Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-07

mad the misfortune to get a fish bone in
~ throat, So il performed an operation
known as trachestomy. on its own throat
iHe Only instruments used were the claws
even CIV. II oy nature, and the only antiseptic
was the frequent lickings with its own
tongue DIR. Ginger has entirely recoy-
eIsu ana STANDS at the head Of the list OF
ANIMALS operating upon themselves
preventive medicine is no less a science
with the modern veterinarian than cura-
tive medicine.
Preventive as Well as and in the past
Curative Medicines. s aeeaoe or Two
have been obtained from precautionary
measures. Before the process % immun-
lzing northern cattle to the Texas fever
few thoroughbred cattle were shipped TO
the south. because of the fact that from
| 80 To 10 per cent of those shipped died
within comparatively short time after
their arrival on the southern farms Since
the perfection Of this immunizing process
/ there Is no dofficulty Of shipping TO south
ern points, and the cattle and dairy in
dhstfy In the southern states has enjoyed
remarkable development. method Of
innoculation of the bile against rinderpest
mas proved TO be highly successful in
South Africa. and il is believed il will
revolutioniZe the cattle business of the
dark continent The United States bureau
1 ~ animal industry has been one of the
4 leading forces Of the world in the inves-
| tlgation of animal diseases. and has per
fected vaccineS for the Tpa jorty of the
contagious and infectious diseases to
/ which animal life is subject.
| II is interesting to note that the packing
! house business recognizes more than thir-
4 ~ animal products which are used as
y or INA hat
| no other reason for the careful veterinary
/ Inspection required under the meat in
spection law to insure healthy meat prod
! ucts. the guaranteeing that these thirty
remedies are pure would he sufficient rea-
/ son for the maintenance OF this inspection.
4 How much We are exposed TO danger Of
the communication of animal diseases to
| human beings, through these remedies. is
shown by the case of suprarenalin 1t re-
quires the suprarenal glands of 10000
sheep to make a single pound OF supraren-
ain. If any one of these sheep was suf-
/ fering from contagious disease IL might
| be spread To thousands of patients upon
which that pound Of suprarenalln is used.
/ This preparation is used In connection
with delicate surgical operations for stop
| ping the flow OF blood, and costs more
| than $1,000 a pound.
| -
The veterinarians have no patience
/ put stop
Have No Patience With to vivisec-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. o.s.n ,arm =
OF animal experimentation They. along
| with all other medical men. agree that
the greatest triumphs of medical science
have come about through animal expert
mentation. They tell US that all our
lxv,
|! of tissues. the union Of fractured bones.
the activities and functions OF the various
organs OF the body-a thousand things
essential to medical progress-have come
about through experiments performed
on animals Above this It has served
more than anything else to lift the dark
cloud that formerly obscured all matters
| of infectious disease, and has burst the
! bonds OF thralldom In which the human
race has been held by such diseases.
The agricultural colleges of the country
nearly all have provided courses in the
care Of live stock. in which are taught
the fundamental principles of veterinary
courses are Of course not well enough
equipped in veterinary science to become
registered practitioners but are taught
enough TO enable them to take all the
precautions of preventive medicine. and
at the same time TO treat the thousand
and one small ailments to which animal
life is heir.
There was much super stition connected
with live stock diseases In years gone by
Some thought that the poor, rundown
condition of certain cattle In the farm
yard was due to hollow horn. and a sys-
TEN of treatment was resorted to- In
many cases tuberculosis was the real all
ment Hollow tail was another disease
which the provincial attributed to certain
of his cattle. The majority Of thin, raw
boned animals are IN that condition either
from the ravages of tuberculosis or else
from the lack of attention. and hollow
horn and hollow tail are now believed 70
have been little more than euphonious
excuses for empty stomachs or decayed
lungs.
Tomorrow, International Swimming
Contest.