The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-26
THIRD EDITION.
ANTHRAX.

f1isteric and Scientific Information /
~ the Contagious Cattle Plague ny
The Farmers Institute.
The Newport meeting on Aug. 25th. /
especially discussed Anthrax or Spleen I
&c Fever. j. J. Black, NJ. b., presided
over about 800 Intelligent farmers
DIR, Ewes, veterinary surgeon, by re.
quest OF Delaware College had made
post murten examinations OF several
OF The rs fatal home cases OF the last
month. Identifying Anthrax.
DE- Leonard PEARSON, veterinary sur
neon OF the University OF Pennsylvu-
MIA. called 1t tho oldest and most widu.
hpread mulady known to medical
kcience, being the sixth plague OF
Egypt Boils and carbunclcs then APP
peared on animals and men. Homer's
lliad states that horses. mules, dogs
and finally soldiers were among its
victims. Plutarrh records anthrax
Staying animals and people al Rome
TAO b. Z. Virgil says IL killed sheep
4 and the men who skinned them. There
were many outbreaks OF 1t In the 10th
century. .-..
In 1893 the Senate OF Venice forbid
she sale OF meat under the penalty OF
death. Kirchner records thi death OF
1000 people by anthrax in 1917, 1t
having ut first been confined to Gait Ia.
France, in 1871, lost cattle, horses,
sheep, swine. fowls, fish and mon.
Many thousands OF people havo died
from eating the flesh OF tho diseased
animals. II Is thought to have origl.
mated in Northern Africa. In lIl3 it
was carried to Germany, in lT96 to
Poland, Ia 1858 to Russia, in l7Ti to
Gaudaloupe. In anthrax years Rus
ala lost $4,000 horses, IN 1864 Novgurud
province lost $4,000 horses, cattle and
sheep. and 52S men from ls67-7O.
The exact date OF its introduction ln-
10 this country was not stated. IL has
appeared at long intervals in man y
northern States while in Louisiana
klabama, Mississippi and some other
btates, 1t is almost of ye0rly occur
renee with great loss.
The carcass is more dangerous than
ME sick animal. Pollender in 1919 by
microscope noted thin, long, red.
phaped bodies in the blood several
hines longer than houlthy corpuscles
And much narrower. These were con,
neeted with tho disease in 1888, Inaoc-
Station Fundamentally with the dis.
BASED blood produced death, But
when those elongated curpuseles OF
bGdles were removed from tho diseased
blood by filtration through porcelain
innoculatlon did not produce the dis
tase
This germ Is the anthrax bacillus
1000 OF an inch long and /. us broad.
1t can grow outside of the body as
Eell as inside. One bacillus put in {
prop OF blood or In beef broth. an,
kept at blood temperature, Will propa
Cute many which being injected under
the skin OF an animal bring death The
baccilll can live In the SOIL Tor Ion.
periods and keep up the Infection. Bu
u Is really their spores that retain vi
sality outside OF living animal
These correspond to suds. They Ari
minute, oval bodies. which form in5ld
he bacillus and lie dormant 10
months.
These germs are carried sometime
sy diseased ANNUAL or by u health,
animal IN numerous ways. Some o
me ways are COW buried in a shlllON
gnlyo. Dogs or other animals NIGH
mix the earth.covering with the blood
dung or decayed flesh, OF uncover tn
barcass. Not less than SIX feet .
sarth should cover the dea A animal.
IL the dead animal is left on tho sur
lRce or thrown in stream OF waite
lhe danger is Increased moro than
hundred fold, HE wind may carr
paeclili by blowing dust. Ropes
eiothcs aud especially boot3 or any
hing In contact with tho dead amin i
ban carry tho disease.
ny bite has often communicate
Hide hair and wool carry it, ~
Person illustrated by charts shown
khs bacillus and its process of gruwti
he exhibited culture Of the germ
blood and in milk by glass tubes ~
Dr ii, Z, Ewes spoke Of symptoms
horse eating his morning feed ~
ZONES 50 suddenly sick his own,
Kinks lie has aeen poisoned. In SON
tHsos deuth may follow III two hour
Death generally occurs in about
hours. Excitement and symptoms
Abdominal pains appear. The Tempe
hture will be normal or below III
general symptoms resemble SUI
stroke.
In sunstroke the Temperature is hig
IN anthrax, low. The progress Of III
disease is marked 10y rapid respiration;
weak pulse, stiff and staggering gat
glazed and Insane appearance OF Il
81 BYE. debility, pHrIysiS cUnTuIst OF
rteuInbent position and dUHsh folIOR
A horse with anthrax exhibits pr
found stupor, muscular weakness
dragging OF his legs forward IL cor
gel I'd TO muSs, chiils vertigo. and
time,. collie. In p1st.iuurtem the in
Gus membrane Will bp found OF dee
ochfe or yellow color, The pulse W
Do quiekened, accompanied by a SO
and almost iupegcsptiUie halI
hump. Death Is usutl. Ih0 bio,
OF animals dying With anthrax VIII
dark in color and will not clut Ar.
gtanding u shorl time white scu
forms Oh the surface
After death scum exildes from
mouth, nose ard anus IA the form .
hothy substance, appearing NJ /
mouth as saliva.
TREAr3,EST.
The animals 0l herds should bs j
lated aud carefully guarded. Nacei
q honls the only remedy Yet pIuloa