Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-12
REPRESENTATIVE MILLER AD.
vANcEs THEORY REGARDING
CATTLE EPIDEMIC.
DISEASE BROUGHT
FROM ASIA IN VACCINE VIRUS
Cites Agricultural Department a. Au-
thority That Foot and Mouth Dis
ease 10 Spread by Vaccination OF
Cattle With Virus Secured in Far
East by Manufacturers.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 12.-RepresentatiVe
c. w. Miller, Of Bremen. has Joined In
discussion of the epidemic If foot ana
mouth disease, and contributes to II
the suggestion that the disease mas
been brought from Asia as part OF
the smallpox virus for vaccination pur-
poses. His argument will at least
cause earnest discussion.
While attending the meeting OF the
retrenchment and reform committee
here yesterday Mr.. Miller exhibited
bulletin of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, which gives album
dant ground for his connecting the
two diseases closely.
~ have no doubt" said Mr.. Miller.
that II will be found in The end that
the foo, and mouth disease in this
country is due to the importation OF
vaccine. probably from japan. in which
country the disease is always preva-
lent. That has been shown of other
out breaks.
The outbreak in 1892 in Massachu-
sets StaTteI on d WhCAS SSAAS
calves had been kept for vaccine
company and it was admitted the pro-
prietor obtained his seed virus from
Japan. The following year II appeared
again in the same state in n herd that
had heen tnocutated with virus OBJ
tanned from Japan.
when ;he ot::h-eal: Of ions appeared
investigation was made and it was
= p,,f-
falo in a pen occupied by calves used
by Detroit laboratory for making
vaccine
The bulletin of the department was
printed Ave years. and 1t was prepa red
by Dr. John r. Mohler. chief of the
pathological division, bureau OF anil
mai industry; and DR.. Milton P. Rose
nau. director hygienic laboratory,
United States public health and ma
rine hospital service. II seems that
Secretary James Wilson had made per-
sonal investigation Of the situation
and directed that a thorough inquiry
be made with experiments % show the
relation between virus for smallpox
and the foot and mouth disease.
Virus Plants Cleaned Up.
AS one result of the investigations
then made there mas Deen "A thorough
cleaning up OF every place where
vaccine virus is made and the destruc-
ton of all virus that was contaminated.
Since then all manufacturers have
been required to test their virus for
foot and mouth disease as they are re-
quired to test IL for germs Of tetanus
and other diseases. Regulations have
been made to prevent the ,mporta ton
of any virus. The Conclusions of Drs.
Mohler and Rosenau as published in
the bulletin are as follows:
The recent outbreak Of foot and
mouth disease in this country started
from some calves used 10 propagate
vaccine virus. efeoG
The vaccine virus used on these
calves has been proved to contain the
infection of foot and mouth disease.
The outbreaks of foot and mouth
disease in 1923 probably hat a SINH
lar origin.
IT is probable that the foot and
mouth Infection got into the vaccine
virus in some foreign country where
the disease prevailed and was intro
duced into the United States thru the