The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17

No DANGER
is FEARED.
From The Milk Supply If
Steps Are Taken
For Proper Quarantine And
PaSteurizatiOn
Human Health In No Danger
From The Dreaded
Foot And Mouth Disease Now
Found In Stock
Believed Some Of The Re-
ports Are Exaggerated
Believed Some Of The Re-
ports Are Exaggerated

washington, ID. C., Nov. 13--The anx-
iety that has been expressed in sew
eral quarters in regard to the effect
upon human health Of the present
outbreak of the footand-mouth disease
is regarded by Government authorities
as somewhat exaggerated The most
common fear is that the milk supply
might become contaminated, but in
view of the precautions that the local
authorities in the infected areas are
very generally taking, there Is COM
paratiyely little danger of this. Milk
from injected farms Is not permitted
to be shipped at all. The only danger
Is, therefor Q, that before the disease
milk might reach the market. For
til, reason, experts In the U. s. De-
partment of Agriculture recommend
pasteurization. AS matter OF fact,
however, pasteurization is recommend
ed by the department anyway for all
milk that is not very high grade and
from tuberculjn tested cows.
II has been demonstrated by expert
ments which have been made in Den
mark and Germany that pasteurizatiOn
viii serve as a safeguard against con.
just as readily as it does against ty.
phOid fever, but In any event IL must
lie thoroughly done--the milk must be
heated to l45 degrees Fahrenheit and
held at this temperature for 30 min
utes.
In this country the foOt-and-mouth
disease has been so rare that there are
few recorded cases of its transmission
to human beings. In 1902 n few cases
were reported In New England, and
In 1908 in few instances eruptions
wlis were believed to have been
both OF these outbreaks, the sale OF
milk was stopped as soon as the dis
ease was found among the cattle A.
long, thel e,ore, as the disease can be
confined by rigid quarantine to certain
specified areas, the danger from this
source is very small Should the pest
fence spread all over this country and
become as general as IL has been al
various times In large areas in Europe
the problem would become more seri
Gus. Under any circumstances, how
ever, pasteurization would be an ell
cient remedy. Where plsteurlzatiol
Is not post iole. and where there Is ans
reason to suspect that the disease ma,
exist, the precaution of boiling mill
might be advisable. Simple directions
for pasteuilsing milk at home, how
ever. are contained In Circular 10
which Will be sent free on application
10 the U. s. Department OF Agriculture
Cows affected with the malignan
form OF the disease lose practically al
OF their milk. In mild cases. however
the decrease may be from one.thlrd /,
one-half OF the usual yield The al
pearance Of the milk also changes. |
becomes thinner, blush. and poor Il
fat When the udder is affected. tn
milk frequently contains coaguiated 4
brip and blood, so that copsIderabl
sediment forms. while the cream |
thin and OF dirty color. Thes
changes, however, occur only whe
the disease Is in an advanced stag
and. as a matter Of fact. the dIseas
is not permitted to pass into an at
vanced stage as any stricken anims
fs at once slaughtered.
Men who come In contact with dil
feased animals may also become lnfec
ed. In adult human beings the col
tagion causes such symptoms as sor
mouths. painful swallowing. fever an
occasional eiuptions on the hands. Il,
ger tips. etc. While causing conside
abe 6iecoInfort. however. the dlseas
y rarely serious. Where IL is yer