Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
MUST Be MODERATE.
State Veterinarian Gibson Files,
His Annual Report.
THE STATE SHOULD MOVE SLOWLY.
must Not be Hasty In Attacking Dairy
Herds = More Money Is Needed
to Flight the Tuberculosis
Evil-CapltaI News.

Herds = More Money Is Needed
to Fight the Tuberculosis
Evil-CapitaIN News.
Des Moines, Oct. Estate Veterina-
rian Gibson, in his annual report, coun-
sells moderation in the eradication of
tuberculosis in cattle. He wants the
legislature to increase the appropria-
ton for the work, so that he can go
ahead and take care of all the cattle
coming to his notice, without making
. .sweeping 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, but he is opposed to paying for
diseased cattle destroyed. He main
tains that no man has right to keep
a diseased animal or herd ait the peril
of others; that such animals must be
destroyed for the public good and the
owner has no right to demand compen-
DR.. Gibson has met resistance
more or less determined in his cam
paign against the disease, but he de-
clares he is willing to meet the ques-
ton in court and he is satisfied that no
court will sustain man in keeping or
demanding pay for a diseased COW that
is of no real value and is menace to
the public health.
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would not advise the state to go to
the extent. that some other states
have" said DIR. 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. The work is being done
now for one-tenth the cost to other
states. Once herd is tested and the
diseased animal destroyed and proper.
sanitary conditions secured there is no
in that herd in the future, providing
the premises are kept clean and nc. ami
mails admitted, to the herd until they.
have been tested and found to be free
from tuberculosis. The test for tuber-
culosis is SO simple and so sure that
there is never any doubt about it. I
will give 500 for every animal have
tested and the test showed tuberculosis
that did not show the disease when ex-
amined. 1T is absolutely sure"
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In speaking of the improved condi-
items prevailing at present, when the
,1,T~ A1a -
teoting themselves and their children
by a strong effort to stamp out tuber-
culosis, gives a good share of the cred
1t to the medical profession, and to
those who have studied the question
from a scientific standpoint. 1.-THE i'm
proved sanitary conditions in Iowa."
said DIR. Gibson, "are not at all the re-
suit of the earnest effort on the part
of the few official sanitariaus, but
largely the result of the daily instruc-
tons of the physicians, veterinarians
and municipal officers, and their admo-
nitions to the people of their various
localities. When the individual citizen
demands sanitary cleanliness then and
not till then may we hope for general
cleanliness and health in Iowa" DR..
Gibson believes the good health mileni-
UNI will make its appearance along
with the Christian millennium.
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Included in Dr.. Gibson's report is
paper by G. A. johnson, the govern
ment inspector at Sioux City, on "The
Relation of Bovine to Human Tubercu-
losis." The theory of this writer,
founded upon very thorough scientific
Investigation, is that tuberculosis is of
bovine origin, aud man got it from cat
tie in the first place. He is quite sure
that tuberculosis is communicated to
human beings in the milk from tuber-
culous cows, eyen;though the cows may
be but slightly diseased. There is hard
ly anyone now who disputes this prop
osition. 1t is merely question OF
whether the persons taking the milk
containing the seds of tuberculosis are
strong enough to kill and throw them
off before they become established in
the human body. Most people do not
care to try the experiment.
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Governor Poynter, of Nebraska, and
G. A. Windle, editor of the Calling
Gun, a populistic paper published in
OTTAWA, ILL.,, made much advertised
effort to get a crowd to talk to in the
auditorium here Wednesday, but no one
came to hear them and the meeting
was abandoned. Governor Poynter i'm
mediately started home in disgust, but
Mr.. Windle is not so easily discour-
aged. He will remain in the state
during most Of the campaign.
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"A yarn was in circulation here yes
terday to. the effect that the republic
can state committee of Ohio had sent
out an appeal to the postmasters of
s Iowa for funds for the Ohio campaign.
There is no truth in the rumor, as in
vestigation shows. The republicans of
Ohio are able to take care of. them
selves and are not passing the hat in
this fashion.
Des Moines, Oct. Sit has been gen
orally supposed that the transportation
problem for the Fifty-frst Iowa was
settled beyond question, but such is rot
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