The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21

imposed on the affected district. Not
only was the movement of live stock
into or out of the district absolutely
forbidden, but no cattle, sheep, goats
or swine could move along or even
across any highway or thoroughfare.
Moreover within each of the affect
ed districts, known as scheduled dis
triets' were two smaller areas in
which there were even closer restric-
tions. One of these areas consisted of
the premises on which the actual out
break had taken place. These premises
were declared to be an infected
place. From such place nothing
could be taken of any sort without
permission. and no permission was
granted until the objects in question
had been thoroughly disinfected. No
one but the person actually attending
the stock was allowed to enter any
shed or field in which diseased or
suspected animal had been kept, and
the one man who could do so was com
PEELED upon leaving to wash his hands
thoroughly with soap and water and
disinfect his boots and clothes. He was,
moreover, prohibited from caring for
any animal which was not diseased or
suspected. On farms adjacent to the
infected place the owners of live
stock were ordered to stop all move
ments of their animals, and these or
ders, together with the other regula
tions, were enforced through the local
constabulary who closely guarded all
infected places. This patrol was so
strict that it was practically impossible
for anyone to pass into or out from the
forbidden area without instant detec-
ton.
Within the scheduled Districts
house-to-house and farm-t o-farm inspec-
tion was carried on by veterinary in
spectors who not only examined live
stock but made record of the number
on each farm in order to detect any
cases of surreptitious shipments. Ex-
posed stock was slaughtered, as has
been done in all sections of this coun-
try where satisfactory progress has as
yet been made in stamping out the
pestilence.
In addition to slaughterimg the stock
farm yards and similar places were
thoroughly disinfected; the fields in
which the animals had grazed were
carefully strewn, by machines, with
newly burned lime; stacks of hay were
disinfected by superheated steam; the
foxes in the neighborhood were destroy
ed as far as possible by poison, and all
persons in the neighborhood were com
PEELED to tie up their dogs. The wheels
of all vehicles and the feet of horses
which left the "infected places were
previously washed with disinfeetant
fluid, and cans of this fluid were placed
about the fields so that there would be
no excuse for anyone failing to observe
the required precautions.
These methods were successful in
stamping out the disease although there
have been one or two minor outbreaks
in ireland since that time. In this con-
nection it is interesting to note that the
authorities in charge of the campaign
were unable to discover any clue to the
origin of the pest "Foot and mouth
disease they reported, ''is of such
an infectious character and may appar
emily be carried through so many di-
verse and elusive ways that in this as
in other eases it is most difficult to fix
on any specific medium of diffusing the
infection. The disease was probably
carried, for the most part, by persons
who had been in contact with infected
animals, but the connection between
the various cases could not be definitely
traced except in one or two instances. -