Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-12-30
Many Herds in County
Sick with Hog Flu

tSssS 49,
the so-called Hog Flu was con-
dition rather than a disease Liv-
ing conditions and ventilation are
the seat of the trouble. DR.. SIou-
der said "Never had he seen hog flu
in herd which was occupying a
properly ventilated hog house. ;"
Too much draft aud not enough
ventilation.
He states that he finds generally
one of two conditions in the average
farmers hog house. either 3 house
which has too many drafts or one
which is too tigAt to afford the
change of air.
1t is obvious that people do not
realize the necessity of breathing
good air. People have been known
togo days and weeks without food.
They can endure thirst over an ex-
ceedingIy long period of time, but
it is certain that nothing could 1--we
over three minutes without air. Is
it not true that people going into
an audience in an inclosed building
which is poorly ventilated, usually
becomes drowsy and develop a
headache The same thing is true
in the animal kingdom and we
should be thankful the good Lord
made lot of it and has spread it
all around us. So we see from ma
ture that by putting bunch of
hogs in a poorly ventilated house
will cause the hogs to develop a con-
dition of low vitality Of their system.
1t is not known by many, yet is
is true that seVenty-6ve 200
pound hogs in a building over night
will throw off from their lungs over
50 gallons of water Again the
lungs are the weakest organ in the
body, yet it is one of the most I'M
portant ones, made up Of millions OF
small cells. If these cells could be
placed side by side over fiat sur
face, they would cover Il space OF
SO so. TT. and it is barely believable
that the blood travels through these
cells over 40 times a minute, taking
out the impurities IN the blood
which comes from the hogs system
through eXhaling resplratlan. This
is known to be Carbon-dioXide,
which is one of the most poisonous
gases we have, yet we house our
hogs in such manner that there is
no way to let this gas escape from
the surrounding of the animal.
Again draft is known to be of
great hindrance to the hogs sleep
ing quarters. 1t is hogs nature
to huddle when cold and if there are
any sleeping in draft, they will be
cope uneasy and look for a new
nest. Naturally he will go to tho
middle of the bunch and route out
the ones that are warm The warm
hog will run around for u few min
utes ana decide there IS nothing like
the old bed and val! try the out
side and DIR Shoulder declares this
to be one OF the main environment,
to agoDlze the so-called hog hu.
For example u man when he is il
the usually will strip off his coats t.
suit the condition of his bodil,
warmth, but when he goes out int
the cold he puts them ON. But tn,
hog has not protection In tn
morning hog viii arrouse from hi
slumbers by the ring OF the SCOOP
shovel, being poor in vitality iron
his poorly ventilated nest. and Wi
go out into the cold, which in Tim
will develop into Pneumonia o
Hemmorrhage of the lungs.
50 we see the reason for this Sc
called hog flu aud with Or. Stou
der's experience in the study of th
disease, we should profit al no cz
pense.
He tells US that ventilation mean
to keep the air in the building tn
same purity as that on the outside
not meaning draft. By doing S
he has had the experience Of visi,
ing hundreds of farmers caught wit