Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-24
Great Danger from Chambers.

CLEMSON, May 17.--Dr. G. Il. Nesom,
tho veterinarian Of tho station board,
has had much of his limo for several
weeks past taken up visiting different
parts Of tho. State for tho purpose OF
inspcc ting horses and mules supposed to
have glandors.
On tie 1st Of April he went to Green's
Crossing, Williamsburg County, to see
mules belonging to Mr.. Bryan. These
logging. tcams-woro found to have symp
toms of glanders and he advised that
they be quarantined.
DIR. Nesom then went to Darlington
County whore ho found horse with q
woll defined case of tho disease.
Ho noxt won't to Livingston, Orange.
burg County. IIere he inspected lot
Of horses and mules belonging to Mr.. j.
$. Livingston. Two of his mules had
just died with a virulont typo of forcy
glandors, which is tho ulcer typo of the
disease on tho skin.
Two moro died that night and six
other horses showed SYMPTOMS of the
disoaso-fourteon in all having boon OK,
posed.
Ono case WAS also found in tho town
of I}amberg.
After DR.. Nesum had beon at home
about four weoks he got telegram
from Mr.. Livingston saying ton moro OF
his mules and horses wore affected. DR.
Nosom went back on May l and inspoc
tod tho sam0 herd again. Ho found ali
but two in al advanced stage of tho dis
! oaso, and these two were affected. The
ownor killed six of theso animals the
Same day and expected to kill two moro
| later.
DR.. Nosom also visited Lowiodale,
Lexington County, and found five mild
| I Ia hn hno lnf to,
from othcr sections Of the State report
ing supposed cases of tho disease.
From all these causes Dr. Ncson
thinks it quite likely that glandcrs will
become prevalent in tho State, and few
remarks on tho disease will, therefore,
not DO out of place.
Glandors bacillus nialloi," is spo
ciiic, contagious disease. 1t is not trans
mitted through the air, but 10 communi
Gated only by contact with tho poiso
nous matter discharged from diseased
animals, and may bo taken in at botl
| 1ecd Dox and Watering trough.
| 1t Is tho most to DO dreaded of all dis
eases affecting the equine family. Mule,
arc more subject to it than horses ant
asses moro than mules. Cows do no
have tho disease, only ono or two case.
over having been recorded. The disease
is considered incurablc and can be trans
| ~
surface, and becomes a horrible, loath
somo malady; for this reason great eau
ton should DO used in attending to ;
horse sick with glanders.
| When the disease is suspected in M
animal it should be at onco strictl,
quarantincd. When it becomes certaii
that tho animal has tho disease it shou,t
be killed and burned, for there is IL,
known cure and tho danger of coltagiol
is great. Any barn or stable in whicl
diseased animals have been kept shoult
be burned. If too costly to burn, thcl
all parts, like feed troughs, otc., that Cal
Spray Tho stable with either corrosiv,
sublimate carbolic acid, Gro olino O
oro-naphtholoum. Thon whitcwasl
everything and leave stable vacant twt
to four months. Chloro-naphtholeum
which is M American preparation, ver,
similar to crcolino and cheaper, can b.
mixed with water in tho proportion O
five gallons in ninety five gallons 0
water. A horse having glanders shoult
not be allowed to work in the samo fiol,
with other animals, for ho may, and cal
transmit tho disease by biting twig o
bunch Of grass, on which he may leav
some Of tho toxin, and then sound ami
maj may cat at tho same spot and get it
Tho board of trustees of Clemson ar
empowered by Act of Legislature t
have all animals suffering with conta
| giOus diseases quarantined or killed
The Act defining tho duties and power
of the board provides: Section /, ,13l
ltcm 4, that "thoy shall have power il
case of contagious disease among an
kind of stock or animals. either to cs
ta6lish rules Of quarantine or to hav
tho infected animals killed and burned.