Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-04-19
OF Interest to Stockmen.

CLEMSON COLLEGE,, April 11.-A
bulletin Of considerable interest to
stockmen has just been issued
from the South Carolina Experiment
Station. 1t is on the subject OF
tuberculosis (consumption) in cattle
and deals with the subject in suoh
way as to make it clear to any in
telligent reader. The bulletin is di.
vided into three parts.
Part is general discussion of
Tuberculosis, showing that it is con-
tagious disease, affecting mostly men
and cattle, and may be transmitted
through the air, water, feed, milk, or
flesh. 1t is most dangerous in close
barns where sanitary conditions are
poor, especially bad ventilation. A
table is given showing that,out of
$1,000 head of cattle in twenty
States ~ per cent, or nearly one in
every four animals were tuberculous.
OF this number, however, only 200
head were tested in South Carolina,
50 that no conclusion as to it's exis-
tcncc here is reached, more than
that several tuberculous COWS were
found in one herd.
Part II describes the Tubcrcu
lin test, showing that tuberculin is
laboratory product made by proving
the germ of the disease in special
beef tea culture medium, and then
extracting the poison town separate
from the germs. This tuberculin is
then injected hypodcrmically at the
shoulder Of suspected COWS, and if
they have tuberculosis it will be
shown by a rise of temperature in
SIX to twcnty-four hours. Six tests
included two hundred head of cattle
arc given in detail to show how the
work is done and how the conclusion
as to the disease is reached. This is
the first attempt at system test in
this State.
Part III deals with legislation
with view 20 controlling the spread
OF disease. Special mention Of the
"Danish SYSTEM OF quarantine is
made and this course recommended
instead Of such radical measures as
slaughter. Municipal meat and
milk inspection is briefly discussed.
Copies of the bulletin may DC had
by addressing the S. G. Expert
mcnt Station, Clemson College, S. G.
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tries.
The South Carolina Presbytery
met here last Tuesday night in the
Presbyterian church with a large
number Of delegates or commission
ers in attendance. A strong and in
tcrcsting opening sermon was
preached by DR.. Alex. Spruntt, of
Rock Hill, in the absence Of the regu-
lar appointce. DR.. Spruntt is at the
head of the Synodical Home mis-
sion work and one of the most promi-
ncnt questions to come before the
body is whether or not the Prcsby-
terry shall unite with the Synod in
this work or not. Among promi-
nent ministers may be mentioned
DR.. James i. Woodrow, DR.. j. r.
ltllcy, DR.. Bell of the Presbyterian
college for Women, DR.. j. N. II.
Summcrcll, of Anderson, DR.. j. O.
Lindsay, DIR. Wilson, of Abbeville,
and others. The election of COM
missioncrs to the Synod will take
place to-day. The prcsbytcry will
meet next September with the
Smyrna church at Ncwbcrry. DR..
j. .. Lindsay, of Due West, and E.
\. lines, NJ. d., of Seneca, were
elected commissioners to tho Gene
raj Synod d.-Grccnwoo Index.