The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-06
Charlton or Anthrax Ia Fatal to Live
Stock.
No Cure Known to Science. But 1t May
Be Prevented by VaccinatiDg Stock
With Charlton Vaccine.

WIN ChaTbOn vaccine.
One of the most fatal diseases tina
attack horses. mules, cattle, sheep ant
goats is charbou or anthrax. This dis
ease is also known as splenic fever, car
buncle fever, blood : striking, blood,
murraiu. and by the Germans as Milz
brand. The disease is communicate,
to man from handling the hides. WOO
or carcasses of the infected animals.
Charlton is caused by the bacillus
anthrax. 1t is long-lived even unde,
unfavorable conditions, and develops
rapidly. The conditions of the anima
body are most favorable to the rapid
growth OF these germs, but they grow
equally as we'll outside the animal body
injecting tho pasturage, where the dis
ease persists for years. c
While caarbon. is found all over the
world, the most serious epidemics occur
i'll the section of the United States along
the line of the Mississippi river an. lite
tributaries. Creelman reports that an
thrax has been epidemic in Mississippi
aud Louisiana Mt intervals since 1886
At Como in 1894 thousands of all kinds
OF live stock perished, and many people
contracted the diaease and died. The
anthrax germ reaches tAe body through
the food and through scratches and
sores in the skin; it is necessary tlteIe-
fore to keep briers and undeibrusil
down as much as possible.
A grave Of animals that have died OF
anthrax may keep the pasture infected
for ten or twelve years. aud a stream OF
running water near such will carry the
Infection in lis entire course, and fOddet
or hay coming from the locality viii
carry the disease. Cattle being driven
through districts where anthrax OF
charbOn exists or has existed are liable
| to contract the disease. A sick or dead
animal will infect the whole herd, and
if the greatest care is not taken the en-
tire section of the country will be in.
! fected.
While there is no cure for anthrax
the disease is positively prevented and
danger of contagi0n stopped by vaccin.
alton with q reliable Charlton or anthrax
vaccine. The make that ia principally
used in this section. and that has been
endorsed by the State authorities, is
that made by the Ii. X. milford Com
pany, biological chemists of Philadel-
phia. and kept in stock at the Haas.
Little Drug Store, Opelousas. One OF
the chief characteristics Of this vac
cine is the fact that confirmatory
tests are made on animals before it is
issued, SO that the veterinarian or stock
owner, in using this vaccine, is sure OF
getting the best results o%btainable.
In the acute forms of anthrax pracii-
caliy no symptoms are exhibited. The
animal dies suddenly. as though strick-
eli with apoplexy. In the secondary
type the disease begins with q high
fever; feeding and chewing of cud are
suspended; chills and muscular tremb-
ling occur; the animals appear dull AMI
show extreme weakness: in the course
of q day or so the duIlness gives way to
uneasiness and the animal is constant
~ champing the jaws; spasms of the
lin occur, and lie kicks and paws the
ground; breathing is difficult, the nos
trils dilate, the mouth opens, the nose
and mouth become BLUSH, as well az
the rectum and vagina, and discharges
occur containing red mucous or blood;
the blood vessels may rupture, and this
will give rise to bloody discharges from
a natural outlet; the animal lies down,
and death results in one or two days.
The proper management where this
infection presents itself, or is known to
exist in Il locality is:
First-lmmediate vaccination of all
otoSh5 NhRSl SuHI OO AOUC az all CA .
of about 15c or zoe per head.
Second-Suspected pastures should be
qu%arantined and the food supply should
be changed.
Tbird-All animals visibly affected
must be separated and quarantined.
FOurth-Immediate cremation OF the
%carcasses of all animals that die. Under
no circumstances must they be allowed
to remain exposed, is burying q safe
plan.
This course, il carefully and con-
scientiOusly observed, will not only
check the spread of the disease, but
will protect those animals that do not
already have the disease. and it per-
mits the subsequent grazing of the In-
fected field without much risk of loss.
II these instructions are not followed
out an epidemic is bound to result, with
a tremendous loss.
1t is not possible to produce the dis
ease by vaccinating with Charlton or
anthrax vaccine any more than it is
possible to produce smallpox by vac
cinating with human vaccine. The
vaccination produces immunity which
lasts from six mouths to II year. The
method of v~acciDating consists in inoc-
ulating with two different strengths of
the vaccine, mild and strong. Each
animal is injected with tho vaccine
marked "First Injection" followed in
ten days with the vaccine marked
"Second Injection" Inasmuch as an
thrax ecu principally in the early
summer season, it is important to vac
at once.
When Charlton or anthrax is estab-
lished in the soil of pasture lands, and
especially in sections where the rivers
are o~vetfowing, vaccination should be
practiced every spring, before the time
for using the pasture. In every
instance where a case is suspicious it is
= safe procedure to have your State or
examination, which will definitely de-
the nature of the disease.
Haas ittell Drug Co. have Just Sc
cured a fresh supply of Charlton Vac
zine.