The leader., 1904-01-09
THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD ACT.
Mississippi the Dumping GROUND For
All Sorts Of infected Animals.

In an article before the State
Farmers Institute, held at the Mis-
sissippi Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College August 1929, 1902,
DR.. J. G. Robert, professor of vet
Urinary science in that institution,
in discussing 'Some Diseases of
Farm Animals, and How to Treat
Them" first called attention to the
need of State veterinary sanitary
legislation. He said:
'The twelfth census of the
United States gives the total value
Of live stock in Mississippi as above
$42, 000,000-over 25 per cent of
the total value of our farm prop
erty. There is not a single statu-
tory provision for their protection
against preventable contagious dis
eases, save one concerning CHAMBERS.
Many of the States have laws con-
corning the prevention and suppress
sion Of diseases of domestic animals,
and have in this way protected and
encouraged their live stock industry.
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas,
among the Southern States, have
strict laws ON this subject, with
State veterinarians and funds to en-
force them, while Mississippi is a
dumping ground for dire infectious
maladies against which other States
quarantine. The quarter of a mil
lion dollars lost by our State several
summers ago from one disease-an-
thraX-would be sufficient to pay all
expenses of a live stock sanitary
board for more than twenty years.
AS far as possible, the college,
through the professor of veterinary
science, has assisted in suppressing
reported outbreaks of contagious dis
eases among farm animals in the
State. This method of work, how
ever, cannot possibly give the best
results, since we have no assistant,
and are without either legislation
Or funds to enforce suitable sani-
tary measures"
AS preliminary to the consider
alton of a few of the many diseases
to which the domestic animals are
subject, the doctor said:
''The animal body may be COM
pared to a piece Of delicate ma
chinery, consisting of eight different
parts. These parts, if\in normal
condition and properly adjusted to
each other, constitute a. healthy
body. The integrity of the whole
depends upon the state of health or
disease of its parts. A feed of rot
ten corn may result in violent
spasms of the small intestines (spas-
modic colic), and throw not only
the digestive system, but the entire
body into state Of nervous excite
ment; in like manner a ringbone or
a bone SPAWN may render the horse
practically useless for certain
classes of work. If we had a perfect
knowledge of the laws of health and
obeyed them, disease would be I'M
known. We can never hope for such
an accurate knowledge of hygienic
laws, but | do claim that by paying
careful attention to the selection,
care and management of our domes-
tic animals, we can ward off many
diseases, and thus add materially
to the profits of the farm"
In view of the almost universal
absence of knowledge of what to
do in cases of animal diseases, and
as any of our readers may at any
time have valuable horse or other
animal become affected with some
disease mentioned herein, we give
below some of DR.. Roberts rene
dies for different diseases, which
have been repeatedly tested and
found to be cures of merit:
Cra'np Colo IN Horses and Mules.
(Remedy)-Various drugs are re-
commended. A common and eff
ficient drench is made of an ounce
each of chloroform, laudanum and
ether, added to pint of warm
water. Instead of this, an ounce of
choral hydrate and one-half grain
of sulphate atropia may be given,
added to half pint of water. If the
case is a very severe one, we may
give by means of a hypodermic
needle from two to four grains of
morphine. If we suspect the cause
is from irritating food, the above
remedies should be given in a pint
Of raw linseed oil instead of in
water. The TANKS and abdomen
should be rubbed with strong lini-
ment. Blankets may be wrung out
in hot water and held against the
abdomen during intervals of ease be-
tween the pains. The drenches may
be repeated i'll three-quarters of an
hour, if necessary.
(To be continued.
Liquor Men in Conference.