The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-17

AN 4lllBo VI tue bNCDIlu COW MtEN
found to be perfectly healthy, but an
examination OF her intestines, sJoin.
ach and udder, showed great masses
of tubercules. This was taken AS evil
dence that she had contracted the dis.
ease Ivy swallowing tho buccali while
feeding, while 1t was equally evident
in the case OF the other cow, that the
disease had been caused by inhullng
them. Tie meat did not look bad,
with the exception OF the lat being
very yellow, and much worse meet is
sold In this market every week.
There WIS u large lump on tue right
hind leg OF the second COW, which
looked like u Wild gall, but upon
being cut out was found to be mass
OF tubercules. The examination of
this animal disclosed the important
fact that tuberculosis can and does
exist In other organs than the lungs.
and that any part of the animal Is liza
ole TO be attacked by the disease. 1t
also showed that the disease can be
comnun Gated to healthy animal by
their feeding CD the same pasture or
III he same stable where there had
been COWS that wcra infected. These
are Important facts, that will not lie
lOsE slAut ul by veterinarians.
When theatternuon session convened
at O'Clock, the room was crowded.
and the greHtest Interest manifested.
tr. JOnn j, Back presided, und Della
ware Clark Ncted as secretary, Or.
Ewes OF ttlS city was the first speaker,
lac said TINT the first case hr ever saw
Of tuberculosis wac shortly before he
graduated. 1t occurred IN herd OF
twenty cows, of which he found six al
tected. Since then he has had twelve
private cases aid always advised that
tho Affected animals be killed. az there
10 no huuwn cure tUT 1t, und as long as
thn affected cows arc allowed to i've
There Is 4-rOat danger OF the disease
spreading.
lin ult ono case In herd near vii.
minEton. where the owner kept the
COW a Whole year. and then WAS oblig-
ed to have her killed. There is II
large number of cases in this State.
but the authot.ios are pawerless to
take any action in the matter. one of
these COWS slaughtered was from n
herl in which tho disease has prevail
! ed for at least six years, ana his lnves-
! legations had convinced him that
til 10 are more tuberculosis cows. III
tins state than the majority of people
have any ldOa OF. . "... -...
He has found at least two hundred
( and lifty affected cows. forty 1.-Two ~
| which have died with the disease. rna
| greater pprt OF these cows are in the
vicinity OF Wilmington. The only
/ sure way to detect tie disease in an
! animal Is By the Use OF tub0rline, ur,
/ as it Is popularity known lymph. The
1 doctor sad that lie had commenced
the use OF lymph for tho purpose ni
asccrtaiming which cows are Affected,
as he would not ri5,. his reputation
/ hy examining herd without IL. He
thought there should bs some lsgisla-
ton on tins IMPORTANT matter, and
some one Invested with authority to
Kill all infected animals rs unles,
something is done, the disease Will
continue to spread.
/ About ono year ago he found the
anthrax raging at Newport and out of
one hundred aud thirteen cows, forty
dl'd, and also Il horse. Several men
who assisted at the po3tnurtemS ON
/ some 0 these animals sirkenrh with
! IL, but none of the cases proved fatui,
I Not long ago there was an GU break
( OF hydtophohia near Wilmington, aua
a cow two dogs and a cat that had
4 been bitten by another dog. developed
/ the disease and had to be killed.
/ In answer to II question the doctor
4 sad that he had found mure tubcrru-
i lusls among thoroughbred COWS than
among the common kinds. Upon nr-
( ing asked where the two COWS slaugL
tered came from he declined to ap-
I ever.
j pr. Concrt Of Philadelphia. was the
next speaker. and said that he had
! found llInher ot eases oil tubercalu.
I si5 la PennsyIvunla, some OF wnIcn lie
mad sent To The University to be killed
I and examined In one place he had
4 Hinpttt.tt pntt-z y.f, ,,T k,rI,t.,I,
4 he condemned. and was under the i'm
/ liesslou That II lie had used lymph he
! would have fognd more cases
lie ST Ted the rasC Of Il urifer that
( had been 6ucEird ~ tuDerrI.o si5
COW. This hrifer acted as though
1t was crazy, rs Il woIid ran against
f"neGs ana do many other strange
Things. After its death lhe doctor OK
amlned II and found that while its
lungs We're healthy, II md tuberculosis
Oh the bldiH, winch accounted tor its
strange aHtc5, Tins Ed convinced
nun that luherhuiUst5 could eN 81 in
ANY ri tue organs, and was not COR
llarl tn lie lungs,
lie thuhYuf thu reason VIII mora OF
the aiseHse Was tugnd III thorough,
hreIS, was because the, were F4iuublp.
unh rs suOn as they shovel signs OF
i Slcsuass q veterinarian was sent for,
whela III the ease OF Il common COW.
she would Ue allowed tp Die without
ans atisEtlun ita thought the ,li-"a.t,
WIS on tht iunrrase,. and rapidly
epttl .lny, consequently there ahoulI
10 some legislation on the matter. 50
That 1t will DO oIiuctualiy stamped
out.
4 Dr Morgan asked the doctor II h.
n ll .tsf CONG across riso where a
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