Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-31

all places which have been inhabited
by these cattle. In cattle the .tuber-
cullen test is absolutely essential, and
| am surprised that only three out of
| the two hundred cattle tested were
found diseased. Light and fresh air
! are the best representatives., AMI we
| ought to he thankful that we live in
state which has the record for s,n-
| nv days. When we consider that
| 1000 people die in the United States
Of this dread disease each year, and
that a large percentage Of these
deaths are in children and may be
due to milk from tuberculous cattl(
We should each and every one CT us
do our utmost to stamp out this lire
| pest and thereby remove one great
| and dangerous enemy which may
sooner or later visit our happy homes
! and rob us of our beloved ones"
Then followed very able talk by
R. F. Flint in which he made a strong
appeal to the members to do good
work, showing them how the people
Of the state were interested in the
success of the association, and laid
much stress upon the need of getting
the young men and boys interested in
the work and the effect it would have
in making broader and better men
out of them.
In this talk the close observer
could see the reason for Mr.. Fljnt's
| success in his work.
1t is seldom one hears such earnest
and heartfelt words on what some
i~Ix c1,hioaf &C
cattle breeding. 1t was not the grow
ing Of calves MFR. Flint was pleading
for, but the making of noble men out
of the boys, and his sincerity of heart,
coupled with his love for the boys
and respect for the true man, that
gave expression so nobly upon this
occasion.
Post Mortem Examination.
1t had been decided to kill and ex.
anime one of the three animals test
ed, as above referred to, so as to
prove Or disprove the correctness OF
the tests
| When the animal was opened the
lungs were found to be in good condi-
| ton and some of those present might
have thought that this was healthy
animal. But if so, little further ex'
animation proved very differently.
The doctor inserted knife in the
bronchial gland and an liberation was
found Then other glands were ex-
amined and it was found that there
was scarcely gland in the body that
was not more or less affected. The
test was conclusive, and there was not
a man present ibut what was convinc-
ed of the value, as we'll as the need,
of these tests, and also the necessity
of stamping out every trace of tub
erculosis that may exist, & as now that
there were so few cases in the coun'
try comparatively, it is an easy mat
ter and the reputation of this part OF
the state for the healthfulness of its
animal life will be sustained.
The second post mortem examina-
ton was even more convincing than
the first. Harry Norton had decided
to have some of the animals of his
herd tested and brought in one OF his
COWS for that purpose. She had not
been subjected to the tuberculin test
but as Mr.. Norton had lost two cows,
one from dieing and the other from
having been killed, and both having
been examined, he had been reading
up on the subject and was thoroughly
satisfied of the cause of the trouble.
But he wanted to be sure so was will
ing to allow the cow to be killed for
the sake of the proof, whatever 1t
| might be.
When the animal was opened 1t was
seen that one lung was nearly gone
and almost every part of the body was
affected, the most dangerous being a
large liberation in the udder which
had the row given milk, would have
! been liable to have caused the germs
| of this deadly disease to pass into the
milk pail and directly into use for
food.
! There was no means of knowing
how far reaching these object lessons
are, but if cow owners and milk con-
sumers in general could a1ave seen
these COWS there could be no doubt
that much more care than is custo-
mary would be the result and life and
health he safer Too much credit can
not be given the New Salem people
for their honesty and common sense
methods in dairying, and IL they keep
them UP the creameries in and around
New Salem will continue to hold the
good name and prominence now so
Justly attained. . -,.-,,r y. . ,..ze.