The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28

burn the animal where found Il posi-
BILE Burying IS the most practical way
OF disposins OF the animal as i fire.
Que1tly happens there it not wood
enough available 70 burn The animal
The carcass should be buried at least
four feet below the surface and az soil.
bedding. etc. that IS soiled with the
blood Should be placed in the PIT with
the body. II IS OF the greatest import
ance that tne stockmen should recos-
nize the fact that any OF the aesh or
blood OF che animal IS infected and while
1t may noC cause any immediate loss
il may be the cause e considerable loss
in the future. Opening the tumor be-
fore the animal dies should no. be prac-
ticed as the animal VIII then scatter
The infection as long as It can move
about the pasture
Article I. chapter . session laws OF
Oklahoma. 1893. provides That It SHAH
be the duty of the owners OF any swine
or other domestic animals dying from
cholera or other diseases. within TWEEN
ty-four hours after their death. 70 cause
the carcasses OF such animals 20 be bur
led or burned Up and provides further
OF this act shall be deemed glilty OF
nisdemeanor, and upon conviction there
OF. shall be fined IN any sum not 10 ex-
ceed so. or be Imprisoned in the county
Jail not more than 30 days"
VACCINATIoN.
There IS considerable interest attached
10 the history and development OF vac
cination in this particular disease a. Il
illustrates what may be done IN the way
OF prevention when every remedy mag
Unable has failed as a cure. ATions.
Cornevin and Thomas We're the first TO
demonstrate that animals may be pro-
tected by inoculating them with weak
aned virus obtained from animals that
had died from blackies- There is 10
other disease OF either man or animals
where vaccination is so uniformly sue
oessful as a preventive measure as is
the case with blackleg. The per cent OF
animals taking the disease after Vaccin-
alton is less than 10 Is in smallpox in
man after vaccination, yet there Is no
disease whore individual susceptibility
varies as greatly. In some instances the
dose OF vaccine usually given has been
was so susceptible and IN other cases the
usual dose has failed 10 protect against
the disease because the animal was more
resistant thaa usual
The vaccine sent out from the expert
ment station is prepared in the labora-
tory of the veterinary department and
is put up In ten ana twenty-five dose
packages. As stated before. the vac
cine Is made from the diseased meat
secured from animals that have died
from blaclsleg This meat Is dried. pull
verified and then mixed with water. after
which it is placed in Il hot air oven and
exposed to a high temperature for sew
eral hours This weakeus the strength
OF the virus until it can be used as a
vaccine and produces no noticeable re-
suits after incubation. while II small
amount OF material, before attenuation.
was inoculated into the animal il would
prove fatal
The first vaccine prepared was known
as double vaccine. and consisted Of two
vacclnes. one "A weak virus made It
a very high temperature and the other
2 stronger virus made ~ a tempera-
ture several degrees lower than the FIRST
The weak virus was used nrst and IN
about ten days the stronger virus was
Injected. This process required the hand
ling OF stock twice. which involves
great deal Of wo-k on ranges where
several hundred head Of cattle are % be
vaccinated In order 90 avoid handling
cattle twice tie preparation n a single
vaccine was unGestakeu and several
years experience ga its usa has proven
beyord doubt that f. IS effective and
can be administered with ouc-haif the
work necessary TO use the double vac
cine.
The finished vaccine IS brown pow
der having an odor similar 90 thai no.
ticed coming from the hiackleg tumor
when opened To properly administer
the vaccine hypodermic sFrn" aua
other pieces OF apparatus are necessary.
al OF the appara tus used being com
monty called q vaccinatius outat He-
fore the vaccine can bc 4dministcrcd IL
must be mixed with water and al ~ u
that VIII DO 50 allowed 70 90 irio eoiu-
don. After the powder q treated ~
this manner it is altered through O thin
iaver ~ absorbent cotton and the fuid
that comes through IS the material % D.
used for vaccination. The yasioua steps
necessary Ia preparing and using tAe
vaccine may De- enumerated 81 f'iiews
Aner goa have ever thing th1rouEa'y
cleaned in Eve pr cent solution ~
carbouc acid. proceed AZ ioIows;
ID place Do tbe noFssr aa many doses
OF the -ov-ser ~ you have cstfie 20