Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-01-10

(By DR.. w. e. Langford

by Dr.. w. e. Langford
Yielding to the invitation Of the edi-
tor Of The Statesman to uses column Of
his valuable paper for an article on the
contagious diseases Of animals and
their bearing upon the health and well
fare OF man, ana more especially that
an Impression might be made on the
minds Of the citizens Of the city and
county, that by our lives We concsds
that health IL vsluable; that We can
engage in nothing more profitable to
ourselves than the laws Of health and
s ssans Of preserving lit would
ssm TO require no great amount of re-
Section ts be convinced Of the fact that
% is not the intention Of the writer to
sssrude his opinions upon any one.
80 niany men, hearing and reading
nothing that concerns all alike, Ihave
succnmbed to the fascination Of their
own eating that everybody else aad
their gifts are as II they were NOT.
Ih.ss iigsle ecceutricities Of conduct
may be regarded as custom, style, IA
sbion VI business, because men, a.
rais, are most interested In people and
things that are beyond their reach, and
that are unknown, as well As inaccessi-
bic. They pass by unheeded she poor
and deserving at their own doors-it 10
the benighted heather il distant
lands that stirs their emotions and
arouses. their enthusiasm. They are al
ways anxious to help the Lsrd, though
they know well that the Lord does not
need their help. They would do any
thing for the Lord, but the cries of the
suffering and needy at home they fail
to hear. They are doing things daily
that produce no apprsciable result.
They imagine they are doing good
they go about spending their time and
perhaps some Of their. money-for
what? To make a reputation, TO be
teen of men, to get position in socie-
ty.
The mysterious machinery Of law ep- /
Grating for the supposed purpose of
wlping out or holding in cheek dis
eases of a contagious or infectious char
acter has been so manipulated by falii-
BILE men at Charleson whom 1--WE des-
ignate as legislators), and falling to
leglslate to reimburse the owners of ia
fectsd stock for those destroyed, their
course of action Will manifest itself in
enfes lied, broken-dov constitutions
through the ravages of disease, when
it is apparent an opportunity for the
of remedial agencies passed !
by unneeded, and the people allow
themto excuse them selves on the plea
of necessity, rr no money from " hich
to make an appropriate This is one
of their defects real defccts-not fan
cied imperfections Oursuperficlal PEG >
pie al Charleston, by their acts Of in
difference 10 the claims the state has
upon them, absurdly disregard the
wants of the citizens.
Goqsrnor Dawson turned deaf ear
to the appeals for veterinary legisla-
ton, ana by SO doing disregarded sci
ence and nurses ineompetency to the
detriment of he health of his fellow
Men. To whom does tho United States
government entrust the great work of
the care and protection Of the Ameri
can people from the ravages of con-
The Veterinarian. Every
state in The Union, except West Vir-
ginia, has awaited itself of veterinary
science, ahd the result has been veter-
mary associations. The medicals have.
that mantle Of protection, the broad
arm Of the law, while the IveterinarIan
has been refused state legislation.
In the sanitary scienc or medicine,
of the lower animals what it might
and should be in West Virginia? If
veterinary science was on a proper
foeling, West Virginia would not be
the only state in the UAion with no
veterinary legislation If the legisIa-
ture would accord to the veterinary
profession the same privileges accord
eG The profession by our sister states,
N it will be called benefactor #
the human race. GA Friday of last
week The Statesman repor,ed a visit
next month from DR.. Longstreth, If
barieslon with view OF organizing
az AT tubeaculosls league III BerA,-
ley county, and we hope his efforts VIII
meet with success. On the subject OF
AerSdty ihe doctor Will undcu btedsy
explain why the body is susceptible 10
tie tacciilus of consumption, and
what conditions renders lie body So,
&c.
II il especially the poor people who
are deserving ofan explanation thai
hey might be better enabled 10 prolecs
Them selves fIom disease. Like all true