The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-19
ISSUES WARNING
ON CATTLE PLAGUE

| TO prevent the Foot and Mouth
Disease" which is siezing thousands
of cattle throughout the United
States getting a foothold in the Lyn-
den district. local dairymen We're
put on their guard this week.
A. N. Henderson, Chief Milk In
spector of Seattle, visited Lynden
Monday to warn local dairymen.
| Seattle is taking great precaution-
ary measures to protect its milk su-
pply.
A case was discovered at Spokane
this week and shipment of cattle
held up. Montana and Idaho are
quarantined.
Herman Elenbaas, manager of the
Lynden Creamery Company, has iss-
ued the following notice to cream
cry patrons:
In view of the fact that dis
ease known as Foot and Mouth
Disease" is prevalent in a large
section of the United States, we
are taking this means of calling
your attention to the fact that this
disease is highly contagious and is
very dangerous If it once gains a
AcoiAolu souI PiClhioCo- ShioD
that the disease may be transmitted
to person using milk from an ami
NAL suffering with this disease.
In order to assist you in prevent
ing this disease from gaining foot
hold among your animals, We are
stating a few of the early symptoms
of the disease: The affection IF
the mouth is most frequently obser-
we'd in cattle. The diseased amin
ais chew their food very slowly and
carefully on account of the soreness
in the mouth. Swallowing is also
painful, and they do not chew The
cud. In periods between feeding
they keep the mouth closed and open
it only now and then with a charact
eristic smacking sound. Later they
refuse to eat and stand in a listless
manner with saliva dropping in long
| threads from the mouth.
On the second or third day vesi-
cles, or blisters, develop on the
gums and inner side of the lips.
Sores may also develop on the feet,
showing between the toes and above
| the hoof.
Please report to us at once any
symptoms of Foot and Mouth Dis
ease" among your animals. Don't
| try to hide it. If it gets chance
to spread through this district the
authorities will quarantine the en-
tire district and close us all up
| while it lasts. Don't let your priv
| ate opinion about this disease allow
you to be indifferent about this
matter and endanger the entire
community with a quarantine.
Seven states and practically all the
important stock markets east OF the
Mississippi, including the Union
Stock Yards in Chicago, are under
quarantine by the government to
prevent the shipping of cattle and
possible spread of the drea led root
and mouth disease. Beginning with
a quarantine of the Chicago yards
two weeks ago, the government has
daily extended its quarantine lines
until today all of Michigan, Illinois,
Indiana. Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
York and Maryland can ship no
cattle except for immediate slaugh-
! ter.
Hundreds of cattle in infected
herds are being killed and burned
or buried in quick lime as fast as
1O7 government inspectors detect the
disease. Transportation of feeders
and stockers is absolutely forbidden
in the quarantined area and the
stringent regulations have practic-
ally paralyzed the cattle business
at Chicago and at Cincinatti, lndi-
pittchurp which are
also under quarantine.
The quarantine also includes shee
and swine Although those animals
are not so readily susceptible to the
disease, the ailment is so highly con-
tagious even cattlemen, arriving IN
Chicago with infected cattle or from
infected districts are being detained.
The International Stock Show IN
Chicago has been called off by the
directors because of the disease. To
date approximately l 700 cattle from
one hundred and twenty-five Mich
igan and thirty-two Indiana herds
have been killed and others are being
slaughtered. In one Illinois county
alone. Kane County, 4S2 cattle IN
fected with the disease have been
killed.
The foot and mouth disease out
break was first discovered OCTOBER
lis by government inspectors. VINO
at once quarantined Berrien ana
Case counties, Michigan and LaPorte
and St. Joseph counties. Indiana
The disease is believed to have come
to this country in water bu11alo
hides from the Philippines and from
tannery products from South Amer
lea. shipped to a tannery at Mics,
Mich. 1t is common in the Philip
pines, South America, Europe, Jap
an and India where frequent out
breaks do much damage.
The department of agriculture has
been busy for the past ten days
watching every avenue leading INTO
the state Up to the present time
no evidences of the plague have
been found in Washington, and IT is
the intention of DR.. H. T. Graves.
acting commissioner of agriculture,
that none will. If precautionary mea
sures avail. During the past week
the department has sent orders to
all railroads to admit to this state
no shipments of live stock except
| for immediate slaughter and then
only after Inspection has been made
and all cars carefully disinfected,