Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-26
GOVERNMENT AID FoR CATTLE;
WHY NOT A LiTTLG FOR
MANY

CONFINEMENT AID FOH CATTLE,
WHY NOT A LtTTLG FOR
MANY
Il Ii understood that the federal
govrlnment, which Is able 10 support
q twensyiuilllon-dolln department Of
Iagflcuiiure and 10 issue farmers bull
letlns In editions Of millions, IL en-
tirely too poor TO ray adequate sal.
aries TO the officers OF the pabiic
health service OF 10 issue their yalu-
able public health bulletins In editions
of more than a few thousands. chat
" cannot sTtosd department Of
health ofc0ufsa coca without saying.
That is 20 say the national govern
ment can nnt afford 10 give the
that II gives u live stock. For our
own part, we cannot help feeling more
interest in the health and welfare OF
human beings Rhan Ia that of cattle
and hogs 1'hls. We admit. n unsintes-
manlike, Il n q professional bias ot
which we are unable 20 rid ourselves
and We humbly realize our inability
TO Justify Il In those high spheres
where appropriation schedules are
formulated fei. after all. IL not a
human being--even child---wOrth
somethlngg Not 80 much AZ an Alder
ney cow. OF course. but atlil something
enough TO justify the expenditure OF
few cents 20 save the ilfe OF the
child where doliara are spent to save
the life OF the cow II IN our possibly
misguided belief that II n worth at
least this much. and this must be our
apology Tor Offering plan for utiliz-
ing some Of the Agricultural depart
ment publications IN tlie prophyiaxis
OF disease aIsone human beings. We
hasten 10 add that the added expense
Tor paper and iype~ttsnE would be
infinitesimal; and moreover, we do
not believe that the interests OF the
live stock would be Ieopardized
We have before as a farmers Hui.
letin on tuberculosis In farm animals.
which begine with q section on the
Nh ure OF the Disease" We read
"fulerculosis Is contagious . u
may not attract much notice from tho
owner OF the cattle. as the disease Is
slow To develpp and a c0w may be ar
focted for several months" etc.
Our suggestion would be 20 insert Tin
brackets. 80 that attention would not
be too seriously diverted from the
cattle) the words father or mother OF
the children" after owner OF the cnt-
tie" and the word child" after cow.
We have no suggestions 20 offer an TO
the chapter on importance; the
problem Is clearly stated: "The I'm.
portance OF the disease must be esti-
mated from two points OF view. ilrat.
the loss II entails ON the cattle owner
and second. the danger 'to human
beings"
| I.ha ,h.o,a. -. .sv..n.o,.,.,, A.. ,a..
| ly satisfactory. careful pcrusai o;
To suspect that her child was not
suffering from a common bad cough"
| Gust as u helps the cattle owner to
see that something unusual II wrong
with his COW, and that Il was time 20
I consult physician. We must admit
that the section "rost-Morsem Ap-
pearances" might not bo OF directly
practical value; SIN It's perisai might
posaibiy convince person with
ieanings toward Eddyism that u
would be a little hard 10 win away
the "suberculous Jumps" The chap
ter on THE Tubercic Bacillus would
be very uaeful, for here We would
find practical statements. such as
that the bacillus "can live for a long
time In favorable SURROUNDINGS. such
as dark or dirty stables (roons)." SIM
ilarly the chapter on How the Dis-
ease Spreads" would be decidedly
prastlcali sooner OF later the tuber-
culous COW tperson) begins 20 give
on the germs OF the disease" they
escape from the COW thurman beingl
by the mouth, noae. ose.; germs are
coughed up and sprayed over the
food In front Of the COW (ind,yiduail:
cows (peoplc) In adjoining stalls
tbede) may acquire the disease In this
way" THE germs act Into tue milk.
and hogs and calves tlIstie boys ana
giris) are very readily infected by H."
The chapter on How Herd tFam-
ilyD 10 Infected" Ia excellent, as IL
also the chapter on sanitation" In
the latter. for example, we would read
that dark. dirty. crowded stables
thouses) are unfavorsble to the de.
velopment OF the disease" Stables
thousesl should have plenty Of air
space FOR each animal whether OF
monetary value or only mani" etc.
hut the advice about sanitary homes
tfor caftle) Is 20 excellent that we
might safely advise the people 10
build such stables and then occupy
them themselves.
But after all. might we not hope
that In the course 81 time II would
be possible for the United States gov
eminent occasionally 10 discusa tho
man fifstg--JournaI Of the American
Medical Association.