Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-03-27
CATTLE INSPECTION.
Az Praise Due Our Government for tx
terminating Plcuro-Pneumonia.


it is impossible for any animal to
carry the infection to other local.
tics. The quarantined district com
prises Kings and Queens counties, u. l.
No bovine which once enters the district
is permitted to leave it again alive, and
as there Is no method OF leaving except
by ferry or brooklyn bridge 1t IL easy to
enforce the lronHiad regulation.
y l1rg" fore" OF inspectors under the
auspices Of holh IN" national and state
governments IS engaged In the work OF
stamping ont the disease,
Inc lHoinrrt n case OF plcuro-pneu-
monia l. discovered by an inspector the
measures l"Sort'd 70 arc prompt ana Ell
fectlNV. The disease InanlieSts Itself by
u cough and HNihcultN IN breathing. 1t
IS not, however. of the nature of pneu-
monA IN man, though the lungs are the
organs Altcctcu. lEH disease Is as IN
fectl"us as smallpox ana as distinctly
Sp'ciIr anu poisonous Among cattle Ill
districts Wh'r' the disease mas pcen more
or less pr NAient 1t Is not SO fatal rs in
newly infected districts. The mortality
ranges from ~ to 9Op per cent. W hen an
inspector detects case another expert
Is sent At once to confirm the diagnosis,
and Wilhu twelve hours OF Its discovery
the victim r. bought by the government
and Eiied. Inc same day the entire
nerd OF when 'he animal was member
is appraiser III lull market Value, pald
Tor by Uncle sam ana promptly slauSh-
tered. Not moro IMAM tWentY1our
hours are allowed TO eiapSe before every
animal known 10 nave peen exposed TO
the disease Is dead / he stable IN winch
they were quartered Is theh thoroughly
d1s'ntccted' and the further spread OF
me disease Is rendered almost hlpossl-
Die. In case the disease appears TWO or
three times IN the same stable the gov
eminent resorts to stllI more radical
meas nree. 1t buys the stable RACES the
pnldlhg' thorouahlY o1slniectS the SOL
ON winch 1t stood ana then nurleN II De
heath Tour trrt or more OF ca I'll:
Inc injected district on Long Island IS
/ really limited to portion OF hlngs and
very small part Of Queens counties 1t
lnclud"s much OF East New 4ork' ana Il
narrow h"t from Ne"toWh creek along
the county line almost 10 Crreeupolnt.
In ms district lh' government mas
bought ana hlIIrd thousands or cattle
since the quarantine was established IN
December lNN' since cary last fall
the disease has RAPIDLY disappeared.
There We're no cases IN November ana
one III Deceilher was 'he last on record
ne system "l lilSl"''SIol VIII Dc kept up
aI le"St SIN H,'ll'is d. Yer tlr last .'Se mas
t'cH "i9io2''' o. ny 'H"u '4il4o an
"''lSc' VI 'II' i'"FIcni anu VI t"c "a us
C"so 1t - "'l''Nc't wiz ~ p'9'V". AHo
"iS'e"li'c' '''''i'' 'c Pi'i''5"'cu Il. any
o'heI h''Hi'i 'H%" ny c''lV"5 ION. lol ~
u HcN TT lIu,tUc''i spontaneously III 'lli'
country MS mas "'e" "oif'"h!ly
Ii"NC' ny 'i' ~ ~ 'r'llilG W.T."
NE uisoaH' III "'l"0'i l''i'"' i''I'l'ilo'e'
NIlti'lT' -nI@9'"'' an" "'",t l4"'
'''' o"''. "S"!l'', '"o ''''o''N, l''S "''"
WI-'e" Sls''IH"'i0"'4N anu Icl'i,' ''SslN'
W iici'''N'' 1t iI'' "4'o'I - III ''i' "Cs'
'H' gov ii,'o H"9 P""t oi''i"9'' 'ue
county III iiic'i IT. has "'''IiI 'N'q' I'S''l'
Lively 'e"'' ~ '"''1' ~ " H''H' "'lei'
"'' " i'',''' 'I'',.''''N sue" - "Ii',o'''S %
'''' ilI'''''N - '''''i i''',,, " =! .''T
~, - ',iii'''' HE AL II'e ''i'eC ~,
'"IHI"l9 'tI' I'''HPt'2 N'ieu' III
i'e"l'llS ""iN'"IS "ie soi'' 10 pu''"ei lol
i''luIe'ti''9 H''"S''''' '""i "''nS cP
/ lpIS'u' anu lH' ON'l'l - ISliIIpulN ''l l''