St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-06-16
Lewis Tells of Char
bon and Symptoms
CONTINUED from ,age u

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| blood from wearing Off in the mes ,
Any one bringing me saHlp-e
blood should bring it as / have sat
ed above, and it will be sent to thu
state department for minute eAam-
nation.
| 5. Can we consider this outbrcak
Of Charlton something serious? Most
assuerdly so, from the fact thai the
disease broke out here SO early III
the season. The first case that /
know OF dying with Charlton being
| about the 25th Of March, near Cow
ington. Since then the disease has
shown up in severel other communi-
ties. In many cases the animals had
had internal form of Charlton, PROB
ably infected a day or two before
death, and flies going from this ami
NAL to another will carry the germ.
In many cases the carcass remains
| in the woods day or two before
being found and blow flies feeding
on the discharge mentioned in this
trticle will fly away, perhaps being
caught in a breeze, to carry the germ
with them where ever they light.
| 6. How can an outbreak Of char
bon be checked? By burning all
carcasses on the spot where found,
if possible. If dragged away a Line
of germs will be left in the pathway
| of the carcass and with the first rain
| many OF them are washed into the
| nearest stream or hole OF water to
| infect the first animal that happens
to drink. II the carcass cannot be
burned where it is found it should
be hauled away and wagon body dis
infected. A carcass allowed to re-
| main on the range to feed the buz-
| yards, dogs, possums, will do more
| to spread the disease than all other
agents put together. A cur dog will
eat or attempt to eat out Of the ear
cass and then go to some farmers
barn lot during the night il search
of food and leave hundreds Of germs
in his tracks. Possums will do the
same. :, II the body is burned this
will stop infection to a great extent.
All animals should be vacclnated
with anthr0x serum or vaccine. No
treatment should be given where ii
requires 20 days to take effect. Sew
eral animals could be lost during
this time. In herds where the dis
ease has already made it's appear
ance the serum treatment only should
be given. But in most cases it is
better to give simultaneous treat
ment, which will take effect in "a
hours after giving if animal is no;
inf h.,,{
ment is the Laderle serum and vac
cine put up under government in
spection and recommended by It's
agents. l have treated about 1900
head in the last five weeks which
DIR. Flowers, Of Baton Rouge, says
is perfect success. This is due to
the fact that the animal was already
infected and would have developed
charbon in a very short while any
way. After animals are Infected it
is too late to do much good, especial
ly with internal form of Charlton.
1t has been reported by many or at
asked me if 1t is a fact that e.ery
where l go to vaccinate some of the
animals die, that my treatment is
worse than the disease. | had one
woman to tell me that she would
rather have her animals die with tn.
disease than have me kill them. Sh,
had heard the same thing. want
to say to one and all that whoever
started this report has delibefatel!
told a falsehood. l am not here &c
argue point. at all, | am ooin.
what I KNOW is right and IT, yh
wishes to find fault let him % :
l am not begging any one to g1@s :,
nate-they can do as they please.
am using the treatment tina: t!lt
State of Texas used lat year e
cusiyely. Something over 100000
worth Of it was used with perfect
success to the extent that antnra.
was practically stopped. Mr.. Aou-
gere had me vaccinate all his cows
but. one which could not be found
the time, and since this one has died
with Charlton. Other instances could
be mentioned.
Six out Of thirteen hundred is not
bad in q community where the di3-
ease has already shown up These
six would not have died had they
been treated before they were infect
ed. 1t is an injustice for any one to
circulate q report that is not true.
Not that care 30 much but It will