Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13

two only means 81 cradicatins the as
es,se. There II no known cure. and 81
such countries az Argentine aud parts
Or Europe whore its progress has
reached districts that cannot be disin-
fected. the plague continues unchecis-
ed. IN qunrantined scctiona 81 tie
east az Infected and exposed animals
arc killed and burned. and the entire
( area over which they have pastured
Is disnfected This Is done by nrst
burning an loose matter and then by
s9ufa.ing the soil with q solution u
waicr ana esrboiic acid. IN PARTS 81
IS ana per cent. respectively
spread 81 the dlsoasr - even more
rapid than with cholera. Ha;s. birds.
animals of practically every kind. lD-
cIudlng men. may transmit w. u Is
thought 10 be- germ disease and
bl,s ~ contaminated soil. carried from
one section 10 another. are often re4
sponsihle FOR the spread straw thar
has been infected nay also transmit !
tho disease. hence the necessity OF
loth dlainfeotlou ard BURNING
Although men are susceptible 10 nc
foot and mouth disease. the cases ue
rare There IL now oae. aecording 20
reports. % Mississippi The enect on
men. however. Is different from that
on cattle. fevera being the chief reyuit
a number % eases have been reported /
in Germany, one through eating The
flesh of an infected animal and one
from drinking infected milk
There have been outbreaks Of the
loot and mouth disease In America
rbe first was IN 1870 Ten years later
aas d second. and another followed IN
1854 In isO2-i9ea the fourth OUT
freak was successfully overcome. and q
DE latest, prior TO the present one, d
occurred in 1905 officials OF the i
lurcau 81 animal Industry expect that !
I least six months, and probably con- )
lderabIy longer win be required 20 +
gercomc the present outbreak +
MORT LINE BARS SHIPMENTS n
No more livestock VIII be shipped by n
he oregon Short Line until further Il
rdcrs Such mandate was issued
, all agents Tuesddy noon hy the SUE b
efiuteudont Of the lines at poeatello. ri
otlncntion Of this step was given to q
10 ONCE 81 the state veterinarian. II
nd the news was made public from Il
ierc. r,
This action was taken as a step In h
10 night which IL being made all over n
" United States against the dread p
at and mouth disease which wreaks So
zen havoc among the herds Of the s.
untry. CO
Spreads Like Widfre. pl
Within but little more than a week b,
e disease. which Is incurab:e and
bich spreads rapidly. has been To- re
ted IN is states. That number have III
en- quarantined by the federal gov tr
nmens. This Is the third appear he
zee OF the disease in the United q
ates II Is thought that it had It's be
gin this time Ia a shipment OF wa ST,
. buffalo hides into Michigan. AN
A quarantine proclamation has beer IN
ued By Governor Haines az the re- va
est Of the state livestock and sani- W,
y board. forbidding livestock ship tic
nts from affected states. and state fr,
tcrinafian white has asked that the Mi
sest watch be kept over all herds in Ia.
state and a report be made to him th'
telegraph II symptoms are found for
Cuts Traffic Both Ways. he
m shipments of stock either into WI
state or 70 the outside markets vein cal
cut OF by the order OF the Short pr,
le superintendent Up until noon res
dnesday shipments have been ac- ah,
ted hy the railroad destined Tor dol
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