The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-07-20
TO CONTROL
ANTHRAX.

The weather during the past SIX weeks
has been favorable Tor the development OF
anthrax. Gases OF 1t have already :made
their appearance upon SEVERAL infected
properties where unvaccina cd Ca tie have
been pastured. " Is desirable therefore
that he provisions in force In this State
for the control Of this disease should bC
wildly published
A decade Of EXPERT ntation and of in.
vestig alton at the delaware College Elk.
pertinent Station has demonstrated that
anthrax in its most virli!ent form exists
here; that fresh importations of 1t arc
made frequently In goat skins used mo.
cases in each lOo, properly vaccinated an.
imalsare immune; ana that the cost Of
vacciuating muture horses and horned
stock need not exceed 30 cents per head.
In cssss Of sudden deaths among do
mesticatsd animals on exposed properties
q correct diagnosis OF the cause, and cre-
nation Of the CARCASS 10 imperative. Pro .
vision Is made, therefore. in Chapter 45l,
vol. 20, Laws Of Delaware:
Section /: rhs. section two OF chapter
$780, volume II, Laws Of Delaware be and
the same is hereby amended by adding to
said section the following. to wit: III
any person, being the lownsr Of any do =
nestle animal which has died from An-
thrax, and who shall Immediately after
the death Of any such animal cremate the
carcass OF the same, shall within ten days
make the death Of said animal known to
Governor. he shall be paid by the State
ernor, for each animal that has so died,
the sum hereinafter mentioned, to wit:
1t the case Of horned cattle, and mules,
the sum of eight dollars iL cases Of swine
the sum of two dollars; in case Of sheep.
the sum Of one dollar; provided. that the
owner Of said dead animal shall first Sc
cure q certificate OF death of such animal
by Anthrax from the Delaware College
Agricultural Experiment Station. or In
such manner as the Governor may direct.
As the first death in herd makes 1t
probable that q .auso exists which may
be difficult to discover at once. 1t follows
that the VAGINA ion of all exposed stock
should BIZ practicel Immediately. Au-
thority to act in this EVENTS also vested
In the Governor Of The State by Chap. $50
vol. 20, Laws Of Delaware:
Section l. That the following be added
to chap.er ESQ., volume -. Laws of Della
ware, as section 10 of said chapter, to wit:
That, whenever the Governor shall re-
ceivs reliable Information that the con ia.
glous disease known as Anthrax exists be
hereby authorized, at his discretion, upon
the request OF the owner OF such domestic
animals as are exposed to said contagious
disease, to order he same vaccinated by
skilled persons with Pasteur vaccines;
provided, the owner vi said domestic ami
mails assumes tho risk OF whatever losses
may result therefrom.
The Governor Is heiebv authorized tc
draw his warrant upon the fund uppro-
prlatel by. section 0 of this act hereby
amended for the purpose of dsiraying the
dxpenses incurred in vaccinnting as utore
said
The peculiarly OF each OF these enact:
ments is that the good will and hearty
CO operation Of the loser may be assumed
by otate officials entrusted with work Of
ombating epdemlc-, This assumption
has been found quite correct in evory
epidemic handled by State officials, ex:
cepting only first where undue publicity
exiled public alarm and excluded perfect
ly healthful and proper. produce from
market. In such cases secrecy is practls:
ed. Carcasses are concealed and the ep:
idenc continues. after officials believe
that 1T is under control. Where mistakes
of this kind have been made or whore for
any other reason, losers decline to CO
operate with officials, decline cremate their
dead, insist on tho transfer of exposed an ::
imas and thereby jeopardiZing the live
stock and landed interests of the com:
munity, then relief must be sought in
Chsp, $50 vJl. ~, Laws Of Delaware.
Section |. That in order to protect the
lives and property of citzsns Of Delaware
when threntenel by epidemic of conta =
gious aud infectious diseases among the
lower animals, authority Is hereby vested
IN the Governor of this State 20 issue hi.
proclamation stating that an infectious
or contagious diseuse exists in any county
Or geographical district Of the State, and
warning all persons to secluda, in tho
mi. tu hara he tn AT hn
all animals within tho quarantincd dis.
trict that are of kind of su ,ceptible to
contract the disease in question, and or
dsring all persons to take such precautions
against the spread of such disease MS the
nature thereof may in his judgment rem
der pccessary or expedient.
Section .. To call upon all shsriffs and
deputy sheritfs and to carry out and en-
force the provisions OF such proclamations
orders and regulations and it shall bo
the duty of all sheriff, to obey and oh.
serve all orders ami Instructions which
they may receive from the GJvtrnor in
the promises.
section 3. To employ such and so
man medical and We Urinary practitioners
and such other persons as he may from
time to time deem necessary to assist in
performing hi, duties, as set forth in tho
fist nectlon OF tins net, and TO fix their
compensation.
section I. To take such action in re.
gard to exposed catcasses. bones etc, md
10 grave OF lower animals known to have
died from diseases directly communicable
in a fatal form to man rs ho. after con-
sultatlUn with well informed persons
amy deem to bu e4peiiont.
section Q. For the purpose of defray
ing the expenses Involved In carrying out
the provision OF this act an annual appro
FRA Iou not to exceed Ave hundred dol
lars, or SO much thereof as occasion may
require, Ia hereby made from tho fluids uf
this state.
Section 9, Chap. G39 Vol. 49, Laws of
Delaware, is amended to read 5000 by
Chap. IS Vol = Laws of Delaware.
"lhat the ect entitled An Act for TIL
eradication OF Infectious and Contagious.
Diseases among the lower Animnls.'
being Chap. 63a, Vol, 10, Laws Of DE a.
ware, b. and the same is hereby amended
by striking out the words five hundred
in the third limo Of Section . Of SAID act
and inserting in lieu thereof the words
''one thousand.
Experience has taught First, That
owners should not open chrcasses Of AMI
mails which die suddenly at this season
Of the year particularly II blood IS voidod
at time Of death At least ten cases of
human Anthrax have been caused in
Delaware by such work in tho ground dc
fled by that pr ocess the disease may Turk
for many years. Cremate he carcass If
possible on the spot where the animal
died,
Secopd, Burial If prac iced Oh Guild not
be near the streams or water courses and
owners OF properties watered by Yuns
which flow to them through an infecte
field should see that this caution Ia hueded
Third, Invnccinatcd animals should
not be driven from al infected farm.
Failure to obey this rule Is Tho direc
eau o Of two DISASTROUS outbreaks this
year.
Fourth, - Veterinarians or farmers who
seek diagnosis under Sec. l. Chap. 4bi.
Vol. 20, Laws of Delaware. will do well
to proceed rs follows Take strip of
clean white blot ing paper two inches
b Dad and three or four inchcs long on
TN, mhk0 q few Gistincl blond stains. not