Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-08
MEETING OF DOCTORS.
A Thousand Head of Stock Has Been In
oculated; the Disease More Wide
Spread, But Not Likely to
Increase.

DIR. A. Clarke Hunt, NJ. D., of the State
Board of Health, DR.. w. Runge, of the
Newark Board of Health, DR.. Drake, of
Philadelphia, DR.. r. w. Hewitt, of the
Bridgeton Board of Health and DR.. S. G.
Tremaine, held consultation yesterday
afternoon in the office of J. H. Powell,
President of the Bridgeton Board of
Health, in which the outbreak of anthrax
among the stock of this county was dis
cussed.
There is considerable spread of the
disease in area-a much larger territory
being infected, but the disease is COM
paratively under control. There are
fewer cases of death from the disease, and
from the means used by President Powell
and Veterinary Surgeons Hewitt and
Tremaine, under the direction of the
State Board, the malady will soon be
eradicated.
Reports Of the work accomplished were
made by President Powell and the
veterinary surgeons which showed that,
up to Saturday night between 800 and 1000
head of stock-cows, horses and mules
had been inoculated with anthrax lymph,
nearly all OF which had been treated the
second time.
1t has been thought that it was possible
for animals inoculated to develop the
disease under treatment and die from it,
but such has not proved to be the case.
OF all the animals inoculated but one has
died, and the death of this does not seem
to have been caused by the incubation.
The doctors say that the inoculation is
not believed to be so effective for horses
as for cattle; in cattle it is not expert
mental, but the value of incubation has
Europe-especially in Russia where the
disease always exists, and in Australia,
by several years of use. For cattle it has
been demonstrated that it is certain and
only preventive known for the disease.
The disease is only communicable by
contact; through an abrasion of the flesh
or by introduction into the stomach with
the food or drink. 1t is not contagious by
inhalation, but once contracted it's work
is rapid, and death soon follows the in
fection. 1t is not only communicable to
horses, cattle and hogs, but also to man
and to poultry.
DR.. Runge yesterday produced speci-
mems of blood of cows and hogs, and the
viscera of fowl that had died, it was
thought, from anthrax he took these
specimens to his laboratory at Newark,
chemical analysis.
DR.. Hunt is well satisfied with the
work done here, and advises Mr.. Powell
to keep right on as he is going.
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age of anthrax lymph arrived, and was
unpacked, just as it had been packed up
in Paris; it was in the original package
Elmer Starkey, living below CEDAR
vile, had twenty-five head of cows in
oculated; four of his cows had died from
the disease before incubation, and one of
the twenty-five inoculated died.
1t was believed that this one already
had the disease; the other twenty-one
had all recovered nicely from the second
treatment, and his herd is now safe from
the disease.
Some farmers have been careless in dis
posing of the dead carcasses. On Satur-
day farmer reported the death of COW
to President Powell, the COW had died
from anthrax. He was asked how he had
disposed OF the carcass; he said he hitch
ed team to it and dragged it out in the
pasture field and buried it, putting foot
or two of earth over it.
He was asked if he spread any lime
over the trail overwhich the beast had
been hauled and he said no, and he adj
mitted that his stock had the run of the
pasture field.
Mr.. Powell told him he should have
taken down big barn door, if he could
find nothing else convenient, and hauled
her away on that, afterwards scalding
the door with hot water.
The carcass should have had lime
spread over it, and then at least five feet
of earth and the ground should have
been lined on top.
Some humorous incidents were related
by the veterinary surgeons, in their ex-
periences.
On day last week a surgeon and DR..
Rogers, of the State Board, got dinner at
farm house, DR.. Rogers is very fond
of milk, and at dinner he drank three
large glasses of the lactael fluid.
The COW which gave that milk, died
from anthrax soon after dinner, and was
buried.
Another day they stopped at hotel for
dinner. Veal pot-pie was served, and it
was very good; both gentlemen ate heart
lily of the veal pot-pie.
In the afternoon they went to farm
where anthrax existed and where some
of the stock had died. They were told
that COW and her calf had died that
morning from the disease. "No" said a
young man ''the calf did not die; that
was sold to Mr.. the butcher, and
he peddled it out" ''He did, eh?" said
DR.. Rogers. "Does Mr.. supply the
hotel at - with meat?'' EYES," was
the reply, ~ saw his wagon there this
mOrnjng