The record-union., 1893-12-15
STATE VETERINARY ASSOCIATION.
Business Transacted at Their Session
Yesterday.
An Interesting Paper on Glanders-Re-
lation of Animal Diseases to the
Public Health.

cal Association held a session yesterday
afternoon, which was devoted to the read
ing of a paper by DR.. Orvis on glanders
and discussion of the paper, as well as
DR.. Archibald's paper OF the day before.
DR.. Orvis stated that he had expert
enced much trouble with glanders during
his early practice. With increasing eX-
perience he was enabled to ameliorate and
finally cure the disease III some cases. lie
believed the disease 10 be much nliIder IN
the interior counties than along the coast.
He instanced several cases OF the disease
which were successfully treated in the
foothill counties.
Human beings contract CHAMBERS by
contagion much sooner than other ami
mails, and dogs come next. Many emf
nent veterinarians hold that there is not
such thing as glanders known on this
coast. He read an account OF the lnocu-
lation of an animal with virus, and re-
capitulated the progressive results OF the
NEGOTIATIONS. He considered that II
horse recovered after treatment and
stayed well for year or two, he would
be safe.
\ number of questions were asked and
various reasons given for different feat
ures of the cases coming under the OBJ
servation of the members.
DR.. Archibald said he examined the
horse from which it was stated Frank
Murray contracted the glanders, and
from which he died. He failed to find
sufficient indications to convince him
that the animal was affected. tie killed
the mare and found that the system
seemed to be sound, and that the only
place where he found any indications
tunra aofoa old ulpprs w hIpb had healed in
the nasal passages. 1t Convinced him
that the disease may leave Its bad effects
after it is apparently cured.
DR.. Spencer inStanced a case of a hand
some black horse brought to him for
gIanders He found four well defined
ulcers. He injected malIein and went the
next day to see him. He was told that the
horse had shown much suffering since
his treatment. They killed the horse and
found the whole schneiderian mem brane
studded with ulcers. In this case the
horse was in the finest condition, with
sleek, glossy coat.
DR.. Archibald thought that the fact that
animals sometimes recover spontaneously
from CHAMBERS did not justify allowing
animals so afflicted to go without being
quarantined. \ great many people
within the past year or two had died rom
glaDders. The eases that were not well
defined were, he thought, the most dam
gerous.
DR.. Spencer did not think it was wise
to allow the impression TO 90 out that
horses recover from gianuers, as II would
result In spreading the disease through
the State through ignorance OF the great
danger of the disease.
DR.. McCullom stated that he did not
believe that an animal suffering from the
disease was ever cured although it may
seem to be. He cited a case in this
county OF apparent cure. where a mare
changed hands several times, but when
he ana Dr. Coster traced the matter
up they found that she was responsible
Tor the death of seventeen horses aud
finally died of the disease herself. He
did not believe it could ever be cured as
The seeds OF disease lie dormant in the
system, and spring into life under low
condition of the system.
The President recited all experience
in Santa Clara County, where an inspec-
tiou Of large band led to killing twenty
ohe fine, healthy looking horses, worth
probably $4,000, and the thorough disin-
tectIOn of all the stalls. fences, troughs,
etc, on the place. He thought he had
etiectually stamped out the contagion.
In three or four months, however, he
was again called in and seven more were
killed and the same thorough disinfection
gone through with. In spite of the two
careful inspections almost wear from
down with CHAMBERS and died in i've
days.
Or. Maclay thought the discussion had
arrived at a point which showed the
necessity OF thorough, competent inspec-
ton, and not leave the matter to be de-
cided, as it often is, by quacks, who are
not competent to pronounce on the sound
ness or disease Of a horse. There should
be a State eternarian to inspect aud de-
eide these things. 1t should be his spec
ial business to look after the disease con-
stantIy and carefully, and he should be
paid by the State or county in which he
is in such d manner that he can afford to
do his duty.
Dr. Archibald said that in this county
IL would be a difficult matter to do so. In
some other counties the veterinary sur
geon has a salary, but here each one
geUS share OF the county work. As a
consequence, horse is condemned by
one, aud another one says he is not dis
eased and offers to cure him. As Il con-
sequence the horse lives for months to
disseminate the disease. He would like
the association TO formulate Il plan for
the appointment of some competent
officer to protect the community from
such diseases. lie had tried TO interest
the press and educate the community
through them. He paid high compli-
ment TO tile RECORD UNTON and Bee for
the aid they had given him in that direc-
tion.
DR.. Pierce said that his experience had
shown him that one mode of dissemina-
tion OF CHAMBERS WAS through the gypsy
horse traders. He found a case of CLAN
ders in one Of the largest stables in Oak
land. and on reporting 1t to the Board of
Health and inspecting the stable they
found three cases, and traced one to IL
gypsy horse traders place, the doctor
who owned 1t having tied his horse there
while attending the trader. who died of
glanders.
The Association then took a recess till
evening.
DIR. MACLAY'S PAPER.
In the evening DIR. Maclay read a long
and elaborate paper on The Relation of
Animal Diseases to the Public iIealth.'
He treated OF trichiniasis, pleuro-pneu-
moDia, anthrax. tuberculosis, foot and
mouth disease and glanders. pointing out
the ease OF transmission and the danger
to human beings from this source. lie
called attention earnestly 10 the need OF
municipal and county regulation.
President Spencer said 1t was a cause of
grief that paper so comprehensive ami
carefully prepared should have been
listened to by so few as were present. 1t
was OF the greatest Importance 10 the
profession and should be widely dissemi-
mated among Its mem berS. He was glad
that he had enjoyed the privilege of list
ening to il, and he wished that it could
be laid before the general public. and
that every legislator could have his intel
hgent attention called to IL. Unfortu-
nately there Is at present no means of do
ing so except through the efforts of the
press. and he hoped that the day would
come when a united press would take mn
the subject and insist on proper legisla-
tive regulation and inspection OF food.
both meat and milk. There were too
many of lax morals interested in making
a profit from selling diseased meat To
hone that there would not be a bitter on