Nogales international., 1934-02-17

might be good idea SAID
Snavely slowly, as they rode up to the
remains of the COW which lay at the
mouth of the gully.
Snayely dismounted and examined
the COW, Ruth sat on her horse, watch
ing. "Say!" he said in a surprised
voice, 1t might be-no. Never heard
of that in this country" He came to-
ward the horses, shaking his head III
perplexity. :,
What do you think it might be-"
II amt saying yet--have to see an
other one or two. But if it's What il
looks like-Hmm.' ," Snayely iapsed
into silence as he and Ruth rode on
Finally the girl said, Don't be sc
mysterious-please, if you think you
know what's wrong, tell me II
"Well, / amt saying yet, but if its
what it looks to be it's lucky thing
I'm here. | reckon I'm the only mar
III this country that's had tc do. with
that sickness. Liver fever I've heard
it called in Texas--nobody know:
what it is. Very uncommon"
Mr.. Snaveiy's worst suspicious
were confirmed after the next exarni-
nation. He looked UP. TITS liver
fever, sure enough!'
"What shall we do---wiII the whole
6erd get it,"
'1'ye got the cure foT it. We're
mishty lucky to lind Out about it 50
soon. It's easy, dead easy, to cure, but
ii we let it go it'll clean out every
animal on this ranch an out of this
section of the country, It's very rare
an uncommon sickness, liver fever is,
but can cure it." Snavely's eyes
glinted eagerly. Il had occasion in
Texas with herd that near died OF it
nobody, no vet'inary, nor smart man
could do a thing. Just when things
was worst an old niger man came
into camp an said he could cure all
them as was left. He done it-not a
single animal died after old Jake doc
tored them"
"How?"
"de just put a little medicine in the
water they drunk, that's all. I got
five pounds Of that medicine for dol
lar a pound an l still got it. / can put
that medicine in the water an there
won't be no more deaths"
What is the medicine?"
II don't rightly know. Old Jake
wouldn't tell, an it don't make no diff
ference what it is. You come back to
the barn with me, an we'll start right
in doctorin' the water"
At the barn Snavely rummaged
among the litter Of the medicine shelf
and produced a Quaker Oats box
nearly full of a dirty white powder.
Here she is" He smiled broadly.
"The very same stuff. A good big
cspful in each YepreSG'H stop the sick
ness-nary cow'll die from tonight
Ca"
Ruth was plainly skeptical. IF
you're sure it will help, Mr.. Snavely,
We'll certainly put it in the water.
But at the same time we'll get a
veterinary"
There amt bit OF use in getting a
vet, Mrs. Warren. This stuff is GER
tain. All knowledge amt stuck in the
vest pocket of scientific folks. Why,
that old niger claimed this was dis
covered in Africa-the only place they
have liver fever common-an' for no.
body knows how many years the saw
ages have used this same medicine. A
thing that's been used by people for
q thousand years an found to work,
don't need no doctors to help it none. "
We'll, we'll try it tonight, if you
like, but | wish you'd leave for town
III the morning-you know we have to
have supplies anyway"
Snavely rode away with his box Of
medicine and returned about nine that
evening. After he had eaten he came
to Ruth's door and knocked. "I've
put some in every YsPreSd, Mrs. War
rem, and in the corral troughs and in
the troughs by the spring"
Ruth opened her door and stepped
outside, for David had just gone to
sleep. Have you seen Francisco and
Alfredo? They found seven more
dead this afternoon-there are buz-
yards circling all along the foothill
gullies Please start to town early
il any machines pass, you ask them to
send out veterinary as soon as they
reach town."
MRS. Warren!" Snaveiy fixed her
with narrowed eyes. Il know the medi-