Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
STATE HEALTH
BOARD IN CHARGE
Of TWO FARMS
Likely Wholesale Slaughter of
Cows at Lyons
Farms.

The State Board OF Health this
afternoon took charge of two farms
in the Lyons Farms section of Hill
side township, which were placed
under quarantine yesterday by the
Newark health authorities, after
symptoms Of the hoof and mouth dis
ease were discovered among one Of
the herds of cows. In the event the
diagnosis OF the local Board OF Health
is sustained by the State authorities,
it is likely there viii be a wholesale
slaughter Of cows ordered.
The Newark health authorities
have been conducting a vigorous in
spection of cattle in and around
Newark. When the inspectors visited
the farm Of Jacob Feins, in Hillside
township, yesterdy they say they
found ten cows out of the herd of
twenty-three showing symptoms of
the hoof and mouth disease. A quar-
antine was Immediately placed on the
farm, and, as precautionary meas
ure, a quarantine was also placed on
the farm adjoining. which is owned
by Adam Masiones, on which are
thirty COWS.
A meeting Of the Hillside Town
EHlp 1OaAa VI Iltdtlli Will pC ltEAb
tonight and the representatives of the
State Board of Health through which
body the local board procured the
quarantine, are expected to be
present.
Following the securing of the quar-
antine the local health officials or
dered the butcher shop OF Max In
sci, at 10 Broome street, and the
slaughter house OF the Kohn estate
on Belmont avenue closed down. In
sci is said to have purchased cows
from Masiones and had them slaugh-
tered at the Kohn establishment.
DIR. Werner Runge, veterinarian Of
the local health board, last night said
that nothing was being left undone
to protect the residents of this city
from infection by either eating meat
from COWS which had suffered from
the disease or drinking milk from
those still suffering from 1t.
In speaking generally of the dis
ease and Its resultant effects, DIR.
Werner Runge. veterinarian of the
local Board of Health, last night
said: 1.-The hoof and mouth dis
ease Is one that not alone is to be
feared from its effect on the health
of human beings, but also from a
monetary point of view. A child will
develop sore throat and have blsters
form in it's mouth and its stomach
deranged from drinking milk from an
infected COW, and an adult will pos
sibly suffer only from arrangement
of the stomach. In very few In
stances have there been recorded
deaths OF people who were infected
with this particular disease"
1.-The disease spreads with great
rapidity and the germ is carried very
easily. When we inspect a herd of
cattle every man is clothed in rubber
with the exception of the eyes, and
after leaving an infected herd the
rubber clothing is carefully washed
| In a solution of bichloride of mer-
| curry and then exchanged for the
| regular clothing. The cause for the
| guard being placed around places
| where infected cattle are housed Is
to prevent the owners or anyone else
| from running the risk of getting
germs on their clothing, going to an
| other farm and there allowing the
| germs to escape to whatever cattle
may be on that farm.
This same disease was prevalent
| in Europe in 1886 and 1t took five
years to stamp it out. Before the
| spread had been checked a third of
| the entire number OF cattle in Europe
| had succumbed To humans it is
simply a matter of inconvenience. to
my mind, except in extraordinary
cases.