Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27
TO STOP TUBERCULOSIS HAVE
HEALTHY cows.
(From the Windsor Journa

(frOm the w lnuSOr JOurnal.)
A person who is familiar with the topic
Of tuberculosis infection has the following
message for the people of Windsor:
Babies in the cradle to-day will be the
nations strength in the years to come
and at this time, with our country at war
all precautions should be taken to guard
the lives of the little ones. The National
and Vermont Associations for the Pre-
vention of tuberculosis are becoming very
active and are planning on tuberculosis
hospitals and rural nursing. which is all
very good. Figures made public by the
census bureau November q, 1917. on vital
statistics give the number Of deaths from
tuberculosis for the year 1916 to be 101. 1896.
tuberculosis infection occurs. it is said
usually during childhood and very few Of
our people ever stop to think that it is
better to lock the barn before the horse
Is stolen than to do so later Real pro-
lection can be enjoyed by all of us if we
will look around and see what other
countries. as we'll as States and towns,
are doing to wipe out bovine tuberculosis.
"Our own State appropriates SCI, 900 a
year for the purpose. besides. the money
obtained for diseased animals sold to
rendering plants Every owner of cattle
or hogs In Vermont has no excuse for not
tuberculosis. Every owner is entitled to
some kind of test for his animals, either
State or private. With these facts before
us are we still to sleep on and let our
babies become infected or will we do ou;
part by knowing that our herd is free
from tuberculosis? Or, If we have no herd
but are depending on others for our milk
and butter. can we not make sure that we
are getting 1t from a dealer who has
complied with the law and had his herd
tuberculin tested, and been licensed to sell
his products to us? If we learn that he
has not We should withdraw our patronage
from him until he complies with the law.
we all want pure. clean. fresh milk
from healthy cows, instead of perhaps a
mess Of cooked germs from a non-tested
nerd, or germs that have not been
molested.
when COW owner has had his herd
tested he should add no more to it unless
the additional cows have been tested.
When you sell cow. sell 1t with the un-
derstanding that it shall be tested. II you
chance to learn that some of your herd
are diseased. turn them over to the State
ana get the money the State pays for them
SO that the animals may be killed, instead
OF hunting for some degraded cattle dealer
who Is so lustful for money that he Is
wiling to traffic In diseased cattle, thus
making new graves in the months to
come
Every town. State and nation should
be on the watch at all times for these
wilfui distributors Of tuberculosis germs
ana when located these wretches should
! be given the same treatment as a Ger
man spy.
tuberculosis. like the foot and mouth
disease IA xxyipa y,,,t .
think moro Of the friendship of few law
evaders than you do of helping to do your
part toward stamping out a disease then
You have fallen into rut. ] think that
we In Windsor, the birthplace of Vermont,
! should do our part toward what will. no
doubt. prove to be State and nationwide
movement.