The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-01

Charlton.
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Charbon is from the pen Of DR.. w.
HI. Dalrymple in the Picayune:
From several Of the parishes we hear re-
ports Of Charlton amongst the live stock.
1t is to be hoped that a more correct knowl-
edge of this fatal malady is possessed by
our farmers and stock owners than has been
the case. with many, in times past, allow
ing the disease to spread far and wide, and
depending entirely on some Quack nostrum
or other or the application of some bArbar-
Gus. external remedy (?) for relief, instead
of adopting methods which science had
wrought out and which are based upon
| familiarity with the exact nature of the
| scourge. Experience goes to show that
cure for Charlton has yet to be found; by this
we mean q specific agent that will remedy
the disease in individual cases. In fact,
animals frequently die rapidly that
treatment is unavailing.
Charlton. being due to specific germ or
organism, has to be dealt with by sanitary
measures. Prevention is the treatment, and
we have the means within our power, that
if adopted and carried out will control and
eventually eradicate the trouble. Since the
immortal Pasteur discovered that a vaccine
the healthy animal would prevent that
animal taking Charlton, preventative inocuia-
ton has been Practiced in Europe with
gratifying results. But have not to go
further than State to he convinced
of the efficacy, in previous years, of pre-
tentative incubation. This, however, al.
though of great Importance, is only part of
the treatment. Charlton is spread for great
diSf II
the carcasses of the animals that die of the
disease. This is very important point to
member. Every drop of blood that
comes from the carcass of charbonous ami
NAL is simply teeminI with germs, and when
a cadaver is allowed to remain exposed to
the attacks of carnivorous animals and car
rion birds, where surface water washes,
the blood into running water, the infection
may be carried ali over the country. Be
sides, when healthy animals are permitted
to Craze in the neighborhood of the diseased
body, they in danger of getting the
germs on the grass or heritage. Another
danger which may result from the exposed
carcass is, that flies that have been feeding |
on the diseased blood may carry it and in |
oculate healthy animals. We have no hest
tation in saying that Charlton is spread more |
by neglecting to properly dispose of char
bonous carcasses than by almost any other |
cause. From the experiences of the past,
we would suggest that all healthy stock
and all kinds of stock susceptibe-i
should be inoculated with anthrax vaccine,
which, up to the present, is the best known
means of prevention. Diseased animals
should not be removed, for the reason that
whenever an animal, especially horse and
mule stock, having the disease is removed to
another place it makes another diseased
center focus. Charbonous carcasses
should, where at all practicable, be burnt.
This will destroy every vestige of infection
from the individual body. Where wood is
scarce, as may be the case in some sections
Of the State, deep burial, with plenty Of
lime, should be adopted. All accumula-
lions in the stables and lots occupied by the
sick animals should be heaped together and
burnt. If carcasses have to be hauled any
distance to be burnt, they should lie placed
On a rough wooden slide, SO as not to allow
the escape of any discharges from the body,
md when the slide done with it, too,
should be burnt up as to destroy the in
ective blood and other discharges that may
,e on it. Men who attending on the
lick stock should not be allowed to come in
contact with the healthy ones, as they are
liable to carry the contagion. When blood ,
ucking or other flies numerous, some
gent should be used to drive them away
nd keep them off the stock. There is no
fy,' as is thought by many. All
arieties may be charbop flies during the ;
xistence of the disease, by carrying the
blood from the sick to :
ealthy animals. |,
TO SUMMARIZES:
We would suggest the incubation of all
nimalS as preventive. The burning of
ii char bonous carcasses. The clearing up
iseased animals have been. The use of
ONE agent, fish-oil emulsion, for instance,
n the stock to ward off flies. The disin-
ecton of stables, lots, sheds, ETC., which
ave been occupied by affected animals.
For the information of citizens of foreign
irth who may not be familiar with the
isease under the French name, Charlton,
hich is the common term used in this
nown to The Germans as miltz brand, the y
attn, name used by most English speaking :
eople being anthrax, while Italians are ;,
,milar with it Charlton, charbonchio, O
ested above for the control and extermina- q
on of this disease are similar to those .
lopted by European countries which suffer Il