The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-25
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS.
DE. HARBdUGH on IT'S RELAIioN
10 PUBLTC HEAL7H.
Result of the Post Mortem Examination
oil Six Cattle Killed at "Lnburnu"
what Tubcrculin Is.


Thursdav afternoon. The postmortcm
.,sf,I..,,l .... ,.fe conducted hy brs.
Harbaugh and Sweeney Mr.. Edward =
Valentine ami Drs H. ID. Garcin, ana VI.
j.. Hocc. Jr.. were present as inieIesiej
spectators.
The diagnosis was confirmed In every
instance. ass aI the cattle were found TO
have gcncrauzod tuberculosis I'm advanced
stage Dr Hcgo collected specimens ~
tho disease from thc various organs OIL
the cattle FOR the purpose OF oemonstrn-
Ton to his class az the University Medi-
cal Colcgc. The cattle were led I'm, poll
uNcd. opened. and examined In regular
succession. according 90 their numbers
o. tEo Test list. and when the work was
finished. thc opinion was freely express
cd that if the consumers OF milk coula
have seen such hnclookng dairy cattle
before they were opened and then Wit
messed their affected organs. rotten and
recAlug with tuberculosis consumption,
Che most terrible scourge Of the human
and bovine species. there would bc an Inn
mediate demand. in no uncertain man
er. for the institution Of official dairy IN
specuon.
one of those present made the remark:
"EVcn if there was no danger OF this dis
case being conveyed 20 human beings In
milk and meat. 10 IS awful 10 think that
focicd with such horrible masses Of dis
ease is daily being devoured 10y human
beings
DIR. HARBAUGH TALKS.
With tle obi 20 of gaining particulars
200 regard Co the subject a Times reporter
interviewed DR. Harbaugh.
The doctor was asked: what led you
90 slspcc, Mr. Brynns herd?' lie re-
piled: 'I was requested TO examine the
4.
examined him. and pronounced him al
ftctcd with tuberculosis Of both lungs.
then expressed The opinion that more OF
Tho cattle must be affected. because
where one affected animal has been In d
herd for any considerable time. IL is al
ways sure to infect others. Nj Bryan
then authorized me 10 cream out the DIS
case from DIS place. even II ! had 10 eN-
terminate every animal on ~, ana ac-
r0rJin-ly / applied the tuhcrculn test,
with the result that 1 am fully satisfied
that every one of his affected animals IS
now undergoing The processes which VIII
ultimately result in the conversion OF
tloir caroas-e- into fertilizers
"What is tuherculin?
cultures OF the tubercle bacilli are
nude in g.ycerine media, and this great
ly reduced in bulk 10y evaporation Uhe
bacUH being destroyed 10y heau. the re-
sud- being t'slerculn. liquid resem-
bling syrup both i'm appearance and con-
slsttucc.
GLOW does il detect the disease in AMI
mals2'
.It is "a woll-asccrtained fact that the
temperature of normal cattle is subject
10 great variations during every day,
therefore We take the temperature Of all
cattle 90 Dee tested ON the day precedin6
the injection of the tubcrculin; this is
called the preliminary temperature; then
tle tubercuin Is injected hypoderinically.
Iafly the following morning we begin
AGAIN. and take the temperatures at snort
intervals and continue till eight or nine
o'clock that night Tuberculn injected in
20 healthy cattle causes no reaction what.
ever or. bon other words, 10 does not cause
Cd rise i'm temperature, bat when injected
into cattle affected with tuberculosis II
causes rise OF two or more degrees,
therefore wee take the highest tempera-
tlrc OF each animal before injection as the
maximum. and f there is q rise Of two
or moro degrees above that maximum
after the injection, the animal is pro-
uouccd affected such is a brief outline
of the test but there are many points o.
detail and careful study connected with
81 that make 30 reliable only I'm the hands
of those vino will master the details. 1u-
brrcuiu has often been condemned. but
only hy those who would not attend 20
these details and study cuch case indi-
Vilually. 10 is "a wonderful diagnOstic or
detective agent for this disease and is
being used all over the world with GER
tainty end success. in spite OF the oppO-
sitl0n of owners Of affected cattle. cranks,
pretenders. and the class always 90 90
found who wish 90 gain notoriety by OPP
posing every advance. IL lis the agent
which viii eventually stamp out tubcrcu-
lo~e. and thereby give us meat and milk
absolutely free from the danger Of IN
lection f0 mankind"
AN ERRONEOUS IDEA.
"Wcr. AIR. Efydus cattle worse looking
thau the average dairy catleF
"Ir Bryan COWS in appearance were
f.r above tue average. TO look at them
uo One would suppose that any one OF
thcm was rotten inside with tuberculosis
They gave apparently good milk and plen-
u Uf f. and n1 One suspected them as
tub.rou.ous until The bun was found 10
hc affected There is am erroneous idea
prevailing in regard 90 thi. disease. 10 is
supposed ly those Who do not know that
am affected animal is am emaciatcd crea-
tare bur. ou the contrary some OF the
worst affected may Doe butcher fat and
therein lies the danger. NO animal is
safe unless She ls proven so by the tuber-
culin test. Before the test was made
Mr. Bryan had nine mich COWS. which
wore apparently as good as anybody
COWS. now Doe has only four COWS, but he
has the satisfaction Of knowing that their
milk is absolutely safe. and he is one Of
the very few men In this State who has
that satisfaction
care many cattle in this vicinity affect
cd with tuhcrculosisY'
eyes. great many. From what / have
seen ] think that fully fifty per cent. Of
our milk COWS are affected. II I could
show YOU records from private practice
YOU would Doe astoulshcd. hut / dare not
make use of such facts. When discover
this disease among "a mans cattle dare
not diyulCe the fact without his consent
and ] assure you that public Denciactors
Ike Mr. Bryan are scarce.
.'What lis done with all the cattle you
find anected?'
"Tlat s. "a question. Some are kept
and MIXED the same as before they were
pronounced diseased. some are sold 10 In
uocfut purchasers. others 80 10 the
SLAUGHTER houses and We eat them some
are led out 90 the field or woods, knocked
In tho head and examined, and some are
Kent tu they die with the disease. which
may Doe 600 "a short time. but which is
usually long timc-ycars, perhaps. Mr.
BRYAN was very much attached 10 ms
cattle. but he had boo hesitation I'm regard
TO their disposal. Do s orders were 10 get
The affected ones where they could 90 no
harm 90 man or beast as speedily as pos
ltle. and consequently they were taken
20 the fertilizer factory and destroyed.
as the danger really great 20 mankind
fr ueIue meat and milk from affected ant