The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-10
WORM THAT KILLS DOCS.
Found in Hawaii and Check to C.
 nine Developement.

be in the larvae of nocturnal mos quito in the drinking water, The de- veloped worm penetrates the heart and cause death by choking up the blood passage. The Hawaiian name is the heart worm.
 MT. Vredenburgh is secretary of the American Kennel Club, which has con- trol over all American dog shows and his trip to the Pacific Coast and the Philippines was a combination of bus mess and pleasure. The discovery of the pest that threatens the perpetua- tion of fine breeds of dogs in Ameri- cas new possessions was a surprise and a shock to him.
 Tn commenting on the slim show ing of puppies and young dogs at Hon. olula, said Secretary Vredenburgh, Il first heard of the heart worm and of the epidemic of which it is the cause, which is so virulent with young dogs that to raise one to full growth is sell dom possible. Before my departure, from Hawaii I had an opportunity of making a personal investigation and to verify the statements made to me.
 "A night flying mosquito, harmless to the inhabitants, but most terrifying lin appearance to vivitor from the Atlantic seaboard, is believed to de- posit the egs of the worm on the wa ter that the dogs drink. The pest is said to have been brought to this coun- try to attack cattle and horses as well as dogs but in Hawaii the live stock is free from it's ravages, The worm is supposed to hatch in the stomach or in testines of the dog and when in the germ state to gain entrance to the veins and by the blood canals to the heart. Here the worms cluster and de- yelop with the final effect. of killing the animal by choking the main artery. T. is not determined, I believe, whether the worms then die in their turn or pass into another period of life as mos quitoes.
 Each worm is from two to four inches in length, white in color and without apparent organs of any sort. They are very thin, say about the thickness of a small knitting needle, and suggest bits of white knitting silk, They are found in clusters of s or 10 in the heart of the dead dog, grouped about the source of blood supply as fish gather at the inlet to a pound. I in- spected the worm infested hearts kept as specimens in the museum of the local Board of Health. The experts said that specimens of the worm and similar exhibits had been sent for eX- animation to the Government scientists
 at Washington, but that full identi- fication had not been made or any anti dote suggested.
 "The presence of the worm is made known by a hacking cough, which is followed by dullness of coat and eve, with an increasing debility to the end. In company with pr, I, Charleton Fitz- gerald, an Irish veterinarian, I visited the best kennels of pointers in Hawaii. 1 The owner, a prominent merchant, showed us a puppy he knew to be in fected and asked the doctor to end it's misery. The pointer had never been outside of the kennel and every effort 1 had been made to guard the dogs $ drinking water from pollution, which reveals how insidious is the approach of the pest, I saw the puppy killed by humane means and watched the sub- sequent autopsy. Tn the valve of the heart we discovered the deadly cluster of worms, precisely as I had been told. | Turning to more pleasant themes Secretary Vredenburg said that the dog show was in the skating rink on Queen Street. Honolulu, on September 6, and S. The expenses were $700, and more than had been anticipated, yet the show proved to be a society success and cleared profit of $20 There were i105 dogs benched. Bull terriers the most popular breed, and Great Danes proved to be half breeds and the judge John Bradshaw of San Francisco, sent the | lot out of the ring. The action opened the eyes of the club members, and as a result a number of commissions have been sent to San Francisco foI thoroughbrds in two breeds
 English and Irish setters, pointers cocker spaniels were of dood type There were several extremely good En- gish bulldogs and fox terriers with some very fair Pomeranians, Japanese and English toy spaniels. The Prin- cess, Kawananakes exhibited a Dala- nation and two more were benched the spotted coach dogs having all beer brought from England. There were seven colllies. The American breed Boston terriers, follows the flag, al though but one faced the judges Very few of the dogs had known pedigrees Fox terriers were an exception, one be. ing Wandee Jester, registered in the American Kennel Club, by Norfolk VeIocity-Norfolk, Two Step, a Swear old dog that had been benched as 6 yopngster at New York by c. K. liar. ley of San Francisco. The "brothers oi the fancy" at San Francisco gave g din-ner to Secretary Vredenburgh. The earthquake knocked out the spring show at San Francisco, but the amas. teurs have lost none of their dogs nol any of their enthusiasm. The Bull Ter. rier Club of San Francisco intends tc hold a show in NovemberNew York Sun.
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