Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-15
Fever and Kindred Other Dis
eases That Now Ainlct
the People.
TUBERCULOSIS IN COWS
Clios Case Of q Mlller.s Famlly.
Who're All Died From Pull
monaFy tuberculosis.
To Tho Evening citizen.

INV NNNN IT'S NA"N"" tI"HtAN" ~
borcuioals and how % prevent it j.
our public schools. HE address an'
Instructions 10 the teachers are OK
lccncut ana our superintendent an'
teachers should see 10 q that the "a
strucll0na are carried ont as much AZ
| a - possible TO do IA any public
schools
But. as DR.. Hope has not mention
Cd another source OF Infectious tube
cuiosis, from the bovine source, l fof
Il my duty TO Inform the people 3
( ihs oity 81 Albuquerque OF this dam
gerous Infection. 90 U ls an estahl
llghcd fact that bovine tuberculosis
In the milk and meat aid Is infeciioq
90 man.
win refer my readers 20 chs min
iecRth annual report Of She sofer
ment bureau Of animal industry. de-
partment OF agriculture, page 53i
$40, inclusive. the report Of commi
tee on animal diseases and animf
food 10 the American Public Hoaid
association. which convened az NeF
Orleans. La, December 5 90 ~. 1901
Il was held by the most eminent vi
Urinary surgeons of America and NJ
Investigations taken Of the most eng
inent surgeons of the world 40 %
conclusion % ita session the comm
tees report vas as follows. IL az
pears 90 your committee. therefor
that the conclusions of Dr. Koch al
| bounced NJ the British congress
tuberculosis 20 the eject that boylf
and human tuberculosis are dlnereu
that human Tuberculosis can not
conveyed 20 cattle and that man Is Il
susceptible % bovine tuberculosis, q
dlaapproyed. and should no longf
have any weight with sanltariar
The evidence brought forward ind
Gates that greatOr care should be 81
erclsed 20 prevent human infected
with bovine tuberculosis, aud partiN
ulngly 60 guard children from tube
culoaia milk Various statistical q
gesllgati0ns Indicate that q cons
cradle prnp0rtl0n OF the cases % h
man tuberculosis. and particular
with children, originate through
inEestlou OF the bacilll with cOniau
mated milk and that bovine tubertl
Daciln are much more ylrulout 20
human than human bacilli."
Dr. HullB. a notod surgeon, ropoTo
case OF a millera family Ia gON
circumstance. composed OF the mi
or, hia wife. ave sons and two daug
terg, all Herculcan In stature N
Boosting OF strength and health. Co
sumption had never occurred In
families of either OF the parents. n
mother became afflicted with pulmO
/ airy catarrh. which aroused Husplci
OF tuberculosis, but after o q
months she was again healthy. n4
Ing the following year the i3-yo
Old daughter became lil with pulmo
AIRY tuberculosis and died. The aag
year On t8-yoar-old son died ant {
following year a 2S-yoar- aon. m
years after her hrGt illness the mot
or slckened and died, then follow
the death OF a l0sear.old dgught4
then the father and finally che tai
son all Of pulmonary tuberculps
fIulls says that the vein Of coniagis
from the sick members % the fam
can not DO held. since there was PA
tically no contact. These caaos
peared subsequent TO the INTRODUCED
BY the ailler OF a herd OF Slmmeuti
cattle on hts farm. These cattle We
all infected with tuberculosis and
was scarcely possible 20 dispose OF
meat on account Of IT, infected cone
ton.
The statistical government repo
show that from l5 % rs per cent
our cattle In different states nre
Tested with Tuberculosis. Tuborc
losis Is not confined 20 any one 90
ton or state. but Il Is found IN eve
country On the globe.
The agricultural station herd OF /
Cruces was tested With the tubarc
line and 4 was found that three oui
the ninoteen COWS reacted 10 the
berculine test and after being slau
tered were found highly Infected. q
cows liver, lungs, bronchial Eian
and nieura were a complete mass
lghercle8, This Is the hrat and og
icat that has been made Cor tuberc
losis IA cattle Ia New Mexico. Ths
COWS were bred aud raised on th9
! Grando, near Las Cruces. and ~
never known 20 come ia contact w
any other infected cattle Ghla hei
the case, e % safe for as 10 say IN
at least % 60 20 per cent of the co
furnishing milk 90 the city of Alb
querqnu are infected with tuberc
losln. as a large number OF the co
have been shipped here from "a
sas and other states where We kn
the tests show 20 TO go per cent
iocted. What assurance have we III
We are not drinking milk from tubs
cular cows7
On the question Of the communal
hllliy or iuf0ctiyo germs or
typhoid fever germs, @ Il "
known fact that the meat
the city OF Albuquerque b. hal
led very careleasiy. You car
Il IN delivery wagons every a
BENG hauled aroGnd town wltht
any cover over 20 thus having no
lection whatever from alea. The mI
Is brought ln this condition
tho different butcher shops. TAN
4 80 cut up ana delivered
the consumers Of families.
cooks IN preparing this meat y
wash q IN this contaminated wat
They may wash vegetables OF ao
dish, thereby carrying the germs
typhoid fever 90 the table. Aga
OFTEN times, the meat Is placed in
refrigerator over night among yeg
tables and may Boz near butter or N
and contamination may be carried
the table ln this way. Luckily for
cur meat d thoroughly cooked VII
destroys lho germa. but the nth
dirt deposited by tho ilog % cd
boiled into our meat. which We
Il Is a well Nn0wn fact that files cal
yellow fever and typhoid fever ger
on lholr feet and deposit The ser