The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31

| BURIAL:-A hole, or pit, shall be
dug of not less than six feet deep. Sc
that there shall be space of not less
than four feet from the upper surface
of the body Of the carcass to the sur.
face of the ground.
Where there is suspicion, or the
fact is known, that an animal has died
of contatagious, infectious, or COM
municable disease, such as Charlton,
or Anthrax, Hog-Cholera. ETC.. four
to six inches of lime shall be placed
over the bottom of the hole, or pit,
the surface of the carcass covered
with lime to the depth, and the hole
filled in with earth.
A hole or pit for this purpose shall
not be dug in the vicinity of any water
course, or well, in order that contami-
nation of such water supply, by infec-
ton from the carcass, may be pre-
vented.
In communities where public animals
crematOries are available, carcasses
may be disposed of in such crema-
tories.
Where possible, and practicable,
carcasses shall be disposed of, either
by burning or burial, where they lie,
or are found.
When carcasses have to be removed
for proper sanitary disposal, they
shall be conveyed to the place Of final
disposition in, or on, some suita bic
vehicle, as a wagon, cart, sled etc,
and not dragged along the road, high
way, or field, as infection may very
easily be spread in this way.
In caSp nf tho pamnva1 Of
Gus carcasses, especially, the natural
bodyopenings shall be plugged up, or
stopped, with lint cotton or tow satu-
rated with an effective germicidal
agent, such as crude carbolic acid,
etc, to prevent and disinfect any dis
charges that would otherwise issue
from such openings and leave fresh
centers of infection. And, the ground
on which such carcasses shall have
lain, previous to removal, shall be
burned over. Or carefully and
thoroughly sprinkled with a strong
solution of crude carbolic acid, the
various coal t1r dips, or other effec-
tive misunderstanding agent, in order
to eradicate whatever infection may
have been left on said ground.
All vehicles used in the removal of
carcasses, and particularly of infected
carcasses, shall be thoroughly disin-
fected with some effective germ-killing
agent. such as those already mention
ed, Immediately after being used.
When the vehicles are of little or no
monetary value, it is safest to burn
them up after using.
While careful sanitary burial in the
ground, as above given, may be quite
effective. the process of burning, as
described, is safer; is the true hygienic
method of disposing of carcasses of
all kinds; and is the one urgently re-
commended, in all cases, when pos.
sible, by the Louisiana State Live
Stock Sanitary Board.
The Police Juries are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to prescribe
such penalties as they may deem nee
essary for the punishment OF sanitary
officers appointed by them who fail to
perform, or neglect. their duties.
Any owner, or owners of such car
casses who shall in any way interfere
with the sanitary orders of the Police
Jury or its live stock sanitary officer.
or officers. shall be guilty of a INSIDE
demcanor as provided by Act PA of
the Session of 1908.
DR.. L. PEGRAM FLOWER,
Secretary and Executive Officer.