory blade,
then dropping il into q little glass jar.
As soon as one is full another man takes
II and dips in II the little ivory strips.
familiar TO most people who have been
yaccinated, The lymph will dry on
these points in an hour or two, and then
they are ready Tor shipment In the brass
eases in which physicians buy them.
Flies are the biggest bother In the
operation. They have An Unsuitable
appetite for vaccine virus, 1t actually
intoSicates them SO they can't walk
straight. One good.sizcd healthy fly
will eat up five dollars worth Of virus.
There Is great uncertainty In the bust
ness, as one heiicr may give very little
virus while the NEXT will give 4 great
deal. On the average, enough Is So.
cured from each heifer TO coat from live
hundred tn seven hundred points. These
points sell at the rate of fifteen for two
dollars; 50 il would seem rs II the profits
are very large, hut the expenses are
pretty heavy. and the demand varies
largely, according as there is or is not
smallpox scare. Many Of the heifcrs
have To be bought outright. others are
hired. Men are kept on the road all
the time collecting them. The breed
seems 10 make little difference: per.
haps. though, the Jerseys give q liz
tie more lymph. Many farmers have
the idea that the operation ruins the
hcifcrs for any further Use, but DR.. Rose
says this j. not 50. that they are Just ~
well as ever after Il. In three week,
the hair grows out 50 much that yot
couldn't tell that they had been shaved
A hcifcr is good for only one vaccina
ton.
Sometimes physicians use the virus
from the scah. rather than the points
Some IT Il Is sold In little glass eases
made mir tight. The virus will keep
long time. This firm has even sent tn
points rs far on as China. But Of cours,
It's better when fresh. some physician.
Use the virus from the arm Of u baby
but most people prefer the virus iron
cows. Respectable firms take the great