The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-21

bnt ~ inspection has not been enforced
upon this class OF cattle the removal oi
| the quarantine against all eastern statel
rendering anch inspection unnecessaryl,
nave no exact account Of the number ol
mead thus brought into the stnts.
| About 10000 head Of southern cattle were
brought into Montana during the season
These were inspected at the points ol
loading, mn arrangement emineutly aatis-
factory to shippers. and as an additiona
precaution and n check against this inapec-
t1on, mn inspector WAS placed ut Chey ems
Tor three months to take up papers, stc. ol
shipments going north. The expense o.
this inspector was paid by Wyoming ane
Montana jointly.
The secretary Of agriculture will shortly
issue regulations regarding the removal O.
southern cattle north, and Inst year's feve
or dead line will be changed slightly far.
ther north and West, but ua ample notice o!
this change will be given. | do not antici.
pase that intending purchasers will exper l.
ance any Inconvenience thereby.
Compared with 1890 the past year has not
been 80 favorable for horses, several out
breaka of disaasea of moro or less serious
J.
be able to state, however, that there has
been graat falling of in the number of
elandered horses killed, viz: Thirty five
GOD as against one hundred and twenty
n1ne l23) for last year. There were sew
erai migrant violations Of quarantine re1u-
latlons during the year. formal complain
OF which made to the county attorney of
the county in which the offense took place,
but an not aware that anything has been
done in either case.
Probably the most serious outbreak OF
disease, although not the most fatal oc-
| currea N the Milk River district, where i
large number Of cattle ana horses were
taken down with what is commonly known
as foot-rot. Veterinarians have given
several names to this disease. indicatino
~ ore or less the character Of the trouble,
furunculus being the generally accepted
term. From all observations ana invssti-
cations which have been able to make,
also from the history of this particular out
break and from notes made by DR.. j. J..
Bradley. deputy veterinary surgeon. have
no hesitation in CHASING this disease al a
form OF anthrax. There seems to be no eues-
ton in my mind that the disease ID of a
courageous character, all observations
pointing to this theory, and therefore in
! any future outbreak l should consider that
isolation of affected animals was of first
Importance. Although the disease is sell
dom fatal, yet it often happens that If
treatment Is not commenced at a compara-
lively early stage the patient is rendered
useless for several months or possibly per-
manently. When taken in time with
rational treatment tho disease readily
ylelds; in fact. the application Of solution
OF carholc acid to the affected parts in the
1nc1plency of the trouble often has most
beneficial effect and eIeotually prevents
the formation of the tumor and prevents
"sloughlng," which is one of the most sefi-
ous complications incident to the disease
AS IN previous years, we have again had
severai local outbrsnks of typhoid form
cf fever among horses. This fever ia char
acterized by marked depression of the vital
forces, exhibited in the general weakness
tasthenia), by the high temperature, the
Thermometer registering from 1O4 to 1O6
degrees Fahrenheit. the frequency and
character of the pulse, viz: "thready,''
or what is significantly called an abdom-
inal pulse, the absence of physical signs
denoting disease OF the respiratory organs,
except as complication, and rapid ten
dency toward dissolution, many of the af-
tected animals dying on the second or
third day. Autopsies have revealed to the
unaided eye only slight congestion OF the
mucus membrane lining the intestinal
tract. and where the disease has lasted ten
wal kafa
the complications exhibited have usually
been an apparent disintegration Of the
spleen. liver, kidneys and lungs The
above LESSONS undoubtedly belong to the
enteric type of diseases (but are lackinc in
some of the essential features). and would
require microscopioal analysis in order to
determine between cause and effect. We
are living in an age of experimental invest
lgatlon Of micio-organismssand their rela-
tion to health and diseasa Profitable re-
suits have already been obtained in that
direction, opening up wide fold of use-
fulness, to wit: Texas fever, hog cholera,
tuberculosis. eto.
There still remains plenty of room for
further Investigations AID there ought to
be established experimental stations where |
morbid specimens could be examined. path
illogical processes mapped out and efforts |
made i'll the field of prophylatic (preyen- |
sivel medicine to check the ravages of dis
sases that decimate our herds. Nowhere ia |
;he old adage relative to the comparative
value of an ounce of prevention and a
pound of cure more applicable than in the
1omain of preventive medicine, which il
,eing reenforced daily through the un-
oldines in micro chemistry, hygiene and
sanitary medicine.
During the early summer my attention
vas called to an equine malady in the
Boulder valley and upon investigation I
ound quite q number of horses affected
With "spasm of the glottis.' widespread
opinion prevailed i'll the valley that this
rouhle was brought about directly or in
itectly through the water or sediment
rom the Elkhorn mill and l must admit
hat on first impression there seemed to be
good deal of reason in this theory. The
,lkhorn water contained large quantities
t sediment from the mill and when this
'ater was used for irrigation the sediment
'Rs naturally left deposited around. Iu
his way great deal was left ON the grasses
4 the locality in which the outbreak oc-
nrred and | have no doubt that many of
ae affected horses ate of this grass besides
rinking of the water.
"Spasm of the elottis" IL undoubtedly
isease of nervous origin. Its etioloyy.
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