The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-10

State Veterinarian NJ. G. Knowles
desires that the widest possible pub
licity be given the fact that any citi-
zen of Montana can secure blackleg
vaccine from his office in Helena for
the asking.
Since | first made this announce
ment through the press. ten days ago.
| have been besieged with letters of
inquiry. If I were to answer every
letter personally | would have to en-
ploy small army of stenographers.
Now. 7 keep a large quantity of the
vaccine on hand and try to supply
every man who wants a package. The
doses are put up in little packages
and these are mailed in small wooden
boxes.
Il consider this a most important
matter as there is great deal of the
blackleg disease now among Montana
cattle The trouble exists mostly
with the small owners who can i'll af-
ford to lose their cattle. If they on
~ knew that vaccination would. in
nine cases out of ten, prevent tho dis
ease | believe they would take the
trouble to write To me for vaccine.
There are some who do not un-
derstaul how to 80 about The vaccin-
atiua operation, but it is very simple.
The utensils should be thoroughly
sterilized First, sufficient water to
be used in preparing the vaccine
should be boiled in an absolutely
clean vessel for at least thrtylive
minutes. This should be done pre-
fcrably in vessel having a cover.
After the boiling is completed, water
should be SGT in safe place where
it will slowly cool off before being
used, All the utensils used in the
operation of preparing or using the
vaccine must be thoroughly sterlized
by boiling the mortar, DeStle. meas
lring glass and bottle for containing
vaccine after being prepared to-
gether with the syringe and needles.
"All these utensils should be placed
in pan of lukewarm water and
then be boiled for not less than TWEEN
ty minutes, when the vessel with it's
contents should be allowed to cool off
until it can be handled. After the
vaccine has been prepared the soiled
vessels. syringe and needles must
again be steriliZed before being plac-
ed away in the receptacle for use
y
the wires in the needles
For vaccination the following ar
ticles are necessary: An anti-toxin
syringe, preferably a II C.. c. one
with number Of extra needles, as it
will be found that the needles are
occasionally broken and if the opera
tor is not provided with several ex-
ira ones he will be placed in an EN-
barrassing position and frequently
lose large amount of prepared vac,
cine. In addition to the syringe and
needles. small mortar and pes e
small glass funnel. and for vaccine
that requires it. package of alb
sOrbent cotton to use for tiltering
Ia small pledget Of absorbent cotton
being much preferable to the ordina
ry filtering paper), an open mouthed
bottle with glass stopper larg,
enough to admit the anti-toXin sy
Tinge. and. OF course, the size of the
bottle for containing the vaccine
must depend on the number Of calves
to be vaccnated
"A sufficient quantity of water
should be boiled for at least thirty
five minutes as is described above
and allowed to cool. The government
packages of vaccine contain eithe,
ten or twenty-five doses After emp
tyln" ont the contents of the package
OF vaccine into the mortar. YOU can
very conveniently measure the doses
OF water to be mixed with the vac
cine with the IL G. C.. syringe. putting
into the mortar with the vaccine az
many e. e. as there are doses Of vac
cine to be made. First. after draw
ing mp the stcrilized water i'm the sv
ringe. simply add enough ont of the
first syringeful to wet the vaccine
thoroughly and then with the pestle
grind and mix the moistened vaccine
"r"'nally adding the water from tn,
syringe until the doses of water are
thoroughly wiNcd with the vaccine
. matter. | don't regard il as neces
sary to filter the government yarrin,
after 1t is thoroughly mixed. How
ever, without it is most thoroughly
ground with small quantity of waite,
at hrst so as to perfectly pulverizt
all the small particles of vaccine mat
ter, it would probably be we'll to filtel
1t. If the vaccine is not to be use(
Immediately. place il in a cool plac,
until you desire to nSe it, but unde,
no circumstances should vaccine b,
prepared longer than four or fv,
hours before it is to be used"