Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02

special policemen were ordered to arm
thcncslcrs with shotguns and to shoot
All stray dogs or other animals deemed
liable as carriers OF the disease. and
TO warn all persons to Confine all ami
mails dogs. sheep. hogs and cattle to
their own promises. whether within the
Guaranteed zone or without comnun-
cation between AMI among farm hands
or other employees will not he per-
mitted, az the disease Is said to be tho
most contagious known to medical sell
chce ana the most easily carried. Under
this ruling the farm of J. - O'Connor
In ffenrico County, has been placed un-
Ter the ban, Mr.. O'connor having Wis
tied the alilicr farm last Friday.
Further regulations will require that
All milk inspectors. all farm hands and
all other employees having business
within the prohibited district or pro-
ccedinE their work In Richmond. be
equipped with rubber boots, coats and
gloves. which must be washed and dis
Injected after every time. OF use. DR.
Levy viii personally supcrintend tn.
equipment Of men under his charge
ana VIII put tncn through 4 regular
drill so that ihcv may become thor
ouEhly acquainted with their new and
more onerous duties.
VAST TRENCH no
MOLD INFECTED HERD
IL mad been expected 10 destroy the
Miller Brothers herd yesterday. but the
labor necessary was OF Il vaStncss
greater than had been anticipated, and.
at length, IT was decided to employ a
contractor to dig the trench. a ire
mendous pit 525 feet long and seven
feet deep will be dug. and the cattle will
be led Ia its edge and be buried as they.
fall II will require forty mules and
thirty men to do the work, and il will
he unto the end of the day before it
can be completed. In the evening. when
,..,l,
led from the barn pasture to the
edge of the long lying pit and slaugh-
tered as they stand. IL IL hoped that
this Will wip" out tho disease In Hen
rico County and 90 away with all dam
ger Of It's spread
DIR. Ferncyhough said last night that
ne WAS still confident that the disease
had originated in a distillery Iearby to
the Miller farm. and he believes that
IT propcr precaution had been taken
thai the outbreak would have been
avcrte0. There could have been no in
lection from the Union Stockyards. he
thought, az that place had been
thorough" fumigatcd and dislrfectcd
after the appearance Of the pestiIence
there som" time ago, and II had been
decided 10 lift the ban to-day.
Now the stockyards are still closed
and armed scntres patrol the roads
both about II and the Miller Brothers
farm. Nobody will be permitted to
walk from one place to the other
Pigeons and sparrows and all other
supposed carriers Of the disease. will be
shot as they attempt to pass, and every
deputy and inspector will he disinfect-
ed as he lea YES the place
The disease affects only cloven- footed
beasts. Horses and mules are Immune
The early symptoms are stiffness in the
gait droo,ing at the mouth, and an ex-
cessive amount of saliva, turning back
of the hair. and assesses In the foot
and mouth, accompanied with high tenn
perature.
The symptoms are easily discovernble,
and II reported Immediately to the State
veterinarian the spread Of the disease
may be prevented.