Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-05
MUST Be MODERATE
State Veterinarian Gibson Files His.
Annual Report With the
Governor.
Thinks That State Should Not Be
Too Urgent in Attacking
Dairy Herds.
More Money Needed to Fight Tuber.
culosis Evil--Capital News
and Comment.
Special to Times-Republican.

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Des. Moines, Oct. 5.-State yeterinar-
ian Gibson, in his annual report, coun-
sells moderation in the eradication Of
tuberculosis in cattle. He wants the
ton for the work. so that he can go
ahead and take care of all the cattle
looming to his notice, without making a
Isweeping attack. as has been done in
other states at enormous expense. In
some states hundreds of thousands of
dollars have been spent in an effort to
wipe out the disease by destroying and
paying for all diseased animals Dr.
Gibson, with his small appropriation, is
accomplishing the same results grad
ually. burt he is opposed to paying for
diseased cattle destroyed. He main
tains that no man has right to keep
la diseased animal or herd at the peril
of others; that such animals must be
destroyed for the public good and the
owner has no right to demand compen-
sation for them. In some instances DIR.
/ Gibson has met with resistance more
or less determined in his campaign
against the disease, but he declares he
lis willing TO meet the question in court
and he is satisfied that no court VIII
sustain man in keeping or demanding
Ipay for diseased cow that is of no real
value and is a menace to the public
4 health.
i would not advise the state to go to
the extent that some other states
have said DR.. Gibson, "for the enor-
nous expense would injure the work
in the minds of the people. There would
| be reaction and the result would be
less work done than is now being done.
1 The work is being done now for one
4 tenth the cost to other states. once a
4 lherd is tested and the diseased animal
destroyed and proper sanitary condi-
tions secured there is no reason for the
existence of tuberculosis in that herd
in the future, providing the premises
are kept clean and no animals admit
ted to the herd until they have been
tested and found to be free from tuber-
culosis. The test for tuberculosis is so
Isimple and so sure that there is never
lany doubt about it, l will give 800 for
every animal l have tested and the test
4 Ishowed tuberculosis that did not show
the disease when examined. 1t is alb.
Isclutely sure
/ In speaking of the improved condi-
tions prevailing at present, when the
people realize the Importance of pro-
tecting themselves and their children
Iby a strong effort to stamp out tuber-
Iculoss, gives a good share of the credit
ito the medical profession, and to those
who have studied the question from a
Isclentitic standpoint. The improved
SANITARY conditions in Iowa. said Dr.
i Gibson, are not all the result of the
earnest effort on the part of the few
lofficial sanitarians, but largely the re-
4 suit of the daily instructions of the
physicians, veterinarians and munici-
pal officers, and their admonitions To
1.-THE people of their various localities
When the individual citizen demands
sanitary cleanliness then and not till
then may we hope for general cleanli-
ness and health in Iowa" Dr. Gibson
believes the good health millennium Will
make its appearance along with the
christian millennium.
Included in DR. Gibson's r port is a
paper by CT. A. Johnson. the govern
ment inspector at Sioux City on The
Relation of Bovine to Human Tuhercu-
losis'' The theory of this writer,
founded upon very thorough scientific
Investigation. is that tuberculosis is of
bovine origin, and man got it from
cattle in the first place. He is quite
|sure that tuberculosis is communicated
to human beings in the milk from
tuberculous cows, even though the
COWS may be but slightly diseased
~ y,
|putes this proposition. 1t is merely a
question of whether the persons taking
the milk containing the seeds OF tuber-
culosis is strong enough to kill and
throw them off before they become es-
tablished in the human body. Most
lpeople do not care to try the expert
ment.
The Semi ON Sed is not drawing any
crowd worth mentioning from out of
town. In some respects it is fake, for
only few of the shows amount to any
thing and beyond the opportunity for
coming to the city at low rates there is
!. mighty little to attract visitors. The
editors come tomorrow and they will of
course have a good time among them
selves.
Bryan begins his Iowa tour today at
Keokuk. His other dates in Iowa are.
, october Z, Blakesburg and Sgourney
October 9, Bloomfield, Centerville and
: Abba.
october TO- Corning and Harlan.
October IL, Winterset and Indianola.
October -, Humboldt. Rolfe and
! Emmetsburg.
. October 1s. Primghar. Cherokee and
, LeMars.
october IA, Sioux City. Ida Grove and
lMapleton.
Chairman Huffman, of the demo
, cratic state committee, will accompany
!, Bryan on his trip through the state and
| will try to persuade him that it would
; not be waste of time for him to come
l back and wake things up just before
, election. They will travel by the ordi-
: nary regular trains and no others will
1 accompany them. At each of the places
where Bryan stops other speakers will
/, be on hand to take advantage of the
crowds that Bryan is expected to draw,