The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-10
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A1oricultare.



The recent outbreak Of anihrar or
pnArnpn near palatlne. MI. has d.
feeted wide ettention 70 the disease.
seeing that Il proved not only fatal TO
cattle attacked, hut to at least one man
"a attendance upon the bovine vic
'.A'a some particulars about the dis
ease VIII prove Of interest TO our read
efs' aa there Is quite q mlaunderstand-
'nA q the difference between anthrax
ana me more common disease OF
young cattle known as black leg" In
lnls department Of the paper We have
laAen pains 70 Impress upon the minds
% siockmen the necessity Of keeping
eattle away from staenant water IN
ponds or sl0uehs and even from run
ming rivers oF creeks. The import
ance 1f this precaution win Be the bet
yer understood when It Is stated that
most cases of anthrax are found where
cattle have hesa SO exposed to the rod
lke, microscopic organism 20 which
ne diseabe is due The bacillus" as
Z Il called Is found IN such places. Il
either originates there or Is brought
tnere by water coming from a place
where a dead anthrax animal has been
cast For the latter reason It should
ne made mlsdemeanor punishable by
me or imprisonment for anyone TO
throw a dead animal into a running
stream Or drinking place. In Iowa a
bad outbreak Of the disease was traced
At once 10 a pond into which a dead
hnthrax animal had been cast and al
which a large herd Of cattle took
drinking water daily. The disease
properly called anthrax occurs IN diff
ferent forms. In some cases there are
ainuse swellings seen about the head
and neck and when pressed these
swelilnRs are found 70 be solid and 90
not contain gas On cutting into them
there Is found a yellowish, jelly-hke
maes more Or less stained with blood.
IN other cases the animal dies almost
immediately from a form Of apoplexy
and discharges stained with blood
come away from the natural orihces OF
the body. The body bloats and decom-
poses at once. This form Is not so
common ne the other In a third form
tse disease is suhacule and the victim
may live for Eve 70 seven days. In
the form characterized by external
dwellings the animal dies IN from one
70 two days. In man the disease usu-
ally takes the form OF malignant pus-
tule" or carbuncie and Is contracted
through a wound or abrasure OF the
skin when a person skins al animal
dead Of anthrax The disease may also
be carried IN the same form 10 man by
insects and It Is probable that files are
the means Of spreading the disease 70
other animals when dead bodies are
left TO decompose in the open air. In
this way anthax may be spread to
sheep and horses. Swine and dogs are
largely Immune from the disease
From what has been said Il will be
seen that II Is very important to de-
stroy the cnrcase Of an anthrax victim
30 that the disease may not be spread
by ihls means The best way to get
rid OF tho carcase is 10 totally destroy
1t by fire, but X this cannot be done
It should be buried deeply In quick
lime. II is not enough TO bury II deep
". for Darwin has shown that earth |
worms may bring the spores Of the dis
ease to the surface. where they may be
taken into the systems OF cattle pas
turing over the graves and again
cause the disease. When an anthrax
victim is opened the spleen Is always
found 70 be greatly enlarged and filled |
with tar-ilko matter; the blood is dark
aud does not coagulate; the mucous
membranes OF the chest and abdominal |
cavities are covered with dark red |
spots and blood-slained discharges Is |
sue from the natural orlhces Of the /
body. when an animal is attacked
with black les the disease Is character
ired BY external sweilings. which are
found TO be filled with gas. which /
makes the swelllngs give out a crack
ling sound when handled. After death /
the spleen Is found 70 be unchanged /
and the blood c0agulates and turns red /
on exposure 10 the air Blackleg does
not attack animals other than young 4
cattle. Cattle may be safely inoou-
lated against blackleg and with some
degree OF success against anthrax In
case OF an outbreak Of anthrax cattle
should be changed TO a fresh pasture /
away from stagnant water. Dlslnfect-
ants (such as the tar product disln-
fectants advertised In this paper) |
should be freely used around the /
buildings and for washing the hands. /
Dead animals should be destroyed and /
not skinned. Cases should not be
treated.