Evening journal., 1914-11-13
FRIDAY NOV. Ia 1914.
cArTLr MALADY AND CiyIO DUTY.


ixT HEN the catue-raisine and dairy interests OF
w Delaware arc at stake in fight against such
halady as the foot and mouth disease II Is the duty
II all Dcawareans TO stand ready TO make sacrifices
Material and otherwise for the general public good,
md ia, do everything possible assist the Federal and
ltate officials doing the highly important work they
lave in hand
Now Castle county has been put under Federal quar-
.ntine Infected cattle discovered have been destroyed
owners Of cattle not affected have been advised TO umi
tate their stables. TO keep their herds away from
bher herds TO isolate all cattle that show the least
ign or ang TO watch carefully for symptoms ana
N report quickly all suspects No who values the
material welfare himself and his friends and neigh
gors viii refuse to accept such wel-meant advice and
u act upon H. The caue-raising and dairy industries
), a commonwealth at stake in the matter and II rs
eo time for any person to hold back In the perform
Anco OF am important civic duty
We can appreciate the reluctance with which the
bwner of a herd Of fine cattle would make report
placing his animals under suspicion and possibly lead
Ing 10 their destruction We can appreciate the temp
laton which would assa approhensiye cattle owner
10 take chance and fail to report suspicious symp-
toms. There is however, another side to IT, lhat ls
that while catte-owner may trihe with the tedeHu
and state oficias by coyerng-up process he can
not triae with the mouth disease Like small
pox scarlet fever bubonic plague. Asatic cholera and
other infections and contagious diseases among hu-
mans Il hrvos and spreads beneath the fostering care
of he covcrng-up process and feeds the policy
Of selfish individual silence
There are so many cattlo in New Castle county that
It is impossible the Federal and state officials to
watch all Of them That must be done by the owners
within the zone OF infection and quarantine The sit
uation is one that calls for high-mnded and unselhsh
cooperation ON the part of the catle-owners them
selves They must keep in mind the fact that they
have everything to gain by prompt action and nothing
10 gain by non-acton In other words, they may fool
the Federal and officials but they cannot fool the
disease
In addition to the precautions already taken by the
sanitary ocals it has been decided by the state Live
stock Sanitary Board that there shall be no hunting
with dogs in this county until the foot and mouth dis
case had been ersdcated Many no doubt vii
resent such official action. They doubtless VIII loo
upon it as an excess Of caution. In response to suc
an attitude it should said that il has been dofnite
ascertained by official investigation that dogs and cat
are active carriers Of the foot and mouth disease an
that in going from farm farm, they may spread tn
malady and do untold injury. Il will be seen, there
fore that sportsmon who usually hunt in the fields an
coverts in New Castle county also must stand read
on the very eve the opening Of the hunting seaso
10 make patriotic sacrifices for the public good an
nlav their proper part the cooperative work th
now is in progress They may not like to do IT. but
reasonably-mnded sportsman can fail TO see the wi
dom underlying such an official order, which Is Das
npon the sensible ground that the catue-growing an
dairy industries Of this county arc ranscendenuy mo
mnortant than the hunting Of quail and rabbits. Ii
the cattle-owners. the gunners must stand ready
make a sacrifice at the altar Of civic duty