The San Francisco call., 1897-12-09
EASY To
DETECT A
SICK COW
Clever Papers Read at the
Annual Convention of
Veterinaries.
DlNGEE OF IMPURE MILK.
Value of Tuberculin as a Test
Has Been Proved Be-
yond Doubt.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF 0FFICEGS.
Tke California Association Now Ready
for the Work of Another
Year.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF OrFICERS.
7 California Association Now Ready
for the Work of Another
Year.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL. /
COS Rrna.t 49, Dec &

OAKLAND OFFICE IAN Francisco CALI
sos BroaIwav, Dec. S. !
The annual election of officers and
meeting ofthe California State Veterinary
Med cal Association was held in this city
to-day.
The following officers were elected: D..
R. A. Archibald. president; DR.. G. A.
Faulkner, vice president; DR.. D. f. Fox,
secretary; Dr.. c. L. Mcgowan. treasurer.
Dr.. +. f. Pierce read paper on "1ntlu-
enza,' and was followed by Dr.. Faulkner
with an article on the Mad Itch Among
Cattle.' Dr. c. B. Orvis aiso spoke, and
DR.. 81. a. Spencer gave d stereopticon !ec-
ture on tuberculosis
President Archibald delivered an ad-
dress on tubercahn as a test for cows,
and in the course of his remarks said:
The use of the tuberculin was strenuously
opposed at first by the agricultural papers.
breeders aud dairymen, ana, am ashsm "a to
say, by not few veterinarians and physI-
clans.
The most ridiculous charges were made
8 ainst its use by meu who are oIther woe
1Hty ignorant or VINO possess natures which
are incapable OF appreciRting any new sc!en-
uhc discovery that has not emAuated from
Their own pouderOus brains.
Some have claim d that animals subjected
10 the tu berculin test VIII som etimes show al
elevation OF temp rature eveI though they
-
anlma.s VIII iaI 10 react These arguments
are 10 a certain extent and under certain cii-
Gums ances substau ;tal.y cOrrecl but the c.r-
cumstaaces that produce these variations are,
as general rule, III cernable by The ira neG
exnert; conseQ Qucntly these charges only fur
uisl arEGmeu Is against the recklls. popular
use OF tubcrculin but surely not against its
use n skilled hands. The person using tuber-
cUlin Oh cattle must Be trained veterinarian
who is acquainted with The different diseases
aI conditions that VII produce elevation
- temperature, and who is consequently on
. guaru against confounfing any one OF
he di>eases or conditions with the tempo
I@FF fever caused By tuoeTcpun III tuber-
CUIous animal.
firmly believe were it not for the absurd
statements OF these dogmatists that long
since the med cal profess ION would have
adopted the use OF tubercUliu the purpose
Of diagnosing tuberculosis n mem berS OF the
human taniIJ. furthermore believe and
expect hat the future VIII The use OF
tuoe5cu n Tor the early diagnosis OF human
- u be culosiS, bat until he jO!itY OF OBJ
y Iuctionists are s1.enced, the pc. sipiity of
ua4pr"cuce suits viii deter our medical
brethren from is use
The bitter opposition, however, has been
gradually disappearing. One by ore he OBJ
!rCtIons advanced have been proved un-
lo1nded OF nsYered by improved methods in
waCulac ure, and by II ore skill in the use OF
tubCEcUIIE. until il IS now recognized among
Professional mon the world over, as very
CuIute and thoroughly practical for purposes
If diagnosis, and possibly as havii some
value for curative purposes in mild cases.
Posi- bllities OF infection through milk from
and good sanitation always says hat where
there may be danger there is danger. Such
milk should not De used fOr human IOod.
There = some dispute as 10 whether milk may
contain germs wnen the udder is apparently
sound. IL seems 10 me tnere Is abundant evi-
deUcc TO show that this may be the case. An
apparently sound udGer cannot, therefore,
guarantee wholesome milk from Il tn ubercuIUus
COW. MlE is part OF the COW, and thet e ore
animal matter, and II the COW is tube-culous
her milk is certainly part of Diseased ami
NAL Il M kes not particle OF difference now
much It Is boiled or sLerl,Iz ID it Is stu part of
Q disersed animal, and should not be used for
human iOad.
Another thing surprises me- There are
yeIeri aries and medical men occupying
high places who have the unmttigated assur-
ance 10 tell US that milk from IuberculCus
animals is not liable TO produce disease in the
human being, even when Ii has been demon
s-rated 20 them that mix rom tuberculous
- erds when led 10 pigs and other animals,
1oJ SO susceptible as the human being will
produce disease IN large per cent OF such
animals. These opinions and statements
whether uttered by veterinarian medical
men, agricultural journals or other hireungs
are not statements or opinions OF the true
professional, but OF the dairyman or stock-
raiser. for l believe that no man who sees the
Tost mOrtem LESSONS OF lew tuberculous
dairy COWS wants milk from any such animal
IL ms house-danger no danger.