The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-03
THE HOG CHOLERA
TO BE CONTROLLED BY BILLINGs's
METHOD OF VACCINATION.
History OF the Investigations OF the Vet
erinarian of the State University OF
Nebraska and OF His Expsriments-
Science Conquers at Last.

bill Is before the House OF representatives
OF the Legislature of that State for the
building Of laboratory for the expert
ment station OF the University for the
convenience OF the investigation OF animal
diseases The members OF the National
Commission who were here few days ago
inspecting the work OF the present labora.
tory, which is in the University building,
because there is no other place for IT, were
delighted with the showing our young
institution is making, and expressed
through Dr. Shakespeare their apprccia-
ton OF the importance of the work Ne.
braska is doing in little speech to tho
Legislature.
Elsewhere these gentlemen have cor.
robOrated all that the Journal has sad con-
corning the great interest the outside
world is taking in these experiments and
the bulletins Issued from the station 10y
DIR. Billings have been applied for by
hundreds OF scientific men IN every State
OF the Union aud every country in Eu.
rope. The swine plague is found In every
land where the hog Is bred and the baCte-
biologists and Psychologists who devote
their attention loanimal diseases are look
ing for light ON the cause, nature and pre-
vention of this most destructive disease,
from whatever source IL may come.
a demand was made prior to tho issue
OF the bulletin by the Governor, the state
Veterinarian aud the Live Stock Commits
sion upon the Board OF Regents that
'public experiment on large scale be-
made by Dr. Billings to test his theory Of
If.
Stock Commission did not offer any
funds out Of IT. treasury TO pay the eX-
penscs of this experiment, n ils sole bust
ness appears 10 have been 10 kill glundcrcd
horses. The tone of the communication
was somewhat hostile TO all appearances,
intended Ia question the truth ol the inoc.
ulaiion theory. The state Veterinarian was
constantly disputng, on the authority OF
l'r. salmon, the assertion that the true
bacterius had been found 10y Billings and
an incubation would prevent the recur-
renee of the disease
Tho Regents. aftpr considering the mat
Ter, passed resolution instrucIng
DR. KILLINGS ~ MAKE TEsr
within ninety days ON a largo num- |
Der OF swine, and left the WAYS |
WAYS and means OF making such q test 10 Toe
Iound by him. Whether the action OF the |
Regents under this criticism was wise or
otherwise. DIR. Billings Eel; himself bOuad |
% comply Wlth IT, as lar a. poss,ble.
The Investigations IN which Or. Billings
y engneCd are carried on With the utmost I
inoonvcnicncc ior the reason tina, there Is /
n .-terainry 90 tLc iarm who're the ami.
ms eKFerIuleutci On are kept -ul d. is I
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irenrn .iir 1Buiu u iiu IuI,uu .a.iu.
b. summer iv Dr. hilima IL si-.n,J
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''tl1rl 0Fsl..I On lf one time Ea,.rs
tcCn taeuty De- bal Dol au ilu,aIairi
thirty y. =. and ID these tUU only bad sue.
cumhci tO the disease on exposure. these
two being oi the twenty which bal b,Du
only once inoCul1lcd aud -1 lightly that 10
did not take them or their feed or make
thcm pcrccpiibly sick. These two died
thirty days after exposure. while all the
healthy hogs not iuoculniod, exposed at
the same time. died within ten DAYS after
exposure. The doolor had scientifically
established the fact 10y his experiments up
10 that time that severe incubation
would absolutely prevent q recurrence at
the disease and that q light one would
probably render large majority oi the
NoCuiATED ANNALS nNuNE
he reported these facts % the rp,cuts
and also the fact that hog mucuinicd
with even the lighip.t amount ui atipuu.
aiod virus that contained the living mi-
crUbc would infect tie premises aud thus
would be liable 20 pcrICtuntc The disease.
lie further, At hD same time, Hgid that hc
bad little doubt II thc puctirlhlity oi
isoiAuug by chemical methods, the pio-
maine or blood poison that was the fatal
element In swine plague, which would by
incubation communicate the disease witi-
out The microlc. which r8u.Ul cHrain ne.
chanical LESSONS. gud render thc animal
Immune. This p,ominU hJs been isg.
lated in other animal Diseases by the chem.
isih Of Europe, and F used ipf incubation
IA the place OF u.cfuuys. utlcnuatcIby
being pNaCi through animal ur.tn.rp,,
not their natural habitat.
But Boz The iint plac, iuueu,ai'lul with
alinnuaicd virus. unl aliyrVJh with vim.
Of iull strength. were nrrrfary 90 osinb.
bib The discovery ol the real migrubr and
he fact OF immunity
4 number ul farmers iu The State HAVING
Offered their herbs OF swine iur inocu,a.
ion, the doctor made Arrangements Er
making OIL much ul "a public test" ,i the
possibility ui incubation and oi tIp inn
mun.ty gained hv incubation a. hp was
prepared 81 h1y fd. liu declined to inoc.
uiatc any that were not Isftlrd on sfnti,,I
known 90 be Injected hy tho rcrm. u8t IA
ground on which huH upeuurJ recent grt,
brcakf, aud whore The hogs kDpt vcrp in
due eluro expected 10 incur Tie d..,1..
| u hey we're not rendered immune in mo
way.
Two or three hcrds were inorulaicl s0cr
The discasc lad actually broken ont by
4 ue gentlemen sent ont 90 perform thps,
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