Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-25
VACCINE FARM.
Some Facts and Figures as to the
Institution Operated by DR.. De
Vaux Near Valley City.
Vaccine Virus Distributed to all Parts
of the World, and Ranks With
the Best.
Thirty Thousand Points Distributed
Over 800 Animals InOcu-
lated for Virus.
State Vaccine Farm.

State Vaccine Farm.
DR.. r. H. DeVaux, of the State Health
department., assisted by DR.. Harcourt, Of
this city, performed part of the regular
vaccination of the %convicts of the state
penitentiary Saturday. The work was
done in the afternoon with material
brought up from Valley City by DR.. De-
Vaux. The doctor brought with him
100 vaccine points in all, and with these
the prisoners we're inoculated to guard
against the possibility of small pox at
the institution.
In conversation with DR.. DeVaux Sat-
urday, some interesting facts were
learned as to the state vaccine farm, the
extent and magnitude of which, by the
way, do not seem to be generally appre-
ciated. The farm was established some
time ago by DR.. DeVaux, and has been
maintained since it's foundation solely
through his efforts, no assistance or aid
having been received from any other
source. The station has already secured
a reputation abroad, and the vaccine
points which are turned out by DR.. De
Vaux rank among the best in the coun-
try. OF a test made with 1873 points from
each vaccine station in the country, .he
whole number from the North Dakota
''tOok," not one proving Ineffective.
The process of securing the virus for
the preparation of the points is interest
ing. Heifer calves, which are secured
from Barnes county farmers, are used.
They are first subjected to the tubercu-
line test which last for thirty hours. If
at the end of this time any reactionary
symptoms are discovered, the animal is at
once killed and cremated. If not, the
calf is shaved and prepared carefully for
the incubation. After the development
from this has been sufficient to produce
the virus, the points, which are ivory, are
properly treated with the virus and are
then ready to be used in vaccination.
All of the work is done with great care,
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of 10000 points which have been distrib-
uted from the farm, not one case of cry
sipelas has resulted from their use.
Up to the present time 800 animals have
been inoculated for the preparation of vi
rus. Of this number 80 calves and . COWS
have failed to withstand the tuberculine
test and have been killed. Over 10000
vaccine points have been distributed in
all parts of the world. Nearly 2O,5OO
have been supplied to state physicians
free of charge. About 500 persons have
been vaceinated in Barnes county alone,
and the product of the farm is received,
Brazil, Argentine Republic, Mexico,
France and all parts of the United States,
as a prime article, equal to n which is
produced.
1t will be seen from this that the state
vaccine farm has been builded up to a
thriving institution through the efforts
OF DIR. DeVaux, who has contributed his
time and means unsparlngly to the work.
AND he now invites the state to investl-
gate what has been done and take hold
of the matter, thus establishing a state
farm, which shall be the only one al
lowed to operate in the state. The doc
tor is of the opinion that the matter will
be a profitable one for the state to take
hold OF, and says that the farm will af-
ford the state an\income of $4,000 an
nually, if properly looked after by the
state.
Salt Rheum often appears in cold
weather, attacking the palms of the
hands and other parts of the body
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood
purifier, cures salt rheum.