The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-06-13
CHARBON

Mr.. Yancey Bell, clerk of the Police
Jury, is In receipt Of letter from DR..
w. III. Dalrymple, Nj. r. c. V. S., OF
Baton Rouge, on the treatment OF
Charlton, which is now 30 prevalent
among the stock in our parish. His
letter reads:
Char5orn is doing a great deal OF
damage in some of the northern par
ishes at present, and there is no saying
where il may end. / have lately visited
! NJ ALLISON, .Richland and Franklin, both
at the request of the police juries and
private individuals, aud | will give
YOU the measures which | think are
best calculated TO control and eradi-
cate the disease, and which is adopted
by the leading authorities both OF this
country and Europe.
The chief thing TO be considered is
prevention, and this can only be done
by using the Pasteur Anthrax Vac
| cine to inoculate the animals, and
render them immune. This lymph is
being used extensively IN your section
of country, and can be secured through
|. l.. Lyons g. Co., Of New Orleans.
who are the agents in the South. Full
instructions accompany the material
Another thing is spraying the ami
mails with an emulsion to prevent the
attack OF flies, which seem 10 be the
principal agents in transmitting the
contagion from the diseased to the
healthy stock. Ii is made as follows
| Fish oil, 2 gallons; hot water,
gallon; common soap, half pound
crude carbolic acid, tablespoonsful
Dissolve the soap in the boiling water
while the water is still not, add thu
fish oil and the carbolic acid, and Still
until the whole is emulsified.
, For use-To one part of the emnl
sion, add eight to ten parts of cole
water. This should be sprayed al
, over the animals every day, or secont
, day as necessary demands.
All carcases should be destroyed b!
burning to prevent the possibility o
further spread of the contagion. Thi
is very important.
For the affected animals, the follow
I ing is recommended:
To open the bowels. give a quartz
of q pound of Glauber's salts an
J Tenty grains of calomel in pint q
t water three times in one day, for on
a day only.
Take one ounce of iodine, tw
, ounces iodide of potash, twelve ounce
: of distilled or soft water. Give on
o tablespoonful of this solution in
quart of water every two hours.
For external treatment, make tn
following solution for injection int
the sweNings by means of a hypodel
: mic syringe:
I'll Add five per cent. solution of pur
!. carb Ollie acid, and to each ounce of III
solution add two grains of corrOsiv
e sublimate. Inject syrineeful at VI
It rious points of the enlargement tw
4 or three times q day.
=, The swelling can be rubbed wit
/" any strong liniment. and they shout
n be scarified at their lowest part,
r. allow of the escape of the serum.
:. These are the principal measures
- be adopted, and would advise yo
d TO place your order tor the lymph
d soon as possible, as the sooner Il
/, auimals are inoculated, the sooner w
- the rayages of the disease be stage
% 1t must be remembered that all &C
mails are susceptible, including ma
The principal aim at present will
K, the protection of the work stock, al
n no doubt the other animals will r
ceive attention later. l expect Il
ST whole section will be infected possib
y, for years, but if the vaccine proves
b. efficacious as it has been in Europe,
:, will be great boon to this country
~ protecting stock from Charlton. Shou
e. you desire any further information
Of will be glad to hear from you.
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