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 such a
way as to make it clear to any in
telligenL reader. The bulletin is d.
vided into three parts.
Part is a general discussion of
tuberculosis, showing that it is a con-
tagous disease, affecting mostly men
and cattle, and may he transmitted
through the air, water, feed, milk, or
flesh. 1t is most dangerous in close
barns where sanitary conditions are
poor, esp ,ially bad ventilation. A
table is given showing that out of
$1,000 head Of cattle in twenty
States 22 per cent, or nearly one in
every four animals were tuberculous.
OF this number, however, only 200
head were tested in South Carolina,
so that no conclusion as TO its exis-
tcncc here is reached, more than
that several tubcrculous COWS were
found in one herd.
Part II describes the Tubercu-
lin test, showing that tuberculin is a
laboratory product made by proving
the germ of the disease in a special
beef tea culture medium, and then
extracting the poison town separate
from the germs. This tuberculin is
then injected hypodermically at the
shoulder Of suspected COWS, and if
they have tuberculosis it will be
shown by rise of temperature in
SIX to twcnty-four hours. Six tests
included two hundred head of ;attle
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 a system test in
this State.
Part Ill deals with legislation
with view to 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 be had
by addressing the S. G. Expert.
mcnt Station, Clemson College, S. ..
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tries.
The South Carolina Prcsbytery
met here last Tuesday night in the
Presbyterian church with a large
number Of delegates or commission
crs in attendance. A strong and in
tcrcsting opening sermon was
preached by DR.. Alex. Spruntt, of
Rock Hill, i'll 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 pronli-
nent 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-
ncnt ministers may be mentioned
DIR. James J.. Woodrow, DR.. j. r.
Riley, DIR. Bell Of the Presbyterian
college for Women, DR.. j. N. II.
Summcrcll, of Anderson, DR.. j. O.
Lindsay, DIR. Wilson, Of Abbcville,
and others. The election of com
missioncrs to the Synod will take
place to-day. The Presbytcry will
meet next September with the
Smyrna church at Ncwbcrry. Dr.
j. O. Lindsay, OF Due West, and e.
a. lines, NJ. d., of Seneca, were
elected commissioners to tho Cana
, raj Synod.-Grccnwoo Index.
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