Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-11
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ablo paper on black leg IN cattle pre-
pared by Dr. Paul paquin. Of the Mis-
souri, agricultural experiment staiioni
Black beg il a disease due 70 parasitic
bacteria Tor germs which exist IN Ger.
tain localities. particularly lowlands aud
luzurious grasses. and which. when in
the body Of young cattle. grow princi.
pally IN the connective tissue (bctwccn
the lldu aud nelD and In the muscles.
causing the appearance Of dark. bloody
gaseous tumors. The disease o. NOT trans
mittnd By contact but is inoculahle IL.
rctly. a. will be- seen further.
The natur, of disease then isi \ $40.
ciHc, infectious malady. contracted 10y
young cattle on Infectious grounds aud
other Infectious places, aud The essential
cause Is q germ.
a. TO the symptoms aud leri,ns shah
mention only tho characteristic ones,
which aro fever. lamoness and local
dwellings or black muscular tnmou with
formation Of gas thrsuiu. Tho ordinary
OBJ rvor may notice tho last named
symptoms aud LESSONS only.
A1a rule the proprietor Il surprised
one morning to find among his cattle
HE best. fniiegt cnli or yparliug or two
year oh dead. Tbs buiy is already
swcllcl % enormous proportions aud
there .ogms NJ clue 10 The cause Of such
rapid Destruction. Ca examination no
finds on tho body local place moro en-.
largcd than the tcst. and incntilug into Il
tho flesh IL found dark and oven us black
n tar Tho hand passed over the skln
covering this enlargement causes u
cracking or orpitating noise. much as
the crumpling Of paper Ia tho hand.
Tho knife causes scrccching sound In
passing through tho mass These pecu.
liar sounds are due 60 gns generated by
germs growing In tho tsiurA Exposed
10 tho air litiio while. tho dark aud
apparently bruised ncsh rcgains iia
natural rcd color moro or lc,s, but it,
natural condition in full
In the tissues 20 abnormal NJ The time
may b. found the germs of black les.
Perhaps then Tor q couple Of days
ihcr viii hn no moro trouble and tho
proprietor will then EEL secure. but on
the other hand. 40 10 watches. be may
notice y subject moro or Ices lame Va tho
fore leg orr IN tho hind leg. aud so0u dull.
ncss will b. aprrcciabl,
On close inspection and hand cxamina.
ton the crciitaiion. u not the swelling,
will bo detected From this moment Il
will not 10 long a. u ule until tho on.
largcmont will DO marked and probably
death will hayo gathered tho patient.
for vcfy Tow escape, evon with tho bcit
treatment, when once tho germs have
caused much disturbance IN the organs
In oirulnr the body. tho ini,.iincs will
BE- found more " les rudlcucl. c0ngrs.
toned and thlrkcnci. Tho liver and
/ spleen which in essential Charlton t1r an.
ihmxl rnd Texas fever Hru guffad and
e1iiencl. oiisf little " auy change. ~.
though they contain tho rUrms Tho
disease runs g. couuo Ia q Tow hours 20
a Tow days. li d not uncommon 90 500
demise within twsniy,fOur hours OF tho
appearance ~ tho nfst external filfuA
Consequently medicinal treatment IL
scarcely practicable. even Il there wgfu
any remedies capable Of positive service
ns curative agent Wo have. Therefore,
90 institute such practice among our
hCuls as will prevent tho occurrncc ~
theplaguc iust ~ pooplr tal,o means 70
avoid smallpox and tho Ike. Il IL only
On the lin, % prevention that W. cln
FIGHT malldici not amonablo % curative
treatment.
The remedy Tor the evil 4 preventive
incubation early. u this were practicri
/ by ovcry farmer. almost every animal 20
/ PROTECTED would resist
Tho hut thug 20 DO IN case ~ blacl,
lcg - 90 remove ui once FROM the place
wh.ru mllaly started 40 thc stock show.
INK 90 Sign Of tho disease Hul leave tho
t.ck ones thrrc Place the apparently
well ones On higher anl iuef lands u
possible, or IN yaul or open. won ven.
tIlltod stable, Hnl fcHl ihem dry fodder
for q wrok Or so, and riyo them plenty
I Of fool, clear watrr-n0t hlthy, liaguant
pond 90 pol wutar,
During TINT period, " you can procure
black lrs vaccine proper, inoculnio every
subject twice, I. o., az 1x or eight days
interval, and then nearly all. " not abso.
luiely an, will lio IA a position TO resist
tho germs u black beg. no matter where
exposed and shrro thoy may hnd them
All that l. necessary Is good virus aud a
hypodornic syringe