The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-01-28
Disease Has Greatly Decreased
Product in Indiana.
RATES ON DRUGS ADVANCE
Indiana Veterinary Association Urges
Attemp, Be Made TO Force
Dealers TO Comply with
the Laws.

1
ary association In the state house
stated that one OF the principal rea-
sons why pork Is so high is because
I OF the rayages OF hog cholera IN the
I last few years, he said, thousahus
upon thousands OF hogs have sue
cumbed 10 the disease. and that X is
7 time that action be taken TO prevent
further destruction. DR.. Bolser SAID;
The question OF good. pure pork
meat has become one of immense I'M
portance 10 the American people, ana
to cope with II rightly II is necessary
that precautions be taken while the
animal is still on foot 10 prevent the
ravages OF disease so common In TINS
day among swine. Cholera is the chlei
cause OF destruction and is one rae
tor In causing the extremely high
prices of hogs"
He urged the members OF the so
ciety 10 take an interest In the war
fare against the plague and TO instruct
the farmers and breeders 10 use scien-
tific methods In the raising and care
the hog. He recommended the vac
cination OF hogs and for breeders 10
use sanitary methods in raising. He
insisted that good. clean beds and
clean watering troughs be used.
DR.. A. F. Nelson OF Lebanon read
a paper on the subject, "Pluritis or
Mad Itch in Cattle" The paper, he
said. was for the benefit OF young
practitioners without experience with
the disease Ii is one that is not
treated in any literature and is very
difficult to cope with when II makes
its appearance II is largely due. he
stated. to impactions in the intestines
and caused the animal TO become tenn
porarily insane and to the inexperi-
enced man it would resemble rabies
He advises that sulphate magnesia
and oil be used as a treatment.
Discussion was lively on the con-
ditions OF the animal when barium
chloride should be administered and
the value Of the drug in treating the
animal. In cases OF Indigestion all
agreed that II is very beneficial in
aiding TO restore failing heart action.
Many incidents were cited by the prac-
titioners regarding their experiences
with the drug DIT. o. l.. Boor OF
Muncie. the retiring president OF the
society. said that il is the most sat
isfactory drug known TO the veterin-
airy when applied in the right man
ner.
A. d. Thornburn OF Pitman-Myers
Company gave a talk on the subject
OF Pharmaceutical Preparations" in
which he made clear the many rea-
sons why the price of drugs was be
ing raised.
Il hear a great deal OF discomfort
being expressed these days about the
increased price In drugs" said Mr..
Thornburn. but II due amount OF
thought was given the subject IL
would easily be seen that II could not
be avoided The reason for the in
creased price is largely due to the fact
that the countries that produce drugs
in crude form are being settled and
the source exhausted. The process
OF developing the drug from the crude
form requires much time and natural
ly the price is increased"
He also made practical demonstra-
tons in mixing and developing OF the
crude TO the finished drug He point
ed out that the general public was
being deceived by dealers in drugs
and that the society through it's Off
GERS should petition the National
Pharmacopoeia association at the
next meeting OF the association to
look into the matter and force dealers
to sell drugs according to the law.
Other papers OF interest were read
and discussed. Some very unique
specimens OF parts OF animals were
exhibited by Dr. w. A. Dryden Of
Columbus. which have been found by
him in his experience with the ami
mails
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected:
President-Dr r. A. Craig instruc-
tor in animal husbandry at Purdue
university.
e-President-Dr. T. A. Sigler,
Greencastle.
Treasurer-Dr. j. W. Klotz. Mobiles
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The society ate dinner at Maenner-
/ cher hall and later in the evening an
illustrated lecture was given by DR..
L. f. Northrop at the Indiana Veter-
mary college. The subject was
Western Quarantine and Leg and
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