The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-06-21

posed" to the disease should DO quaran-
tined until positive diagnosis can be
made and the same precautions in the
way OF disinfectins rigidly observed.
The question of disinfection in such
cases is one OF great Importance, not
only from the standpoint of preventing
the spread of the disease, but also on
account of the actual cost of the pro-
cedure in each case. The point to be
aimed at is thorough safety at the least
possible outlay Of money and labor.
AS before stated, all diseased animals
should be slaughtered, and either
burned or buried deeply. If the former
method is pursued, considerable wood or
other inflammable substance must be
used or complete combustion OF the body
will not take place The method of
burying deeply is more practical under
the conditions surrounding the average
case. In addition to being less ex-
pensive method it is equally effectual IL
performed with ordinary care. No part
of the body should be less than four
feet under the ground and all blood, or
discharge of any nature, which may
have been scattered about should also
be buried If additional precautions
are thought desirable all horses may be
kept away from the place Of burial for
two months.
Where positive diagnosis is impos-
sible all suspected cases should be
rigidly ouarantined. To do this the
animals must be placed in confinement
and never allowed to leave the place
until something definite can be ascer-
tanned as to the nature Of the disease.
All refuse matter from these horses
should be kept from other animals and
thoroughly disinfected by mixing with
Stacked lime or some other cheap dis
infectant. Water buckets and other
utensils used in the care Of these sus-
pected animals should not be used for
any other purpose. The attendant
should not handle other horses without
thoroughly disinfecting his hands or
other parts of his person or clothing
that may have come in contact with the
suspected animals.
Horses known to have been exposed
to the action OF the virus of CHAMBERS
should be quarantincd in exactly the
same manner as prescribed for the doubt
full cases until su tficient time has elapsed
to ascertained positively whether they
have become infected. Just the exact
time that it is necessary to quarantine
these cases is perhaps largely matter
Of opinion, but a quarantine of less than
sixty days is OF very doubtful utility.
The disniect on OF all utensils, stables
and other places and articles with which
glandered or suspected horses have
come in contact should be carried out
as follows: ..s.s
All feed boxes, managers, ETC., should
be removed and burned. The floors,
walls and other portions remaining
should be thoroughly scrubbed with a
| boiling solution OF corrosive sublimate-
/ part Of corrosive Sublmate to 1000
parts Of water--or solution Of carIolic
acid part OF acid "a 20 81 -r"ter.
When this has been done and the stable
allow, d to dry for thirty days it should
be thoroughly whitewashed and allowed
to dry for two weeks longer The feed
boxes, hangers, etc, may now be re-
placed with new ones and the staple &C.
cupied With perfect safety, All water
ing places and articles of every de-
scription that have been used for horses
affected with CHAMBERS should be
thoroughly scrubbed with boiling So
luton Of corrosive subllmate or car
bolic acid as described above and not
used again for thirty days, If the meas
ure herein recommended be fully adopt
ed and rigidly carried out any and all
outbreaks of the 1sease may be
thoroughly controlled