The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-05-16
TO THE FARMERS
OF TENNESSEE
By Capt. 7. F. Peck, COmmissieaer Of
Agriculture
Warning Against "'Fake"
Hog Cholera Serums
and Vaccines.
By Geo.lR White. N D., D V.
State live Stock Inspector.

With the advent oe Dorsett- Nile
Anti Hog Cholera serum about thre,
years ago, che most deadly of al
swine diseases wa do0med to uiti
mate eradication from the American
Contiaent IL is weli known ans
DULY established fact thet until then
the s,wine owners investments in
hogs was at all times ieopardized by
this disastrous disease
Long ago all well iufe med in
digiauals fully realized that every
medicinal treatmert for hog cholera
which had ever been proposed was
worse than worthless in curing"
this disease. The swine owners
poeketbooks we're continually being
depleted and aattened by so-called
Hog Cholera Cures" of all kinds
and descriptions which in reality
were nothing more or less than
fakes" and frauds" eompoundeQ
for the purpose Of wrepShing hard
earned dollars from the honest,
though gullible, hog owner
The press-agricultural press in
particular-carried in each and all
issues glaring advertisements of
numerous so, called cures Cor cho.-
era " III spite of the large amount
of monev spent for these fake
remedies" Hog Cholera continued
to spread with Cyclone like rapidity.
Since the discovery Of the Dorsett-
Niles Anti Fog Cholera Serum and
/ its dasn0nstrAted. and -undisp4ttas.
efficiency. the fakes" have shifted
their advertisements from med
icines" to so-called impotent fake
'serums" and vaccines" for which
it behooves the farmers of Tennessee
to be on the constant lookout.
The Dorsett-Niles Serum when
properly made by reliable and we'll
trained men according to the U, s.
Government standards and by other
definitely defined technique of Drs
Dorsett and Niles, when properly
administered will undoubtedly pro-
tect healthy hogs from cholera.
However the field for fraud and de
ception is SO inviting that the "un-
scrupulous fakirs" have already in
vaded it with their worthless Juice"
in the form of vaccine" or
serum" Look out for them and
refuse to allow them to separate
you from your hard earned dollars
Remember that the following Sec
tions OF the Agricultural Depart
ment's Rules and Regulations have
for their objects the protection Of
The Swine owners Of Tennessee from
just such fraudulent practices:
SECTION 10. Before veterin-
Try biological products of any char
lcter can be sold, offered for sale or
distributed in any manner in this
State, the manufacturer or person,
irm or corporation selling or distrib.
lting the same shall make applica-
ion in writing to the State Live I
Stock Inspector for a p,rmit to sell
,r distribute said veterinary biolo0-
cal products. Provided. however,
hat nothing in this Section or the +,
ollowing Sections shall prohibit or
Interfere with the United States De-
,artment of Agriculture, through its t
Bureau If Animal Industry. in dis I
ributing the veterinary biological
PRODUCTS of its laboratories. i
Sec. 20. The term Veterinary
Biological Products as used in Sec
ion 10 shall be constructed to mean
ruberculin, Nallein, Anthrax, Vac
inc, Black Leg Vaccine, Hog Chol- (
ra Serum, Tetanus Antitoxin, in {
luenza Antitoxin. Anti Streptococ-
ic Serum, Rabies Vaccine Virus. l
nd Bacterins." s
Before purchasing Hog Cholera
serum from any one take the pre- ,
aution Of determining whether or
lot the manufacturer is in possess
On If permit from the State Agri- J