The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-08-17


Hog cholera and swine plague the Twin
diseases which differ in the animal aecoTHi Il,
as the infestines or langs are the seal q ""
infection, are just now causing hea's iossss y
New Jersey hog growers. Tor long ume
the two diseases were eonslaefea y merry :
difference in names, but several wears ago II;
ID. Z. Salmon. Chief OF the bureau y ail'tla
Industry, declared against ms. showing ane
bacteria causing the two % oe gisa.ilsa.
DF. Salmon IN an oilelai :, sua''sla ~
OF the two diseases. say 4hS =
the two are similar boea aFe e','.ses Y -
terra and must be comeate0 ~ hseas" s
which will prevent exposure y snsse
or destroy them after they naa oeen -.
aueed upon the premises, ana me $50 -. -,
mals must be treated Ds Ieulesi,sa ~
reduce the fever, stop the maiaPheaiioh =
the germs and assist the affected organs ~ r.
Stunning their normal inneaohs. L.,
From the results OF EXPERIMENT. N,ta shest
diseases II has been concluded that INC ses.hs
Ct hog eholera find their way into we e9 s,
Of swine principally with me toea anu a1.ne
and with the inspired air whale nose @ sNl'ae
plague almost invariably gain ehstaaee
through the lungs.
Hog cholera germs are very hafas ana eie
Gus. They are able 10 multiply ana i've lef
long time IN the water Of ponds ana streams
they may live IN the soil Tor q iea.sl shFes
months. and IN accommodations q slisss AM
litter for much longer time; they Nlths'aha
driving and other adverse conditions N re-
markahle manner.
cwine-plagne germs. on the contrary, are
very delicate and easily destroyed. They
seon nerish IN water OF By drying; the tenn.
,,ssrat1s,,. far their growth must be more con
60. s,,a s,.arv condition Of life more iavor-
- 49,. = ,sa.;raa car the hoe cholera
- s''1.-5 ,i..,a oaFms arc widely
3;s,r;l,,.ad and are probably present in all
g,,.rSs ~ s,s;ne bnt thew are not deadly 10
&c an;,nals axeept when their virulence
- 49,, ;rcra,sed ar he resistance al the
s s'sS d;n,inished bv some unusual condi-
f;aas The hog cholera germs. on the con
.rarv are mon t,Sualiy present and must be
;atr,1gead from infected herds before this
- -, he develased The swine.plague
-. -, sccn;re Sufficient virpleuee bv
ss,.las,,,arinr nroDer conditions on one farm.
=, ,,-,,d u, al;o;ning farms IN the same man
y ~ - .L.sIo,s There are hence pr1acti.
-. ~, san,.. conditions 10 guard against in
~. Re-, ,,r .rs All the two diseases
Mo ebolera i particularly fatal 10 Young
MOS ana offen attacks them when the old
Nos eseane. The older animals have a greater
$50 n ras;stanee - the virus, aud this
sehfph Also known fknkHAMkkNs u
,s.ea,,5 ,,hsr Nos have been expazed and
onl, y s6gbtlv infected that they have re.
,o,..rad affer al illness Of some duration. or
without showing any evident symptoms Of the
disease. In other words, ii hog cholera
hraaIrs ont among a herd oil swine and Is
checked and annareptIv eradieafed bv medi-
al treatment The hogs that are saved are
eanable 81 resisting the eontagion on the
premises. while purchased hogs that have not
been exposed will, when put with the otheFSr
contract the disease and die. This SHOWS
that the virus has remained upon the prem
Uses and the hogs have been saved not BIZ the
destruction Of the contagion. hu, By keeping
the infected hogs alive until they become
;mfnuned This i an important fact. aud one
which shonld he kent constantly in mind IN
annlv;nc measures of prevention.
The virus Of hog cholera i more tenacious,
more resisting to the conditions which affect
the vitality Of bacteria than that Of swine
,,IaVna and II Il also more easily spread and
communicated 10 healthy animals. Swine
contract hog cholera bv taking the virus into
the body with the food or drink, by inhaling
II with the air. and less frequently by IFS gain
inc entrance through the surface Of fresh
wound. The time that elapses between intec-
ton and the appearance Of the first symptoms
az illness. known as the period Of incubation,
varies from four to twenty days. During
this period the germs are multiplying slowly,
and are gradually overcoming the vital powers
of the Animal by means of poisonous sub
stances which they produce as the result Of
their growth.
The symptoms Of serious diseases Of swine
are not as characteristic as with the larger
animals. In the most acute and most severe
eases the animals die very suddenly, either
before sickness has been observed or after
they have been i'll but few hours. Such
cases are seen most frequently when the dis
ease first appears in a herd. In the greater
number Of cases the progress Of the malady
i slower. and there Is consequently much
better opportunity to observe the symptoms.
There Is first seen the signs of fever, SILVER
ing, unwiIlingness to move, more or less loss
of appetite, elevation Of temperature which