The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-26
DIR. b 3. LEONARD SAYS GOVERN
MENT SEEKS COOPERATION
PROM STATE IN WORK.
Examines Bill Top Herd Of Cows nnd
Gives Clean Bill Of Health-Gives
Out Interview.

The United States PnNEENHl'H' l." W
ing and ready to assist tn" west VIZ
ginia officials in every way possible IN
cooperating with them i'll Graduating
and preventing the spread Of tuhrrcu-
lusis among cattl" AMI hogs th#7 ~
communicated To- the p"upl" and which
is causing untold deaths If thousands
in the United States annually. tn" only
thing that is lacking is n stat" appr'-
priatinn of $4,000 per annum by inc
legislature TO y" used III promoting the
work in this state in conjunction WIN
the frdp ral government "hirialS.
The above statement III Suhstnn"" was
given out yesterday To IN lnirllIE"nc"r
man by Or. H. Il. Leonard. representa-
tive Of the bureau al tuberculosis Grail
cation Of the United States animal IN
duStry Mt Washington. nr. Leonard
made thorough examination OF IN"
herd Of nilch cows ut III" liIll Top farm
yesterday and found tho caitl" free
from tuberculosis and other diseases
The second examination Will hc mad:
next year. and if the COWS arc found To
bc free from disease The company viii
be given nm accredited certificate. which
may bc retained ~ long rs tn" COWS are
found TO ht free Of tuberculosis upon
ca animation III" following years.
Dr. Leonard declared tina; If tn" gov
eminent had the proper and enthusiast
state should have all appropriation To
carry on the work He said that the
farmers and cattle rniscrS in SOM. Of
III" eastern and western states were 50
completely organized with Legislative
power that il ~ difficult thing for
the federal authorities to bring about
effective action in the eradication Of tn
bcrculns!s among cattle and hogs IN
having all surh animals killed. The
killing "f such animals is fought by III"
farmers organizations ~ ih"r cannot
be reimbursed for cattle so slain. pr.
Leonard further SAID that Ivy tho killing
off of such animals that il would not
only b" in the long run hotter for the
farmers by having d!S"as" free cows
and nors and eventually tuberculosis
could hc greatly reduced among the p"pu-
lac" who contract III" dls"as" through
eating animals 50 infected.
DR.. Leonard gave Il number "t facts
;rIId figures showing t!"' great work
that had he1>u don" hy m" animal in
duS;ry department in having healthy
cows 10 prrdur" milk: that IN tn" plS-
trict Of Columbia milk furnished In the
publ" had h',.u greatly Increased in
purity IT." ais" Env" citations Of the
eradication OF tuberculosis i'll hogs in
Iowas and CATH. in Wisconsin.
Dr. Leonard further stated tina the
people. rs u Who'll" do not realize what =
great mrnarr lr the health nf III" pc"pl"
is bruuEh, about by tuberculosis In live
stock that they cat and tn" milk 50 IN
fcctcd that they drink. causing thou
sands If deaths Annually III IN" United
States ard thar If tn" states and 'itI"S
would rr-up"ral, with tn" federal Of
ficialS that il would hc only question
nf tim" until tuberculosis w"uhl h.,
eliminated among liz" stock: especially
ia COWS and hogs. The federal ply
Sicians have after years Of fork rNt"r-
minated III" tick among "hiiI" ~ IN"
south and now they AT" cnd"hNnrlnE to
"Al"rminii" tuberculosis from live
stock for ;hc health Of thu people. Ii
Is believed that oratically every city
the size ur Wheeling has laws prevent
ing in" sale Of milk that is infected
with tuberculosis.
!. W.. have absolute knowledge that the
vast minority # cases OF hog tubercu-
ioSIS ar" I""d!c"d by:
Raw milk and slim" from Cr"amerl"S.
Hand separated milk from tuh"rcular
cows.
Feeding h"hinh t"h"r"ui""s COWS.
Feeding dead rarrat:>rS "C various an
ia,llS
Feeding urrrui,"H garbage.
Infection hy i"h"r"il"uS patients.
Tn, tuh"r"Gliu est has no affect upon
healthy animals. bat produces n rrac-
ton in living tissues Of tuhrcuIar
rnuulr. that l.. sensitive to il. not alon"
In TISSUES invaded by Iuh"r"ular hacilli
hri, In o,hrr tissue: which contain hih"i
,..SSrI.. If ,L,. disease, is far advanced