The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-30
DISEASE FROM BEASTS.
DR., Hammond Tells of Ills That
Man Takes From Animals.
Olanders and Other Diseases From Horses
Parasites Acquired From Hogs
The Cysticercus, the Tapeworm
and the Trichina.


The fact that many Of the diseases
!. which affect animals are capable of be-
Ing contracted by man is no longer a
matter for discussion. We see evil
dences of its truth on all sides and we
make use of the knowledge in order to
protect ourselves from other diseases
to which mankind is subject. Thus we
take the matter engendered by the
cow-pox and by inoculating ourselves
with it protect ourselves from that
great scourge of former days-small-
pox. 1t is well known, too, that Pas
teur asserts his ability to secure the
Immunity of the human subject from
hydrophobia by inoculating with atten-
uated hydrophobia virus, but it is by no
means yet proved that his efforts have
In single case been successful. The
late Mr.. Darwin relied upon the fact
that animals are subject to many of the
diseases which are met with in man.
kind for one of his chief arguments in
favor of the identity of origin of man
and those below him in the scale of
creation. Thus, not only hydrophobia
and smallpox, but CHAMBERS, cholera
and certain skin diseases can be COM
municated from animals to man. In
addition to these strictly contagious
affections, the lower animals are SUBJ
lect to other diseases to which man is
liable Among these are consumption,
catarrh, apoplexy, inflammation of the
bowels and certain affections of the
brain and spinal cord, causing convul-
SONS tremor and paralysis.
Among the most important diseases
which we contract from the lower ami
mails are those which are due to para
sites OF various kinds. AS these some
times produce fatal results and as they
are all more or less preventable, l pro-
pose to restrict what / have to say at
THIS time to the consideration of some
Of those diseases which are due to the
presence of various organic beings
which man derives from the domestic
animals which minister to his wants.
Most farmers are familiar with what
Is called measled pork, but few per-
sons outside of the medical profession
Know In what the condition really con-
slsts. The general belief is that it is
disease similar to the measles to
which the human race is subject. With
mat disease, however, it has no analo-
". A hog that is measly is inhabi-
Rd' so to speak, by numerous organ
slhs' called, in learned phraseology,
syst'cercns, Or, in the vernacular, blad-
aer worm, which name is due to the
act that its body consists of vesicle
snich Is large enough to be visible to
sae naked eye. This body has COM
Mratlvely long neck and round head
|" ~hich numerous hooks are attached,
" means OF which it can adhere to
any part of the body in which it may
sesue' Besides the hog, it is frequent
Y met with In sheep. The chief
aanger to man arising from the exist
'aee OF this parasite is due to the fact
y ias prediction for the hog. 1t is
se''royed by a temperature of 40 de-
e.oes fahrenheit, and as we do not
a'en eat our mutton without first cook
Mg II (although mutton hams dried
saa smoked are sometimes taken with
" sa' oeing cooked) we are not very lia-
nc 70 get these organisms into our sys-
Gun rom this source. Certain classes
s'oar population. however, are in the
aa -aols OF eating pork which has been
a'lected to no more thorough cooking
@a1 such as has been afforded by the
s;aa aOae mouse, and this is never suffi-
su' 70 Kill the cysticercus. As con-
suehce the animal obtains a lodg-
a @ea' In the human body and if it is
,sa a'ens TO make its way to the muscles
smaln there quietly it does little
a, uo narm. But its habits appear to be
a'ory, and hence it not infre-
a'iy makes excursions into the eye
'e ofain or other important organs,
| rise to serious symptoms and
saehtly causing death. 1t appears
ma particular liking for the brain
-. specially for that most important
fn;,. f,u this organ-the gray matter.
uasy upsy, acute mania, imbecilisy and
sh;s are some of the conditions
~s4 are the conseouanea nj ito nraS-