Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06

which has excited considerable interest
among the former middle westerners Of
the Salmon river tract. that thousands
OF horses are dying in Kansas and Me-
braska. Some Of the emigants from
those states. now living here. brought
their horses with them. Uneasiness
for fear the epidemic might break out
In this country IL dispelled by an opin-
ion rendered for the Herald, by request.
from DR.. f. T. Keneley. the veterinary
surgeon Of Twin Falls, whose practice
includes the Salmon river tract. It Is
as follows:
Following the report that horse cpl
demic prevails in Kansas and Nebras-
ka, some uneasiness has been felt by
the farmers Of the tract lest the dis
ease spread to this section OF the coun-
try. The same disease IL in Germany
and was In South America year ago
and 10 found not to be contagious. DR..
! F. T. Ksneley. veterinary surgeon Of
this city. was questioned in regard to
the diseas, and has the following to
say:
THE disease that has been affecting
the horses In Kansas and Nebraska
has been topic OF interest to the
farINers all over the country and many
have been afraid that the disease would
become widespread. But the districts
where the disease has spread are not
far from the original outbreak and the
losses 30 far estimated are about 20,-
600. So far no remedies have been
found effective in curing the disease
other than change of feed and taking
all horses off the pastures The farm
ers are advised by the bureau of animal
industry to secure hay and grain from
sources in which the disease has not
appeared. In the district where the
disease Is rampant they claim that new
cases Of the disease have been reduced
to 80 per cent OF what they were q
week ago.
None Of the surrounding states have
placed a quarantine on Kansas mules
or horses. as the disease has been
proven not to be contagious. Missouri
is considering steps of quarantine. but
tso far 1t has only appeared in one
county and due to the fact that most ii
the experts claim that 1t Is not conta-
gious 1t is doubtful II they will place
a quarantine.
1 EARLY In the outbreak, the Kansas
agricultural college started a field sta
ton at Hoxie, Kansas manned by vet
erinarians and laboratory men con-
nected with the college, and work was
commenced August %. The farmers
around the town supplied them with
sick horses and OF the first seven posi-
J mortems a special germ was found ane
J it was found by different workers. Tht
germ resembled the germ that causes
spinal meningitis. but differed In man,
J respects IL laboratory experiments
, During the middle of last week thu
J identity of the germ was cleared VI
and It was found to be one of the Pas
] teurilla group, and in the horse 1t pro
| duces a dis Ease called 'Borna's disease.
kind of cerebro- spinal meningitis
The disease has been present In Ger
J many for the past Is years, but this II
, the first time that 1t has been found Il
: this country. The German authorities
agree that the disease Is transmitted
through feed and water and the disease
, can spread very rapidly. A high wine
could blow a piece of manure with thu
, germs on It 25 miles and dry dust coult
carry It the same distance. That SOM
; horses take It and others do not Is ex
, planned by the difference In suscepti
! bility. No quarantine IL carried out II
Germany where the disease Is present
; because 1t has not been found to b.
contagious. A study of he German dis
ease explains why they were not abl'
, to get any results by the many differen
, kinds Of treatment they have beer
; trying.