Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-05
THE DAIRYMEN
Hear All About the Foot and
Mouth Disease
From That WelI-Known Expert, DR..
rockingham Of Harvard.
Most Interesting Sessions on conven.
TONS Opening Day.

| Who wouldn't be d farmer. an indie
| pendent farmer, who gets 40 cents per
dozen for his eggs and has such meet
,, lngs as the dairy conference arranged
| for his special benefit? And what
farmer wouldn't have liked to have
been in Waterville, Thursday? Lots
of them were and they had a splendid
time. In the first place the weather
was just about perfect. The travelling
out through the country is not Just
what il ought to be. but overhead ev-
eIythinS was just right. clear sunshine
and bracing air with the mercury just
about the right height.
The conference commenced in earn
est. Thursday morning. The meeting
opened in the City hall, Commissioner
Gilman being in the chair. Over in the
Armory it was pretty difficult to make
ones way about among the people and
the exhibits. There was hardly "a thing
in the hall but had a crowd around it,
paying the closest attention to what
the demonstrators were saying, and
these men looked rather tired along
towards noon. Their faces were flushed
and their hair ruffled while their voca!
organs were beginning to show wear
and tear. There wasn't much rest for
them, as the people were coming and
going all the time. AS soon as one
group drifted away there was another
forming, so they kept them talking I'M
Ill some of them must have wished
that they might hitch a dog power to
their Jaws. sit down and watch 'em go.
The little punches of people about
the exhibits were q good deal like knots
IN pine board and just about as hard
to break through. Some We're large
and some were small and there We're
always many drifting from one knot to
another. On Wednesday, the crowd in
The Arnory was made up chiefly of
Waterville people, but on Thursday,
they were mostly strangers and just
the people that the manufacturers of
the various contrivances wanted to
reach.
Samples and pamphlets telling all
about it were being given away by the
hundreds. Nearly every one coming
away from the hall had their hands
full and their heads full. too for that
matter. The butter was coming in
in good shape and the cases were fill
ing. This was beautiful looking stuff
and would make any ones mouth
water. Just think how some of those
samples would taste on mothers bread
with glass of milk from the same
COW, Wow,
Say, now, but it was "A great day
and a great meeting. A man who
wasn't farmer would declare when
he came out that farming is an art
high art at that. And still only one
branch of the business is being treated
at the conference. oh. there's lots to
il and such meetings are just the thing
to bring it out.
The opening prayer at the meeting.
Thursday forenoon, was made by Rev.
r.. c. WhittemoIe of the First Baptist
church. The most important address
WAS that OF DR.. rockingham of the
Harvard Medical School. 1t is of course
well known now that there is Il great
danger of an epidemic of the foot and
mouth disease here in Maine. 1t has
already reached Massachusetts and is
! liable To appear here at almost any
I time This is one of the most dreaded
| of all diseases to the dairymen and
ANYTHING that will put them on their
| guard or give them better under
standing of it cannot fail to be OF in
estimable value.
| 1t is "A happy coincidence that such
| a meeting as the dairy conference
should be held before the disease APP
pears in the State and it was remark
ably fortunate that man IKE Dr.
| Frothingham could be obtained 10
make an address on the subject.
The speaker began by describing the
disease and spoke in part as follows:
The disease is an acute and exceed
incly contagious one. affecting especl-
aIlv the cloven- footed animals. 1t Is
first manifested by blisters within the
mouth and on the feet. 1t has beer
known for centuries, there being a rec
ord of II as far back as 1000 years OF
more. 1t apparently originated in
western Asia and eastern Europe and
then rapidly spread through Europe as
the people scattered over the country
II reached England in 1889 and re-
manned there for many years, aHectihs
something like 100000 animals.
In ,se. /, was conquered by the en-
forcer1ent of the very strictest of quar-.
antine laws. 1t first appeared i'll TINS
| country In ISsV, totffhe A'NA
way of CANDIDA. where 1t developed
probably from animals imported iron
England. At that time II spread owe
nar,s of New York and New Engian'
hut lasted but a few months. In iss
there was a small outbreak in Maine
started by affected animals importe'
: through Portland, but this was quieSi'
stamped out. o,
. cattle. sheep and swine are especi
auv subject To the disease. but morse
4. occasionally suffer from 1t. sometime
e logs and even poultry. Man also
e subject to it and there are many case
. recorded in the olden days where IN
: / disease was contracted by orihKin
d fresh milk from the affected amman
A German scientist. being IN som
dorbt rs to il being possible ior ma
: 70 contract the disease. with an ASSIST
: ant drank some of the fresh milk OF a
: affected animal and was prompt. ll
a ,atcn IN suffering in much the sam
{ way IA the animals.
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