The Portland daily press., 1897-02-09


Massachusetts has $500, 900 and paid out dur
ing 1896 over S173,00 for 51sS head of cattle
condemned for tuberculosis. The present
appropriation of Maine, would not last in
Massachusetts, the present week, and we
have thoroughbred herds of cattle in this
State that would require the whole of the
present amount to Pax def tnGg snpd
and fatal disease as this; should ceftalnly
command the earnest and thoughtful atteh-
ton of the present Legislature, 70 enable Us ~
TO erapple with and eradicate 1t from ali
infected herds. The discoveries or sucii
eminent investigators rs Pasteur anu hoch
have evolved from obscurity me essehmai
cause ofsthe disease, and has placen IN o,,i
hands the means to diagnose the malady IN
all its stages of development, and its com
plete disposal has only to. be lntrnstea ~, "
capable and conservative lngL W in Which
we meet tonight has been evolVeu llo Ini; r.3
inorganic corner stone, until even tne p ti1'
have been made to see its falr propol. aors
fury ago Ben franklin "held the Key uhss
has since unlocked the mysterious poWeiisS . ~
electricity, that furnishes the matcnless iiR III;
by which i read. while the marvellous DIS
coyery of the "Roentgen rays may possibly
revert to some modest maiden, who nrst
drew the shadow of her lover upon the gar
den wall.
In closing, wish again to thank your
committee for the assignment of this even
ing to address myself to members OF BODY OF
men who have been relieving the suHerlngs,
men ever since the time when the shepherds
tended. their locks by night and that
wondrous proclamation went fo1tn peace
OH earth, good will to all mankind
Or. Gordon, who had taken the chair
during the reading of DR.. Dailey's paper,
announced that the subject was open for
discussion and called upon DR.. j. +.
Hill OF Augusta as the first speaker.
Dr. Hill said: II believe it Is the duty
of our state to take steps in the direct
ion of stamping out the germs of di-
sense. / have in mind three GASES of
tuberculosis infection in children. I
called on the dairyman from whom the
family had been taking milk and was
satisfied that his herd was affected with
the disease. The child lived but four
months and then died victim Of the
disease"
Dir. jesse Randall of Old Orchard wa S
to be the next speaker, but sent letter
of regret.
DR.. Enooh Adams of Litchfield was
then called upon and said: with
regard to the her dity of the disease
believe it is firmly defined truth. We
have all Of us no doubt known of par
ties inclined to tuberculosis. I have seen
q dozen cases and never knew one to rid
itself of the germs. Too great care cannot
he taken in the direction Of preventing
the spread of tunerc ulosis bacilli."
DR.. Ernest W. Rus sell of Lewiston said :
Tuberculosis is disease that has been
most prevalent among the human and
bovine specie than any other. We have
been taught that by boiling our milk
or cooking our meat that is affected,
makes it safe to eat or drink the same.
Doctors say that bacilli can be killed,
tut that the toxine properties cannot
be, therefore we have the hsredity of
disease.
DR.. A. l.. Stanwood of Canton said /:
"Milk has been and is now one of the
best foods that we prescribe, especial
ly for persons troubled with Indigestion.
Strange as it may seem to some we have
by the use of milk been inoculating in
to the systems the germs of tuberculosis
instead of effecting cure.'
Col. F. IN. Dow said: Proper steps
should be taken to eradicate the disease
of tuberculosis. In the majority of the
cases of tuberculosis infection in GER
tain examination, it was found that 1t
was confined almost wholly to cattle hat
had been imported from countries that
had objected at various times about
about receiving American cattle to their
Shores Prof. A. W. Harris was the
next speaker, and his remarks were re-
Gel we'd with applause.
Ex-Governor Selden Conner was intro
duced as the last speaker. Gen. Common
said: 'sThe paper of the evening is a
valuable contribution to humanity.
love to honor the men who labor in the
la boratory and study under the micro
scope, the results of which study is CIV
en- for the benefit of humanity. I have
been thinking as I sat here that the
pre- sence of the state legislators here up
on this occasion suggests economy, but
I am sure that wherever the interests of
our hospitals and similar institutions
are concerned, and those matters which
affect the best interests of humanity
you will READILY accord with me in the
view that this is matter of the utmost
Importance and worthy of much DELHI
erat.on.''
The hour for closing having arrived,
President Gordon announced that the
cars for conveying the momberS Of the
legislature to the depot were ready,
whereupon the company adjourned, warm
in their praise of the efforts of the Maine
Academy of Science and Medicine and
their guod fortune in securing DR.. Bailey
tn speak Ipon a matter of such vital i'm
portance.