The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-23
LOOK OUT FOR CHARBON.

ing in a vlrulent form in lunlc Il
county, and very suspicious form
of disease has appeared in Wash
ington. The following communi-
cation from j. G. Robert, veteri-
nary surgeon of the Miss. A. & NJ.
College, may be of great utility,
and should be preserved by every
planter and stock owner in the
district
In consequence of communlca-
tion from some gentlemen owning
plantation in Tunica county,
stating the existence of charbon
on their place, as veterinarian of
the experiment station ! visited
the vicinity alluded to. find that
a virulent form of the maIady is
there prevailing. Up to the time
of my visit thirty mules, many
! >gs and several COWS had dIed,
This ,.1isease seems to have been
brought TO that district by mules
used in working the levee. The
first animal to die on the planta-
ton | visited came up Il little an
ING in the evening and was found
dead in the lot the next morning.
The carcass of the animal was not
moved until evening. but before
that time lot of hogs began to
consume it. OF these hogs a large
number we're dead or dying IN
forty-eight hours. 1t seems that
the disease is being propagated
mainly by flies from dead animals
inoculating well ones.
| would say in a general way
that this malady is to be much
dreaded by onr people, especially
if left to run its own course, but
proper sanitary measures, I
promptly carried out, may sup
press ITS outbreak speedily.
First = Quarantine measures
Unfortunately, the laws of oul
State do not provide for quaran
tine restrictions and other sanitary
measures necessary to suppress
this disease; and, as a result, th'
enforcement of such measures i
left entirely optional with th'
owners of ANIMALS infected witt
ebarbon. We can no more stoI
the spread of this disease than w v,
can that of yellow fever or small
pox in man without separatla!
healthy from diseased animals
Buckets, feeding troughs, an'
other utensils used for diseased
' animals should not be used TO
healthy ones.
Second-Sanitary precautions
1t is of utmost importance tina
carcasses of all diseased animal
be burned, as each of such car
casses constitutes a focus for tn
fresh spread of the disease. Thes
carcasses should be burned as nea
as practicable to the place in whlc
they die. Dragging them owe
the ground may spread the germ
of the disease and infect the entll
premises. A convenient metho
of burning a carcass is to dig tw
,, trenches at right angles to eac
| other, each about two feet wild
: by two feet deep; place poles
pieces of iron over the trencht
where they cross, lay the anlm'
across these, place lightwood b.
low, and heavier wood above an
around the animal, and set fire
: the wood. In this way a draft
t air will be secured and the carca'
more readily cremated.
The premises should be dish
fected by burning all manure fro
diseased stock and all trash thi
has come in contact with the an
NAL, and by washing infected stall
fences, etc, with some dislntec
ant, such as solution of chloride
lime in the proportion OF o.
pound to four gallons of water
one pint of crude carbOhc acid
one bucket of water.
Well animals should be prote'
: ed by vaccination. The anthr
n vaccine lymph can be secure
nd Healthy animals should be pl
90 teeted from flies by applying
it tbo;r bodies some wash otfensi
le y to the flies. An emulsion OF t
90 90 oil is very good for this purpo
W To prepare the emulsion take
20, pound of hard soap, cut IN I
pieces, and boil in one gallon