The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-11-13
To Stamp Out Tuberculosis.

among cattle2 The department OF agrl-
culture is about to issue bulletin giving
some advice on the subject. Small hope
is held out of Graduating the disease en-
tirely, because of it's wide prevalence
among other domesticated animals, such
as dogs, cats, horses, goats and, above all,
its prevalence among human beings.
There Is no doubt that consumption
i. g., tubercu Of the lungs-is commu-
nicated to human beings largely from in
fected cattle The same complaint at
tacks various other parts of the human
body, too often derived from the milk of
sick cows Milk, indeed, is most fire.
ouent sort of mischief of this nature. 1t
has been calculated that 100000 people in
the United States die of consumption
every year, and that 100000 human
beings in Europe are killed by it yearly.
If any other kind of epidemic destroy
ed one-tenth as many individuals for
single season, nations would be terror
stricken; but tuberculosis has come to be
regarded as one of the ills to which flesh
is necessarily heir and, therefore, not to
be seriously considered. 1t is so wide
spread among cattle In every part of the
world that it is not practicable to kill all
the animals affected though this is being
attempted gradually in Denmark. 1t is
not as if the complaint existed among
cattle only. If they were free from 1t
they would be exposed constantly to in
lection from other domesticated animals
and from man.
Cows in an advanced stage of tubercu-
losis are actively engaged in propagating
tubercle bacili and in shedding them. 1t
is recommended that owners of cattle
should pay special attention to the con-
dition of udders. ANY cows whose I'D
ders are found to swell gradually without
any indication of inflammation. becom-
ming very firm without showing at first
any alteration in the appearance Of the
milk, should be put aside and the milk
rejected until a medical diagnosis has
been made.
The diagnosis Is made very easily by
an injection of Koch's lymph, which is
now on the market Though it has not
proved itself cure for tuberculosis, ex-
cept in early stages of the disease, it is
most valuable for test. That is to say,
single injection of it will demonstrate
the presence of tuberculosis in human
being or any animal affected. If rise in
! temperature follows the injection in the
case of COW, the beast should be prompt
ly killed. Supposing that the tempera-
ture does not rise, it is satisfactory proof
that the animal is all right. 1t must be
admitted, nevertheless, that the test is
not absolutely infallible.
The eminent bacterialogist, Nocard, re-
commends that all cattle which show
rise of temperature after the injection
shall be quarantined from the rest of the
herd. The healthy animals should be
placed in dlsinfected stables. new ones be-
ing admitted only after they have success
fully passed the lymph test. All the in
fected animals which are in good con-
dition should be promptly fattened for
slaughter. Nocard, in common with
other European authorities on the
subject, believes that slight faint of the
disease will not render the meat danger
Gus to the consumer.
The Bureau of Animal Industry during
the last six months has distributed as
much of the lymph as would cost $500
/ Al, - TO- tIa x1roduof
1t is exactly the same thing, Koch having
published his formula for making it. If
unable to avail himself of the lymph test,
the stock owner should promptly remove
from his herd and destroy all animals
which show emaciation with coughing
and suspicious discharges from the nose.
He should treat in the same way animals
with enlarged glands about the head-in
front of the ears, under and behind the
lower Jaw-or enlarged glands in front of
the shoulder, in the flank and behind the
udder. 1t goes without saying that ami
mails suspected of tuberculosis of the
udder should be promptly slaughtered.
1t should be remembered that diseased
animals are the only breeding places of
the germs. After they have been re-
moved attention should be paid first of
all to the stables. Here, during the long
confinement in the winter months, one
may look for the condition requisite for
rapid infection. The stables should be
thoroughly cleaned and washed with dis
infectants. good recipe is one ounce of
corrosive sublimate in eight gallons of
water. The water should be kept in
wooden tubs, or barrels and the subli-
mate added to it. The whole must be
allowed to stand for twenty-four hours
1t may be applied with broom, or mop
freely, in all parts of the stable.
Whitewash Is not In itself OF sufficient
strength to destroy tubercle bacilli, but
the walls of the stable they are made
harmless till destroyed by prolonged dry
ing. Thorough cleaning should precede
withdrawing. All dust and cobwebs
should be periodically washed down.
Manure ought to be promptly removed,
and ventilation should be perfect. Good
. air has the effect OF diluting infected air,
thereby reducing the chance Of inhaling
dried. floating tubercle bacilli.
Cattle should not be placed 30 that
= their heads are close together. Each ami
: NAL should have at least 600 cubic feet Of
" air space, and should occupy the same
place in the stable at all times. These
precautions will prevent the discharges
:, of one animal from coming into contact
with another, or with the feed of the lat
% ter. Cattle should have as little house
and as much pasture as possible. Stables
, furthermore, should be carefully protected
y from the expectorations of human being
= troubled with consumption of the lungs
Pemb erton.
! Jesse Gray is tending bar at Curtis Da
. Wis hotel.
The ladies of Grace Episcopal churci
= will hold an oyster supper on Saturday
! evening.
is Abraham scattergood bartender a