The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-11-28

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companvlng these complaints have
come specimens OF a plant which
was supposed to be- the cause oi
the loss. The lOssc, were NOT O
fined to one kind ct stock, but cat.
tie were most frequently affected
The plant accused OF causing
the trouble the tavlcs.golden.
rod lsocoma hctcrophyllaD had
never before been accused OF being
poisonous, but the complaints
against it were so uniform and con.
,inuous that they were believed to
be well founded. The dlseas was
believed bv some To- be- due 70
"a kali poisoning aud "a, cali.
ed bN this name " referred to a.
'trenhlcs slows ~ tire,
depending somewhat upon the
symptoms Of the Individual animal.
The financial los, arising from
this cause "A considerable; but,
what Is ui much more consequence,
there is a disease OF man winch oc.
ours associated with that OF the
cattle and a number OF cases Ol
severe illness and a icw hav" been
reported from the seal OF the Cattl,
disease. Doctors prescribing Tor
the human patients diagnosed the
disease as milk sickness, the
source OF the troubl, evidently b,.
lng the milk OF AT. Dtrd COWS.
This disease is one winch prevail.
ed more or less extensively IN the
central states during the early set.
Element OF that part ut the country,
and is reported occasionally from
the less thickly populated parts OF
that region even today. Inc true
cause OF the disease has never been
ascrrtained until quite recently.
Through the efforts OF various
individuals more " less concerned,
SPECIAL investigators, Drs. Edwa d
.. Jordan and y. NJ. Harris, pro.
lessor and assistant professor OF
bactcrlology, University OF Chi.
cago, were Interested IN the matter,
went TO the sea- OF the disturban e.
and made an extended lnvcstIga.
ton OF the disease. AutopSies OF
cattle ~ various stages OF the dls.
ease were made and detailed cX.
aminatIons were made OF all the
organs OF the affected animals and
records kept OF the conditions found
IN each. Two human patients sui.
iering from the disease were seen.
The result Oi their investigation
led them To- the conclusion that the
disease Is caused 10y a specific bac.
tcrlum which they have called Bac.
illus lactlmorbl. y large amount
OF material was obtained tor cN-
p-rimcntallCa and taken back TO
the Laboratories at Chicago where
An extended series ot cultures was
made and a number OF innoCulation
experiments werc carried or with
animals oil different kinds, rabbits,
guinca-pigs, dogs, and calves be.
ing used.
The work so lar done is, IN the
words OF the authors, but the pre-.
lude 10 a more comprehensive
study" The purpose Of this bul.
lctin is t % point out the possibility
OF the occurrence OF the disease IN
our territory, to call attention TO
the work that has already been
done, and 10 ask that stockmen IN
New Mexico will communicate with
this department OF with DR.. Iordan
whenever they have reason 10 be-
lIevc that their cattle are affected
with this disease. Information as
to the extent OF this disease among
cattle or other stock IN New Mex.
leo is very desirable and more eX-
tended investigation oil the subject
will occur. SO tar nothing has
been done in the way OF remedial
measures and the way IN which the
hacterium enters the animal is not
certainly known though IT rs prob
ably obtained in the food. Wheth-
er n particular kind oi food is
more liable TO contain It than others
is not known and the investigators
are particularly anxious Tor more
data which may reveal some method
ut preventing the entrance OF the
bacteria. Doctors who may meet
with cases OF this disease IN their
practice are requested 10 notify
either OF the above mentioned part
les OF snch cases. A preliminary
statement OF the work which has
already been done by these eminent
hacterlologlsts vas published IN
the Journal OF the American Med
ical association, May 23, 1905
which should be consulte d,
especially by the medical probes
sion, for further information on the
subject.
The symptoms OF the disease N
cattle are as follows: At hrst there
is a noticeable desire to lie down.
accompanied with loss OF appetite
II forced 20 run, the animal u
usually seized with a III OF tremb
ling, and II urged too lar will tall
Generally there is marked consli
patton, and there Is great weak
ness The animal usually dies
quietly, the breathing becoming
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