The morning call., 1892-03-11

1t is far from pleasant to learn from the
State Medical Veterinary Association that
the dreaded disease CHAMBERS is prevalent
and Is spreading. There are too many out
breaks in different parts of the State to
lead any but the most sanguine to suppose
that it can he got rid Of without the most
drastic measures, such as killing the ami
mails affected, disinfec:ing stables and de-
elaring the immediate neighbour God All
infected area. As the disease Is incurabIe
and Is highly dangerous to other animals it
might be Imagined that owners. upon the
discovery OF the disorder, would act promptly
Of their own accord. Experience shows,
however, that this is far from being the
case, and as there is no general State law
upon the subject there Is no power tn en-
force slaugh,ering and other precautions
against the dissemination of the disease.
County Boards Of Supervisors eau, however,
pass ordinances which more or less would
suffice to meet requirements.
The revelation that the carcasses of
horses which have died Of CHAMBERS are cast
into the Sacramento River must come as a
horrible shock 10 many and cause alarm
1t is well known that CHAMBERS is communal
cable to man. and il may well happen that
people who drink the river water may have
their health and even their lives endan-
geTed. Ii Is simply monstrous that through
should go on. The disease might POSSIBLY
come to man also from cattle or pigs being
attacked No time should therefore be lost
by those in authority to do all that is posi-
bic To check the disease and TO give due
warning of what may be apprehended to all
who possess horses.
Andrew Carnegie's speech at the Palace
Hetel had fervent ring about il, yet it was
OF the hlghfalutin order. When he dreams
of 100000, 900 Americans keeping the rest of
the earth at peace by firm assertion of
their power, he dips long way into the
future and takes great deal for granted
roseately and confidently. The food
question will arise for solution long before
multitude oil that vast proportion swarms
over The laS.d between the Atlantic aud
Pact ic coasts. There are some pessimi stic
people who conjecture that we stall almost
cease 70 export wheat ten years hence, so
great Will be the increase of population
compared with the slow increment in food
production. That is probably an exagger-
ated estimate, for there Is much good wheat
land yet to break. AMI by using fertilizers
the crops on land under cultivation could
to great extent be doubled or trebled. At
present we make far more food than the
population can consume, and the OYER popu-
lated parts Of the Old World may for many
years continue to draw from us large
portion OK their food supply.
With 5Oo,0Oo.o 600 in the United States
Americans would apparently be au-power-
full against their enemies, but the condi-
tons of life would not be so comfortable or
elastic as they are now. We have poverty
in sufficient evidence among US. Before
those deadly years of the Confederate war
the aggregate wealth of the country was
less. but poverty was less conspicuous
When We have Increased in population TO
the extent Mr. Carnegie surmises, the con-
ditiOns OF existence for at least three
fourtDs will not be greatly superior 10 those
of the Chinese. That is by no means a
desirable aim, even IL there is room for the
millionaire. But much must happen before
the eventual period predicted looms In sight
and meanwhile we may rest reasonably
sure that nobody now alive will see It's ad-
vent. 1t Is not impossible that by that time
China will have overrun and subjugated
Europe. Some eminent military men at
least do not doubt the Celestial Empire 5
capacity. What the remaining population
of the earth will be when the United States
has 90 100000 as its share MIR. Carnegie
does not say lie leaves that guesswork to
the author of Looking Backward" There
are 1T present 500. 600 900 on the globe, and
Mr.. Ravenstein computes that in century
or two the dry land will be overcrowded.
Something will have to give wav then. be-
cause food and population should be recip-
rocalfy balanced.
Mr.. Carnegie and his fe,low-traveiers
uttered nothing but encomiums on our
climate, our productions and eur prospects.
The East, it was said. will henceforth un-
derstand that the Pacific Coast can well