The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
METHODS OF SUPPRESSION AND IRE.
VENTION.

Past experience Of the ravagcs or this
disease In Europe, and 10 some extent
the previous experiences i'm this country
has led to the most positive conviction that
no means are enectual but the strictost
quarantine carried out by the central gov.
eminent, and aided by local authorities,
with the hearty good will Of stock owners
and readiness In all cases to submit to
the necessarily great interference with nor
NAL animal traffic
All the support possible should be given
to the bureau OF animal industry in IT'S
present work of suppression 10 tne Ne"
England States, and no present INJURY L"
any commercial interests thereby occa-
stoned should have the slightest weight IN
causing any amendment to or relaxation OF
such quarantine measures as nave from
past experience been found necessary anu
successful in stamping out this plague ~,
nuarantiDes are necessarily irksome and
Injurious to some local interests ana 10
others not Immediately benchung ny mem;
and on behalf Of these may pc eNpGtleu
kicks doubts and criticisms OF every Kiln
From personal experience of many thou
sand cases Of foot and mouth disease, anu
with the carrying out OF government IGsu
lations of Suppression. tlme Llu nm
again | have seen the cfects OF months %
good and effective work undone by Wy
/ actions OF some petty local authority Whlen
considered itself unnecessarily uamaseu "!
the general restrictions issued 10y tne , zen
trail authority. Many outbreaks nave uttu
started afresh by the laXity, eareleSSHSSs
or Incompetence Of minor othclals hhu u!
the self-intercst Of private STOCK o"HeIs >.
The chain Of n quarantine is ohiE no
strong MS the weakest link. 0nd better
none at all than one which can Got re
carried out with the utmost eNaClltu ,,: ,,-
any one municipal, county or Stale au'nV4.
| ity I'm the affected districts relaNes MS, IIE,
| lance or opens It's barriers ever so Hllle
| before the disease is finally stahpfu W.
/ then most assuredly 1t VIII my li.o,ee
matter of time before We eet lhe G' ,,}i,,g
/ on our Western cattle ranges, enIIlli.shs
/ the loss of millions Of dollars ahhu"h! '''
/ many years TO come. A.. 81,
! Each state should Mt once order ne an
solute quarantine OF all states AZ I've ~ ~
Infected, In so far as the hloVeulenI us
! any animals from such states ~ ',i,o o,,,
/ pon-infected are concerned, ana ALSO ~. I,
/ any other states which do neI luoes,,Ii
| themselves In Ike manner, IN, u rro6ihi
/ tion now I'm force by the feaeIM aunt ~
tiles. All farm products from lnieCtyu, . u,1
tricts should likewise be prohiutltH 10 40
] 49, NO lii,elv 10 he used directly fol
! stock. and this should particularly lncluII,
hides or wool, unless the latleI a. Ig
! at once consigned TO the manu- nv w mar
| live stock owners should also ne I'd,
| tIculnrly warned against allowing on tufLi
| land or near their stock any ptrs,n vi,
| has been Ia contact win hueSs' 70 octar
Jietrirt Cattle dealers IN England nav
been known to carry the inf ;n3ccEo5 '' ami
days after first exposure 10 70 llds ,c ii,ob,ii
mails or their oXcrpta Inc SUM- stoci
ity might easily accrue from lIe g., IN,
| railroad agents and others engaseu J" Wv
| cattle trade IN this country. ,.-.,. sol.
| Particular and rigorous regulations snon.
| govern The movement OF railroad STOCK car
from an infected district, and the DISPOSE
OF the sweeplngs OF such cars stats ~
islatures should appropriate su ig anci
funds for the thorough carrying OUT OF ~
nrotectIve measures as may be adyiseple
without reliance on the cgsto@ s3 gSos I
should be selected FOR this purpose, ~
thp live stock interests OF the west shou'
be n unit on this matter OF prevention. L,
Measures OF suppression ana Pte, v, an,
and comparatively easy treatment OF or ~,
eased stock can be successfully c9rr'Ss ts ne
among domesticated stock, ana ~ st ~
more or less thiekly populated, nGI s s,,i
measures would be Infinitely mere lo an, pt,u Ssr
In the western States, and under ny ~,
erai conditions Of the range stock lhd i
A little reflection and eonsiuerau0N