Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-09-13
CHAMBERS.

DR.. Paul Fischer. hio state vet
marian. has prepared u paper on
"Glanders; Its Nature, Distribution
and Prevention" for the Ohio Live
Stock association. Or. Fischer says:
The manner In which CHAMBERS
spreads from II animal to another.
is an important subject. Since the
bacillus of CHAMBERS is the sole cause
of the disease, IL follows that the
spread of the malady is dependent
upon the dissemination of this germ.
Every portion of the body. every organ,
in which the CHAMBERS has obtained IL
foothold. contains the disease-produc-
ins bacillus. Consequently, portions
of the affected organs, as we'll as secre-
tons of these organs. which also con-
tain the CHAMBERS bacilli. must be re-
gardcd as the conveyorS of the infec-
ton. The most dangerous of these are
the nasal secretions and the discharges
from the so-called farcy buds. when
the disease has its seat in the skin.
These sccrctionS are thrown off from
the animal and become attached To.
and dry on, almost n article, or part
of Il stable or building. hitcling post.
harness. etc. with which an affected
horse may come in contact. Later TINS
material is converted into dust and
with ii, in this form, the bacteria are
carried through the air and inhaled
by other horses. Sometimes this dust,
or fresh secrctions. are Drought d.
rectly in contact with Il wound or an
aDraded surface. either on the body or
an anilna or that of Il man, and since
these germs can live outside of the
animal body for some time. even IN
the form OF lust, and. under more
favorable conditions of moisture. etc.
for many weeks and months, ii is easy
to see how the disease can spread in
definitely, and without the knowledge
of any one. to AN eXtent that may be
alarming. before its existence is even
suspected. An Illustration of condi-
tions that may be met with was the
discovery of the disease In q livery
stable in a certain city of Ohio. This
stable contained thirty horses, twenty
two of which We're affected with
CHAMBERS at the time when the owner
of the stable began to suspect that
some of his horses were not doing quite
as well as he thought they should. with
the feed and care that they were re-
ceiving. Further Investigation re-
vcaled facts that Indicated conclusive
ly that the disease had been existing in
this stable for seven years, and dur
ing all this tim.. horses We're dying
from CHAMBERS, While they We're being
treated for obstinate nasal cat;lrrh and
.'gleet!" The morse that was supposed
to have introduced the trouble was
still alive, holding it's stall among the
rest of the horses, afflicted from IL
chronic form of the disease With which
the suffering horse hung on to it's life
for over seven years. yet CURING lhat
time spreading disease and death to
many others. This was three years &
tl303). NOT less thah Il week ago l
cAanAined TWO HORSES tna, haa q. one
tline bolruea IN this s.apie pii2, v ny
time OF thhs ihVes'eisa,'o'i po'r y
these iorse7 wSic -. ,"S W
tracted at that place.
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