The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-06
CHAMBERS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Many Tests Are Made Before the An
finals Are Shot-Many Showing
Symptoms, Recover

~ III AAASOA OOoAo
To supplement information relative
to the treatment of CHAMBERS in horses
which Governor Gilchrist obtained
from Col. Hugh L. Scott, superintend-
ent of the United States Military
Academy at West Point, n. Y, and
embodied in an interview upon his
return to Florida, Governor Gilchrist
wrote TO the quartermaster general of
the United States army for copies of
reports which had been made to the
department on this subject, and has
received copies of several such re-
ports, from which the following ex-
tracts are published for the informa-
ton of interested persons in Florida
DR.. Thomas p. Shanahan, veteri-
nary surgeon of the quartermaster's
department, U. S. A, reported as fol-
lows:
Chambers having broken out among
the horses of the Ord squadron, 14th
cavalry, stationed at Jolo, P. l., COM
prising troops |, X, L and NJ, and to
control and weed out the infected ca
ses the commanding officer ordered
that the mallein test be administered
to these four troops by the orders and
under the direction of Major Hugh
L. Scott, 14th cavalry, commanding
the post of Jolo, P. l.
The mallein test was administered
n tho nrir,ao1C nN
and any animal that reacted to the
test was to be isolated from the
healthy animals and given repeated
injections of mallein until the animal
ceased to react to the mallein, and
when the animal developed no symp-
toms of CHAMBERS and gave no further
reaction to the mallein test he was
returned to duty in the troop. The
animals that received the mallein
test and developed symptoms of CLAN
ders were destroyed.
Out of 215 horses tested with mall
lein ~ horses reacted at the first test.
These 70 horses were quarantined
and put in a temporary stable, and
promptly recuperated from the effects
Of the first mallein test, continued to
do well and at the expiration of four
weeks were re-tested with mallein. !
One horse developed CHAMBERS ten
days after the first injection and three |
horses after the second injection, and |
were destroyed. The remaining 6S
horses were returned to duty in their
troops and have remained |
healthy up to this date, six months /
after the first mallein test was made /
No new cases have appeared among
he four troops up to date.
The summary result of the first |
mallein test, August, 1904, was as fol- |
lows:
Number of cavalry horses at this
post, 215; proven healthy by first mall
Elm injection, 143; proven infected by
irst mallein injection, -; proven
healthy by second mallein injection,
S6; proven infected by second mallein
injection, Sc; proven healthy by third
nallein injection, "a; proven infected
Dy third mallein injection, II, proven
healthy by fourth mallein injection, s.
Four horses were destroyed, suffering
with CHAMBERS.
Col. H. L. Scott, reporting to the
var department from Jolo, Philippine
Islands, wrote as follows:
The difficulty was in detecting CLAN
lers and isolating the infected horses
n the earlier stages of the disease,
before it progressed far enough to be
to others. In order to
accomplish this a large quantity of
nallein was procured, and all the cav
airy horses were inoculated, with the
results mentioned within. 1t is be-
ieved from this and other informa-
ion that the mallein is a cure for
ylanders in its incipient stages, be-
ore it has become sufficiently advanc-
ed TO be indicated by the ulcers in the
nasal membrane, swelling of the
glands, etc. and all the old symptoms
Usually relied upon for the diagnosis
If CHAMBERS, and that by its use. as
shown within, the cavalry mount at i
his post has been saved from COM
)lete loss. The mallein seemed to act
is a very strong tonic and these ami
mails that were weak and thin began
o improve almost Immediately, until
when returned to duty they were fat
md strong.
Army Veterinarian Richard o. B.
Jorcoran made a report of his work
IN CHAMBERS among the horses at the
Reside of San Francisco, from which
he following extracts are taken:
l then injected l. c. c. of mallein
nto each animals at intervals of ten h
o fourteen days. until all ceased to
eact, both thermally and locally, !
When they were returned to duty. Be
ore the second injection of mallein !
vas given the isolated horses of H II
roop, l discovered that one had acute
md cutaneous CHAMBERS mo. S9) and
alter another developed acute CLAN
lers (No. $50. Both horses were de- S
troyed on February 3rd and 5th. re- $
pectively.
At about the same time No. 21. of
he same troop H, showed indications I
f chronic CHAMBERS, (indurated inter [
naxillary glands, slight nasal dis +
harge, and small characteristic uI-
er on Schneiderian membranes. This
nimal, however, recovered, but the I
reatment was more protracted than [
most of the others. 4