Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-21
FARMERS AT NEWARK.
Some Practical Information on a
Very Important Subject.

Discaseu tattie slaughtered ana tho
Tuberculosis Exhibited md Explained
IAN Able Address by DIR. j. ). Black,
Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, Jan. 19.--The annual meet
ing Of the New Castle County Farmers
Institute was held at Delaware College
yesterday, the attendance being larger
than at any institute ever held here, due
no doubt to the great interest in tho
subject for the days discussion which
was Tuberculosis and Consumption in
Mich Cows"
The officers We're elected for the
coming year as follows; President, John
]. Black; Independent, James Hos
singer; Secretary, Delaware Clark;
Treasurer, Z. d. Talley.
Thestollowing vice. residents, one for
each HUNDRED, were elected: Brandy
wine, Charles Day; Christiana, Abram
Palmer; Red Lion, q. G. Reybold; New
Castle, David Heyd; Mill Greek, VIM.
P. Peach White Clay Creek, Arnold
Naudain; Pencader, Harry Ellison; St.
Georges, Alexander p. Corbit Apo
quinimink, Robert l.. Naudain; Black
bird, j. II. Staats. The now executive
committee consists of DIR. J. ]. Black,
John G. Higgins, D. w. Corbit, Dr. A.
I. Neale, j. II. Walker, James Hos
singer. On account of the sickness of
the treasurer, e. d. Talley, no financial
report was made.
The feature of the first session was
the reading of q valuable letter from DR.
James Law, the well-known bacteriolo-
gist of Cornell University, New York,
who, after fully describing the disease,
wrote as follows about its treatments;
1.-THE subject of prevention and treat
ment is a large one, but some leading
points may be noted so far as they bear
on the animal industry.
"First. No tuberculous animal should
be tolerated in herd. Every unques-
tionably consumptiyc animal should be
promptly destroyed and boiled or Gre
mated.
Second. No animal suspected of
tuberculosis should be kept in herd,
but isolated until the true nature of the
disease can he determined
"Thrd. No stall nor shed occupied by
tuberculous animal should be allowed
10 harbor another ANNA until il shall
have been thoroughly disinfected. This
must apply to all troughs, buckets, man
gers, &c, used about the animal
"Fourth. No person suffering from
consumption should be kept as an at
tendant nor employed in the prepare
ton OF its food.
Fifth. No pigs or other animals
should be fed on the 'uncooked oifal of
slaughter houses.
sixth. No tuberculous animal should
be allowed to remain in dairy furnish
ing milk for human consumption.
Seventh. No carcass affected in any
degree by tuberculosis should be con-
suned as human food. The only condi-
ton in which the flesh or milk Is safe to
consume is when it has, In its fresh con-
dition before spores are found been
subjected TO thorough cooking.
Eighth. Regular professional inspec-
ton of dairy COWS and of all animals
killed for food thus become essential
preventive measures; and every munich
pality should construct its own abattoir
where alone its meat supply shall be
prepared"
After this able paper had been read
the meeting adjourned to the store house
Of the experiment station under the
college armory. Here were two cows
one small red COW, without the "hectit
flush" yet unquestlonably comsumptive
and the other large healthy looking
black and white bovine, one Of which
had been secured by DIR. II. p. Ewes il
Christiana hundred and the other il
Pennsylvania. They were alive and wer'
freely viewed at close quarters by tn,
several hundred present. They weri
trottod around so that there peculiar
breathing could be noted and subjected
to other necessary indignities in thu
cause Of science. The smaller one wa
much ravaged by the disease
The animals were butchered by Henry
Steele and assistants, and as the diseased
organs Were taken from the carcasse
they were inspected and later described
by DIR. Ewes, who pointed out the diseas,
forms, taking up one organ afte
another. The exhibition was not edify
ing, nor appetizing but it was valuabl,
and instructive to rare degree, tn,
animals being prime for such demon
stration and those present being anxiou
to learn TO identify the disease syptom
before and after death. In the gather
ing were many butchers who will n,
doubt profit by the experience. TIL
carcasses will be cut up into small
pieces and burned to-day on a hug,
| WYNN pllN btlllIii tlC NOlltEt.
The afternoon session was devoted Il
addresses by DIR. Ewes, Professor +. d
Chester and DR.. ]. j. Black. Professo
Chester gave very interesting talk OF
the methods Of scientists and bacteriolo
gists in determining the cause of tubur
culosis and in propagating the germs o
spores of the disease. The room wa
darkened and microscopic views of tn,
germ, germ cells, &c, were projected Of
u screen by the aid of stcreoscope
DIR, j, j. Black then opened the dis
cussion Of the danger of the transmits
sion Of tuberculosis to the human rae
through the consumption of disease,
meat and milk. He thought in the frs
place that there was great opening 70
the increase of microbic disease in tn
tendency of the day toward the breed
ing of higher types in the animal king
dom. Whether by the mingling d
types, in breeding, or contagion trans
ported from one end of the earth to til
other there is much increase apparen
He paid high tribute to Koch, who, h
said was working TO kill the germ will
out injuring the patient. This done an
the great end is reached.
,, believe we are on the eve of gres
!, triumph in our knowledge and cure c
: disease, and in view of what we hay
seen in the last so years is it too muc
to expect that the microbe of ever
zymotic disease shall be found, its de
{ struction accomplished and the fra
body it inhabits be delivered from il
living ravages and lingering dealt
After going on to describe the aim {
3 Koch and Pasteur, and to affirm his b,
t lief in the early discovery OF still create
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