The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-01
eLAckLec IN CATTLE.
How to Treat Animals Afflicted with THIS
OhuOYiOus Disease.


Obnoxious Disease.
The so-called black-leg in cattle ia a
localized form of anthrax. 1t is also
known by the common name OF bloody
murrain. After change OF bodily
temperature and signs of fever, the
animal may be noticed to 60 lame or
have a peculiar stiff gait, and. on be-
ing handled. to evince tenderness or
pain on parts of the body. limbs or
quarters. Tumors or swellings will
appear here and there. more or less
rapidly increasing in size. Atfirst hot
and painful. they gradually become
cold and painless from resulting NOR
LITIGATION Under the dry and parched
skin, which emits a cracking sound
when pressed with the fingers. the
tissues are infiltrated by bloody ex-
travasations, which become gangren-
Gus, and may, if the animal lives long
enough, discharge a dark, bloody,
sanious fluid. and leave gangrenous
ulcers.
Backlog generally terminates the
animals existence in from two days to
a week. Young and thriving stock
under two to three years old are es-
pecially subject to anthrax. The rap
i'd progress of this disease in its vari-
GUS forms demands the most energetic
measures, but unfortunately we are
obliged to confess that the best devised
treatment is, in the majority of cases.
altogether useless. If the disease is
not very rapid in its progress, but is
likely to last two or three days. judi
cious internal remedies should be re-
sorted to. conjoined with external ap-
plications, though at the risk of fail
ure
If the inflammatory symptoms.
either general or local. run high. a
restricted diet. mucilaginous and acid
ulated drinks, inter, vapor baths. clys-
ters, are the general elements of treat
ment. If. on the contrary. the disease
Is attended with but little excitement
of the system, if there is indication of
it's influence on the vital organs being
rather more of depres sing than irri-
tating nature, then antiseptics should
be employed or medicines possessing
stimulating properties, such as CAM
phor, gentian, sulphate of quinine.
muriatic and nitric acid. etc. Lately.
the Use of spirit of ammonia has been
greatly recommended for internal use.
For cattle two years old and over. one
drachm is given in half pint of cold
water every ten minutes. For every
four months under two years of age,
ten drops less of the spirit of ammonia
is to be given at same intervals This
treatment to commence two hours
after the Glauber's salt has been given.
Scarification of the tumors. if at
tempted should be made deep and in a
cracial form; the wonnd should then
be strongly pressed in order to evacu-
ate the contents of the tumOr, which
will relieve the congestion that keeps
up irritation. The wound should then
he dressed with strong solution OF
chloride of lime or carbolic acid, fol-
lowed later with diluted alcohol or
tincture of aloes. AS anthrax in any
form is readily communicable to man,
! and fatal to him, the greatest care
should be exercised in handling ami
mails affected Herewith, either dead
or alive. as the arms, hands and fingers
may absorb the virus.
Preventive measures are far more
successful than treatment of the dis
ease. On the appearance of anthrax
10 any form in the neighborhood. or on
farm prevent contact of healthy an
imals with diseased ones. Remove all
healthy stock, and especially those un-
Ter two 10 three years of age, to fields
or buildings distant from those where
the disease originated. During the
season of pasturage such healthy stock
should then be placed upon spare pas
turage upon well-drained or high land,
and should be given at once laxative
lose of medicine composed as follows:
Dissolve pound of Glauber's salt in
quart of hot water; add to this solu-
ton pint of mOlasses and two ounces
Of ground ginger. Mix this with half
gallon of thin Cruel. This consti-
tutes dose to cattle over one and one
half years old; two thirds of this is q
lose to cattle from eight to eighteen
months old, and one-third to younger
)nes.
Keep supply of common salt, under
cover of few boards from wet, con-
'tantly within easy access of the ami
mails, which should also have ready
access to pure drinking water. Stag
nant as we'll as all impure water
should especially be avoided. As a
further preventive measure a seton
should be inserted in the dew-lap OF
all stock under three years old. care
being taken not to use the same knife
Or seton-needle Unfortunately to dis.
eased and healthy ones, whereby the
disease would be spread to all by inoc.
ulation. Dead animals should be
deeply buried in secluded place. in.
accessible to livestock for year
thereafter. The dead should never be
skinned. nor given to hogs; far bet
ter plan would be to burn the carcas.
ses.-Dr. N. II. Paaren, in Prairie
Farmer.
1t is comforting to know that, with
the exception of the badness of old
ago. the loss of the hair may be only
temporary. and that, with restoration
to health and the removal of the par.
ticular cause, the hairs will grow
again. A general course of tonics
With shampooing and proper applica