The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-21
THE NEAT QUESTION.
PREVALENCE OF PARASITIC DIS.
EASES AMONG LOWER ANIMALS.
Transmission OF Tuberculosis by Means
of Animal Food-The Dressed Beef
Monopoly Of Kansas City and Chicago
Texas Fever.
To the Editor Of The Appeal.


above subject and with a view to the pro-
motion and iurthorancc OF this deeply in
teresting and all important matter, ask
space in your columns for few remarks.
A very limited number OF people are
aware OF the prevalence of parasitic dis
eases among the lower animals, and fewer
still that a vast majority OF the diseases
can be and are communicated 10 man by
the media OF the meat, and not alone the
meat but the milk IL, ii possible, a moro
prolific source by which the human sub
jet is infected. will merely mention a
few OF the moro common and better under.
stood of the diseases, viz Tuberculosis
uctinomycOsis, anthrax, scarlet iever
typhoid fever, diphihorin, glanders, etc
/ will mol infringe upon youi paper by
going into the details OF all these diseases,
but will merely cite instances in which IL
was satisfactorily shown that many OF
these diseases have passed from animals 10
man and vice versa.
That tuberculosis In tho lower animals
il identical with consumption in the hui
man subject was first demonstrated at the
Lyons Veterinary School, France, where
healthy young animals Of bovine species
were ted with human tubercnlar matter
lin which all became allocicdl. At the
international Congress on Tuberculosis
held in France during the past summer,
the major portion Of the members OF that
body (which was composed oi the most
scientific men on the European Conlincnt)
felt satisfied and were free to say that tho
diseases were identical and were often
transmitted from one 81 the other.
Or. ChauTcau, president, said before
That assembly, science having demon
strated that tuberculosis can bc transmit
ted from animals TO man 10y the ingcslion
OF the meat, II is npcO, sary 90 adopt total
seizure OF the flesh of inflicted animals
and 10 compensate the proprioiop Of the
meat seized.
II is a well established fact that this
dread disease is prevalent in all parts Of
the civilized world At the meeting Of tho
British Medical Association. held ut Glas.
gow ON the nth oi August last, Dr. Ear.
quhason, NJ. T., said that no doubt OK.
istcd that various diseases. such M anthrax,
were transmissiblc from animals 90 man,
but all were slight compared with tuhercu-
losis. Aud, referring Ia typhoid fever,
Mr.. William Brown, 4. H. &. s., related
instances where thcru were cases ul typhoid
fever at a DAIRY, and la ten weeks twenty
cases occurred, aud all the affected indi-
yiduals had derived their milk supply
irom the infected dairy. The water sup.
ply OF the dairy was perfect aud good.
There were no other cases ui typhoid fever
In the neighbofhoud But It was shown
that the COWS had suffered from a di4casr
having q striking resemblance 10 typhoid
lever. aud the assumption was that the
disease from which the COWS suffered was
typhoid fever communicable 10 man.
Dr. Hume bradford read paper ON
milk scarlet fever, aud brought forward
instances where scarlet fewer WIS IN tho
house Of the dliymin and yut there were
no other cases In thc ncighbnrhooi FROM
which thoy could have contracted the lis.
ease. These examines represent merely
O. portion 81 What Is known ON this
vital subject, ol which iho sum II our
knowledge Is us nothing he comparison
with our ignorance. An ocean ni truth lies
uncNplorcd before us.
Tho microhc theory appears destined TO
overthrow many old ideas and Co rnlghtpu
much that hns hitherto boon in darkness.
Before closing wish % r.ivr Ia the
dressed beef monopoly OF Chicago and
Kansas City, and iu DOING rp viii quote
Gently IN convention at Iowa city, iu the
course 81 which Judge G. e. Nnutsc said.
= "Ihc present price ul lrri cattle b. o mat.
Ter Of concern 90 every hrrrdcrui fine stock.
We cannot expect s,uyA mispu. a. CNprnd
money 90 10 have money On rNpcul In i'm.
proving cattle sp long as the business VI
raising slock lIf consumption IN uurrmun-
cfaiiyc. When great capitalists at Chicago
inaugumicd the dressed beef trade the
producers oi the Northwest had reason n
believe that the producer would be- per.
mitivd tO Hharu In the profit made hy what
would thereby Boz saved iu transportation.
The dressed beef trade has Increased to an
enormous extent aud The railroad com.
paniDs have recognized the prupuciy vi
adjusting their lrighig on dnJs,cd hrci
upon reasonably equitable basis. bat
the producer has -cyn prices 20 lower Than
ever The testimony given bpilW the
Congressional Committee urvniIy. in s,,g-
zion in the city ol g. louis. b. o. The ui-
feet that Eastern rHuTumtr arc PAVING
the same prices fuf lpOi that thuy dil
when cattle Loo ne Chicago market com.
maudci - to " pee cent morr than thoy
are nov bringing Tho charge o. made.
aud u would arDm with tu1 much pHapn.
that % syndicate ui huyyrs BuI plrkprI rx.
iE,s at Chicago thHt is controlling the urr.
chase oi cattle and iHr .IIr Ui Hr.. t,l
lcri, debating n' l'ufH.y what tlt pro.
ducer shall receive uu iIp uUH hand. and
What tie consumers thH' pas uu Doc
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