The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-07
DANGER OF CHAMBERS.
Animals Should be Carefully Watch
ed-Disease Fatal to Human Be-
ings.


j. p. Buckley, commissioner of agri-
culture, in an interview, has called
attention to the danger of contract
ing CHAMBERS from diseased horses
and the necessity of having a suspect
ed animal tested properly so that nee
essary precautions can be taken.
Commissioner Buckley says:
"A case has been recently reported
Of the death of Olein B. lnghram of
Patten on Sept. 18th, with CHAMBERS.
A careful investigation of the hors S
in that neighborhood has been made
by DR.. H. B. F. Jervis of Houlton and
the mallein test was applied to the
two horses that were owned by Mr..
lnghram but they did not react to
the test, so We were not able to get
any information as to where Mr.
Inghram contracted the dreadful dis
ease of which he died after an illness
of eight weeks. Mr.. Inghram was a
young man, 81 years of age, and left
a wife and four small children. There
Is no question but that he died with
CHAMBERS, as the diagnosis made by
DR.. Elmer J. Farnham of Patten, the
attending physician, in consultation
with two other physicians. showed.
Five years ago two men died at
Patten with CHAMBERS, when there was
an outbreak of the disease among
horses in the woods, but it was gen
orally known that they contracted the
disease by drinking out of water
pail from which a glandered horse
had drank, but in this case of MIR
lnghram no one living knows when
or where he contracted the disease.
This should be a warning to those
having horses showing signs Of
CHAMBERS or farcy, that they should
take the proper steps to learn wheth
er their horses are glandered or not
Since the discovery of the mallein
test this has been of great assistance
to the owners of horses in ascertain
ing whether a horse is glandered or
not, by employing veterinarian to
make the test. 1t is strange to know
how many people owning suspicious
horses will conceal them, knowing
that they are a source of danger TO
all horses with which they come in
contact. as well as the human family.
The law enacted by the last legisla-
ture requiring the mallein test to be
applied to all horses brought into the
state has kept out many glandered
horses. The most danger is from
old. secondhand horses that are ship
ped into the state. and we find cases
where the owner of a cheap suspi-
cious horse will distribute the disease
to valuable horses owned by him, by
not having such horse cared for
Every horse that is suspicious in any
way of being glandered should be
tested with mallein. We also find
horses that have no outward signs of
CHAMBERS which on applying the NAL
lein test are found to be bad cases
of CHAMBERS. So every case OF a
suspicious horse should be reported
and inspected in order to stamp out
this awful disease that is so danger
Gus in horses. When We come to con-
slider that there is no medical aid for
a man who contracts the disease Of
CHAMBERS. that he must die, and it is
an awful death for one to meet, we
will realize the Importance OF this
matter. So | hope every citizen Of
this state will make it his duty to re-
port every suspicious horse that he
has any knowledge Of, for the protec-
ton of the people and the horses of
the state.
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