The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-07-03
~ CHICAGO, JUNE 20, 1896.
10 The Editor of THE TIMES.

es, as well as from private letters. I
Iedrh that CLARION or Anthrax is
raging Win more or less violence i'm
several OF the Southern States. Hay-
ing iiad unusual opportunities for OBJ
serving the outbreaks, progress and
treatment of this scourge in Europe. I
ueSlre TO offer the result of NV experi-
ence TO your readers if YOU will kindly
allow me space III your columns. Char
pen mas been variously called Anthrax.
Splenlc Fever, Splenic Apoplexy. etc
according to the seat of the disease. the
hlnd OF animal attacked, and the fancy
OF the person making the diagnosis.
However, these and several Others are
all names Tor the same disease. and in
the present letter only Charlton or An
thraX will be used. The mortality of
Charbon is simply territic-its victims
oelDg numbered by multiplied thous-
ahuSlh al Injected districts in which
IL mas gained foothold, and where
active preventive measures have rot
been taken.
IL Is also a prototype of an almost
equally dreaded disease in man, and
TINS adds rot little to the horror Of
It's appearance in the brute creation.
It's especial delight seems to be tie
most valuable stock, such AS horses.
mules and cattle, although sheep and
goats fall AN easy prey to its rapacity,
and others OF lesser value are not ex.
empt.
The symptoms are variable and in very
acute cases the animal may die sudden
~ without any warning symptoms as if
stricken with cerebral apoplexy. In
much larger number of cases, how
ever, there will be fever, chills, loss of
appetite, muscular weakness. tremor.
spasmS, difficult breathing, venous con-
gestlon, hemorrhages and-death.
CharDon Is found In all countries of
the world, and has been known for
many centuries.
Many serious epdemics of it has oc-
cured III the United States. and it is
the hope of inducing instant and yigo-
.ouS action on the part of those most
directly interested in checking the pre-.
sent outbreak that prompts me to
send this warning.
These outbreaks usually occur dur
ing the Spring of the year, When those
TWO germs breeding factors, warmth
ana moisture. combine to exert their
greatest influence. This is followed
by season Oh drynesS. the most favor
able condition for the dissemination
or germs, hence the rapid and contin-
ued spread OF the disease during the
summer months.
1t must be apparent to the most
casual observer that in the matter of
contaglon, infection and mortality, no
other malady which attacks this branch
OF the animal kingdom can compare
with this. Indeed its power of de-
struction IS SO far-reacling, and the
consequent pecuniary loss Is SO great,
that the damage extends far beyond the
owners OF dying stock, and smites with
Il heavy hand every industrial link in
the great chain of cou. merce, including
the wage Garner, the merchant, the
mortgage, and the banker. Quaran-
tine against the plague is of no avail
Whatever, its devastating venom leap
ing over space with the alacrity of AS
iasic Cholera. n dark picture this;
and were it not that its possesses re-
verse side, whose chief colors are hope
and frultion, we would be compelled
to contemplate the certain decay OF one
of our most valued industries.
In 1882, Louis Pasteur, the great
French scientist. discovered Vac
cine" which ii injected in healthy
animal, will prevent Anthrax or Char
bon, as surely as the well-known vac
cine virus prevents smallpox in the
human subject.
Just why this remedy should have
been SO long in reaching the United
States it would be difficult to say; for
in France, Germany, Austro- Hungary,
Italy Belgium, Spain, Russia, Great
Britain. Australia and other countries,
it has been used with universal salts
faction for several years. Want of
space f0rblds the giving OF statistics
for all these countries, but it may be
mentioned that in France alone, more
than -Four Millions of animals have
been vaccnated with the Pasteur
Lymph, with an average mortality of
less than one half OF one per cent.
The net saving TO the owner of stock
in this brief period is estimated by
competent authority at fully Two
Million Dollars.
During Il somewhat extended tour
OF the South, made a little more than
year ago, it was my privilege TO meet
number of stock owners ana others
interested III the preservation OF the
horses and mules in particular, and
learning that Charlton prevailed to
some extent among their stock, l took
occasion to advise them TO resort to
Vaccination without delay. a few of
them, learn, needed the advice and
escaped the calamity that beiell many
of their less prudent neighbors. Pas
teurs Anthrax Vaccine has been used
also in ii few of the States further
North, notably in New York, New
Jersey, Illinois and Missouri, and as
| understand, With untalliDg success.
This was especially the case in New
Jersey, where ninety four herds were
infected in IA single county-3o2 non