Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-26
WORDS OF WARNING.

stocl,men Advised to be on the Cook Out for
the Deadly Chambers.
7, e the Gpiniou of the best informed
narsoDs that there is hardly county in
the state of Texas free from this fatal
eouine malady, and the annual loss re-
,ltjug is estimated at not less than 500, =
600. and It is probably much greater than
the best posted horsemen suppose. On ac-
c7uDt of the peculiar nature of the dis
eass-jts liability to be mistaken for some
less fatal disorder and the knowledge of
IFS universal outlawTy, own ers of gland
cred animals ignOrantly-Or knowingly,
Is is often the case-fail or refuse to
take the necessary steps to prevent the
snread of the infection, fail to give
proper warning TO their neighbors, or
feloniously conceal the facts. Such a
slate of things is Inevitable without
a thorough sanitary inspection, which
our legislatures have hitherto failed
70 provide. and is peculiarly unfoT tunate
at time when improved horses are be-
ing introduced into the state in greater
numbers than ever before, and a large
amount Of capital is being invested in
importing and breeding fine stock. a
correspondent of the Houston Post says
one man in the eastern part of Washing
ton county has recently lost SIP, 900
worth of horses and mules from CLAN
ders. A recent issue of the BRENNAN
Banner says. The farmers in the
Chappell Hin neIghbOrhOod have been
considerably exercised for several days
psf IN of fo If rrln dor
among the stock of Mr.. J r. Morris ,liv-
ing on Mr.. VIM. Mercer's place. On
Saturday a subscription was taken among
all the farmers and citizens of the COM
muuity for the purpose of buying Mr..
Morris stock and killing them in order
TO keep them from spreading the dis
ease.
About a year ago a gentleman in
BrazOs county lost more than forty head.
Col. Jot Gunter Of Dallas county, out of
herd of 500 lost about 500 head, and
finally had Dr.. Folsetter to kill all ex-
posed animals, and thus checked the dis
ease Dan Carey, a railway contractor,
lost between $4,000 and $1,000 worth of
mules. Numerous cases of-smalIer losses
are reported from various localities.
DALLAS county, 20 our certain knowledge,
mas lost over $4,000 worth of horses in the
past eighteen months, and hundreds Of
cases are fever reported. Last week DR..
Eolsetter, at the request of W. NJ. &.
Mn, Alex. BTOwnlee, Emmit Rob-
hsou ana other prominent horse
men, went 10 the farm of a man
named Hall, in Dallas county, to ex-
sulne some horses reported to have
glaudeTs. Mr.. Hall refused to let the
lorses be seen, giving as his reason for
Sue extraordinary conduct that the
nurses belonged to his brother, and that
LIE had been instructed not to let any one
zee or monkey with them. He also said
Iuat boss DOCTOR had examined
.lem and pronounced the disease
S'FangleS; and that his neighbors
we're putting themselves TO too much
trouble about thing that did not con-
se'u them. Such uuwarrantable con-
uuc' should stir up every man inter
es'eu III horses TO have these matters
!esuIated by law il Texas as in other
states. The recommendation of the in
.e.s'a'e cattle convention that 9 state
se'erlharau be appointed and sanitary
Inspection provided for, should be made
prominent Issue in the election of meEI-
o oeI> OF the legislature next falI.-TFarm
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