The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-28
BERLIN news LETTER

Berlin, Feb. 2s.-Cattle raisers in
Germany are eagerly awaiting a deci.
sion by he government as to the
merits Of the cure for foot ana mouth
uisease announced recently by Prof
ludwig Brieger, a distinguished Ger.
man scientist and his assistant. DR.. NJ
krause. The remedy is called typo
satrol, and is a derivative OF saffron
AZ is administered easily by mixture
with the water which the cattle drink.
The formula has not been made pub
Tic, however, and there is a division OF
opinion as to whether an effective
checE has been discovered for this
cattle plague which costs stockmen
all over the world millions Of dollars
annually.
AS previously reported it is claimed
that 290 head of cattle were success
FULLY treated in recent experiments
mere n members Of the Reichstag
nave asked the government to investi-
gate the remedy. With a view to
acquiring control Of it if effective, and
furnishing 1t to cattle raisers at cost.
Professor Brieger, who also recent
" announced a new method of treat
ing sleeping sickness, is one Of a large
nand Of Investigators who have been
giving their attention to the foot and
mouth disease, germ, whose identity
was only recently established by a
Swiss scientist DR.. Brieger
believes that his discovery may not
only be effective against the foot and
mouth disease but against other
germs, to which the blood Of cattle is
subject. If only his claims as to the
former ~ hnr,nn ont hnurounr fhof
cure alone will be sufficient to confer
a real boon to humanity for the
disease has been one of the great fac
tors in the high prices for meat.
A widespread epidemic of the
disease occurred in 1890; 4,000,0 900 cat
tie were affected in 1899 and 1000, 900
in 1900 notwithstanding the most
rigid quarantine measures and the
slaughter of whole herds of animals;
and three years ago the pest again
swept through the empire. Great
numbers Of farms are still infect
ed. -. z,& H. ..
The disease has even become a
factor in politics. furnishing the basis
ior5 q great conflict between the gov
eminent and the a~grarians on the one
hand. and the socialists, radicals and
other representatives OF the middle
and industrial classes on the other.
The latter assert that the regulations
closing the frontier to all foreign live
stock are absurd in view of the fact
that the herds of Germany are more
extensively affected than those of
most of the countries from which i'm
portation is possible and that the bars
are kept up merely to let the land
owners get high prices for their meat.
They demand the raising of the
quarantine, particularly against such
countries as have for years been en-
tirely free from the disease. The gov
eminent the agrarians admit a
number of the countries against which
the quarantine is rigidly enforced are
absolutely free. from the disease but
quarantine against all is essential to
a successful campaign.
A new epidemic of the disease Is
reported from the hunting preserves
of South Germany, where deer are dy-
Ing in large numbers. The loss in the
Rhine Provinces alone is already esti-
mated at nearly $125, 900. The deer of
Wurtemberg, Baden, Hesse and Lor-
Taine also are seriously affected. And
yet the disease appears not to have
reached the hunting preserves of
North Germany. Venison is as cheap
in Germany as any meat and cheaper
than some, and vast quantities of it
are used. The spread Of foot-and-
mouth disease to the hunting pre-
serves will bring a marked reduction
in the empires meat supply, and the
problem OF combating it successfully
among wild animals is difficult.
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The Northeastern Iron &c Steel CO.
operative association, embracing all
the Woodworking factories of Berlin,
has bought a 210-acre farm near the
city n will equip it for taking care
of the victims of factory accidents. A
hospital for badly injured men is to
be provided, and for less seriously in
iured workmen and convalescents
special quarters will be built. Partt-
cular benefit is expected from light
gardening in cases of traumatic neuro-
sis, a common sequel of injuries in
this line of work. All patients will be
cared for free of cost and GONZALES
sents capable of working at gardening,
fruit culture or other light farm work
will receive wages.
The association plans eventually to
establish a farm colony where those
victims Of accidents who require a
long jeriod for convalescence can set
tie with their families. 1t is planned
to build small houses, a quarter to a
half acre, according to the size Of the
house and the number of persons &C.
cupying 1t. and to charge for all this
less rent h a the family would have
to pay in the city for it's restricted
apartments. Opportunity will be given
to raise poultry. rabbits and goats,
and trained gardeners will be at the
service OF the tenants.