Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-28
CATTLE BA|SERS
AWAIT DECISION
GERMAN GOVERNMENT WILL AN.
NOUNCE MERITS OF REMEDY
FOR FEET AND MOUTH DISEASE
ANAUNCED BY SCIENTIST.
FORMULA NOT PUBLIC
FOUR MILLION GERMAN CATTLE
Affected IN 1899. and 900 900 IN
1900. NOTWITHSTANDING RIGID
QUARANTINE.
fBy IsSDciafcd PrcsS.1

Berlin. Germany. Feb. 2S-Cattle
raiscrs in Germany are eagerly awaiting
q decision by the government a. 10 the
merits If the cure for Foot and mouth dis
ease announced recently h Professor
Ludwig Briegcr. Il distinguished German
scientist and his assistant DIR. VI. Krausc
The remedy is called typosafrol, and j.
q dcrivativc of saffron. II j. administer
ar easily hy mixture with the water the
cattle drink. The formula has not been
made public. however. aud there is a div
ision If opinion a. To whether effective
check has been discovered for this cattle
plague which costs Stockmen AL over
the world millions Of dollars annually.
As previously reported il j. claimed
90 head of cattle were successfully treat
ed in recent experiments here and mem
hers Of the Rcich>tag have asked the COY
eminent Ia Investigate the remedy. With
"a view To acquiring control of IL if cf-
fcctive and furnishing il Ia cattle rails
ers at cost.
Professor Brieccr, who also recently
announced n new method of treating
sleeping sickness. is one Of a large band
Of Investigators who have been giving
their attention Ia the foot and mouth dis
ease. germ whose identity WAS only r.
Gently established by 4 Swiss scientist.
DIR. Briegcr believes that his discovery
may not only be effective against the
foot and mouth disease but against other
dangers. which the blood Of cattle j. sub
jcct. II only his claims az 10 tn former
are borne out. however that cure alone
will be- sufficient 10 confer 4 real boon
To humanity. for the disease has been
one Of the great fictorS in the high price
Of meat.
A Widespread epidemic ~ the disease
occurred in $500: i.mn nnO cattle were
affected IN l>c and l.UUn nOO ia 1910 not
outstanding the most rigid quarantine
measures and the slaughter Of whole
herds of animals: ani three. wears agn
the pest 80 ia swept through thu empire.
Great Numbers q farms are still infect
ed.
The disease has even become u factor
in politics furnishing the bass for 2
great conflict hrt tween he government
and the agIarians "a the one hand and
and the Socialists. Radicals and other
representatives of the middle and indus
trial classes on the ether The latter
assert that the regulations closing the
frontier Ia all foreign live stock are ~
surd in view of the fact that he herds
OF Germany are more extensively affect
ed than those of most of the countries
from which importation j. possible aud
that the bars are kept NJ merely 10 let
the landowners get high prices for their
meats. They dcmYnd the raising ~ the
quarantine. particularly against such
countries ~ have Tor wears been free
entirely from the disease. The govern
mcnt and the agrarian> admit \ uumhr.
~ the countries against which The quar-
antine is ricidlN enforced are absolute
" free from the disease hut quarantine
against all il essential tn a successful
campaign.
a new epidemic ~ the disease u ~
ported from the hunting preserves ~
South Germany. where deer are diving in
large numbers. The loss ia the Hhin
provinces alone j. already estimated ~
nearly ST.. 0nn. The deer ~ Wurtrm
berg. BADEN. IIcSSe and Lorraine also
are SCI iouslv affected Aud vet the a.
ease appears not 10 have reached thc
hunting preserves If North Gcrmnur.
Venison j. ~ cheap IN Germany ~ any
meat ard cheaper than some. nid NiSi
quantities of II are used. The spread ~
foot aud mouth disease To the h'.aiibg
preserves vii bring u marked reduction
la the empires meat suppl, 1ud the
probl, ~ combating il >uc,'. tull,
among Wild animals il difficult.
CARING FOR SUPPLIES.
The northeastern Iron \ Steel 80 p
~cra,ivc association. cmbraring ali IA,
metal working factories ~ ncrlan. has
boughi a 30 acre farm near the ciit and
will equip ii for takin. care 81 the vie
Tins of fnsory accidents. \ hospital for
badly injured l. Ia hc provided and for
less seriously injured wurkmcn AMI con
valcsccnts special quarters will w. built.
Particular benefit j. expected FROM
light gardening in eases Of trdumltic
ncurosis n common >qupl of inlut e. i'm
this line OF work. All Patterns vil, H..
cared for free ~ cost and cunNulr>,rnf>
capable az working ~ gardening. trrit
culture on other light farm work Sill
receive wages
The association plans eventually %
establish a farm colony where those vic
tins a accidents who require 4 long
period for convalc>ccnt> can settle with
their families. II j. planned To build
small houses. a quarters to Il half acre
according Ia the lie of the house and
the number of pcr>,n> occupying il and
Ia charge for al this less rem than the
family would lave Il pay in the city
in it's restricted apartment. Opportuni.
~ will be given 10 raise poultry. rabbits
and goats. and trained gardeners will
H. M the service Of the tenants
Two sadly afflicted husbands were