The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
MORE ABOUT CHARBON.
DR.. Knight ReiterateS his Declaration thai
the Disease Is Prevalent.
CITES AUTHORITY AND SUBMITS PROOF
Microscopic Examination Discioses
the Germs in Great Abundance on
Pieces of Hide from AnimntS.

Or. w. A. Knight, a leading veteri-
marian of Houston, remains firm in his
original declaration that the disease
which is now prevalent among stock in
several of the counties of Southeast Texas,
is Charlton or anthrax He has diagnosed
cases of the disease and is positive that
he is absolutely correct in calling it char
bon.
A reporter for The Post saw Dr.
knight yesterday and the doctor said;
'Charbon anthrax does exist in Harris
and adjoining counties, and l think l can
show this in an undeniable manner.
Parties desiring to know of infected
localities can make inquiries at Karsville
postoffice. Harris county. a few miles
south of Thompson Switch, at Pasadena,
in what is known as the Sweed neighbour
hood and seven miles south of Houston
ITO show the correctness of this dec
laration," continued Dr.. knight, ! Will
give you the report Of DR.. A. L. Fuller
made after ne had conducted micro
scopic examination OF some infected
pieces of an animal that died of the dis
ease now prevailing
DR.. Fullers report is as follows:
DR.. w. A. Knight. City.
Drummer Addihon. houston, Texas, Au-
gust II, 1900-Dear Doctor: | have exam
ined the specimens sent by you some days
since. These specimens consisted OF a
| piece of hide. a Emphatic gland and a
vein filled with blood clot. taken, as you
informed me. from an animal which died
in Mr.. Settegasts pasture. 4 microscope
examination of cover-slip preparations q
juices scraped from each of these showed
/ IA. ar,tb tsl. in oh m \
further examination of sections cut from
the gland gave the sane results, II i'
therefore beyond all doubt that ycul
diagnoses of Charlton in this case was cor
rect. / am yours very truly,
A. L, FULLER.
Resuming his remarks. DR.. Knight said
Numerous articles appear in our dan.
papers of persons dying from anthrax
Louisiana and Mississippi have been in
fected for a number OF years and IRON
this source South and East Texas has be
come infected with this malady, and
soon wifi have such a hold in the soctioi
that we can not raise our vast amour
OF stock without great loss each year
It was estimated in letter written n
DR.. Fosetter, published In the IeXa
Farm and Ranch on November u. 1871
that over 5000 head OF stock died. amount
ing to $150, 900. in an area OF hfty by wv
State-and the best part of the State 70
breeding purposes. 1t looks like ever
farmer. every ranchman and every plantea
would raise up and rebel against thi
disease and the source OF infection.
can we not get our State legislator
to give us Just a small appropriation. sa
$4,000 which Is less than the amount
stock dying every year and establish
strict quarantine for infected pasture
and watering places and burn the car
cases of dead animals and all bones
animals having died in previous years
close the pastures and allow them TO gro
up in grass and weeds and have thel
burned for several years? Then We coul
become free from this very destructi'
malady
"At present We have no laws ana n
money to assist the State sanitary boar
10 do anything in this matter, alone, say
ing nothing of the trouble we had VIII
strongylus micrurus and unc,naria n
data. From these diseases alone a MI
Gransberry lost over TOO head OF caiv'