The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-05
Ropy Saliva Hanging From the Mouth
of a Stricken AnimaI-A Character.
istie Symptom.

lively isolated positions, have been
more successful in keeping out the |
disease. The outbreaks in these |
countries have been more sporadic, |
and by resorting to immediate slaugh- |
ter the authorities have been able to |
stamp them out. In the outbreak near |
Dublin in 1912, indeed, measures were |
adopted which were more stringent |
than any used in this country. AS
soon as the existence of the disease
became definitely known, so-called
''stand-stilP restrictions were i'm
posed 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 af-
fected districts, known as scheduled
Districts were two smaller areas in
which there were even closer restric-
tons One of these areas consisted
of the premises on which the actual
outbreak had taken place. These
premises were declared to be an ''in-
fected place" From such place
nothing could be taken of any sort
without permission, and no permits
sion was granted until the objects in
question had been thoroughly disin-
fected No one but the person actual
ly 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 compelled upon leaving to
wash his hands thoroughly with soap
and water and disinfect his boots and
| clothes He was, moreover, prohib-
I tied 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 movements of their ami
mails, and these orders, together with
the other regulations, were enforced
through the local constabulary. This
patrol was so strict that it was prac-
tically impossible for anyone to pass
into or out from the forbidden area
without instant detection.
Within the scheduled districts" a
house to house and farm to farm in
spection was carried on by veterinary
inspectors, who not only examined
live stock, but made a record of the
number on each farm in order to de
tect any cases of surreptitious ship
ments. Exposed stock was slaugh
tered, as has been done in all sec
tions of this country where satisfac
tory progress has as yet been made il
stamping out the pestilence.
In addition to slaughtering the
stock, farmyards and similar places
were thoroughly disinfected: TIL
fields in which the animals had grazet
were carefully strewn by machine
with newly burned lime; stacks o
hay were disinfected by superheater
: steam, the foxes in the neighborhoot
were destroyed as far as possible b.
: poison. and all persons in the neigh
! borhood were compelled to tie Vi
their dogs The wheels of all vehicle
) and the feet of horses which left tn
infected places" were previousl
+ washed with disinfectant fluid, an
) cans of this fluid were placed abou
in fields so that there would be n
excuse for anyone failing to observ
) the required precautions.
! These methods were successful i
{ stamping out the disease, althoug
1 there have been one or two mino
! outbreaks in Ireland since that time
:. In this connection it is interesting t
! note that the authorities in charge c
q the campaign were unable to discove
!, any clue to the origin of the pes
q "Foot-and-mouth disease" they RI
/. ported. is of such an infectious cha
: acter and may apparently be carrie
4 through so many diverse and elusiv
Z ways that in this, as in other case
it is most difficult to fix on any spec
l fic medium of diffusing the infection
! The disease was probably carried, fo
il the most part. by persons who ha
e been in contact with infected animals
: but the connection between the var
a Gus cases could not be definitel
4 traced except in one or two il
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