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THE DEMING HEADLIGHT PREVENTION OF ANIMAL PESTS AND DISEASES I III BY DR. G. H. YOUNG i jjj Deputy State Veterinarian Your Personal Bank M1CK1E SAYS O0JA SVER STOP -to Think That, next To Tne KAitias SOLDIER BON'D RATHER HAVE A CO PN OF THE OLO HOVAB PAPER REOLAR THAN, anythin' else in The WORLD The Deming Headlight The o.Dclal paper of U. S.

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The Deming National Bank Deming, New Mexico ill WILLIAM THE COWARD While the rear guards of hia army were frantically battling with machine guns and riflea to cover the retreat of that once formidable host, William Hohenzollern, late German kaiser and king of Prussia, fled to a neutral country to gain respite from the wrath of the world. The commander-in-chief of the German army, he deserted it in its hour of greatest need. In that flight over the Dutch border we have at last the full measure of the self-styled war lord. We see now of what stuff he was made who exhorted his soldiers to be as Attilas Huns, who boasted of his shining sword, who proudly traced his lineage back to Frederick the Great, We hear nothing now from him about old Fritz up there in the Elysian fields. Old Fritz probably has thoughts of his own, and not at all flattering to his descendant.

Military failure would be unforgiveable enough to his hard old Prussian soul, but flight behold what a Hohenzollern has come to! Others can and will judge William Hohenzollern for his plotting, his sinful ambition, his breaking of his nations word. But whatever crimes against humanity the jury of civilization may find him guilty of, the soldiers of the world will never forgive him for running away while the alternative of death in the face of his countrys foes or honorable surrender lay open to him for seeking safety in a neutral land and leaving his men to their fate. William the Damned he has been called, and with justice. But in the eyes of all soldiers, his own included, he will go down in history as William the Coward. Stars and Stripes, C-J Never mind if the streets are slushy at present.

Think what this moisture means to the ranchers and farmers of the county in the spring. Two Million Germans Slain in War Heading. Leading one to alter the old couplet and to say Two millions sent below, Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Time to be making those old New Year resolutions all over pgain. Now that the boys are coming home again, we have a chance to look them over and see what their military training has done for them.

So far, we have only had a chance to observe those who were in training in this country and who never did have the opportunity to see foreign service; but one cannot help but be impressed by the improvement in their physique and general appearance that haa been made by a few months steady exercise under the direction of competent drill masters. And there i3 a new and startling discipline and self respect about them that impresses one and that augurs well for their ability to manage themselves and their own affairs in the future. Our own boys arid the results that they show of their training are the best arguments in favor of some kind of universal military training for all the youth of the Deming starts the new year with a lot of problems and difficulties ahead of her, but the spirit that has built this town in the wilderness and that ha3 developed it to its present size and importance is not going to be scared by anything new that may be facing it. Let 1919 be a year of endeavor and close team work for all of our citizens, and the town will be even better a year from this time than it is at present. 4 4 The Headlight wishes everyone in Deming a happy and prosperous New Year.

The fears that some may have entertained that the Allies would treat on equal terms with Germany at the peace table and afterwards have been dissipated by the publication.of an article in the Paris paper, Le Martin, which bears the stamp' of official approval. The meat of the article is that Germany, having started the war, will be condemned by the peace conference to make reparation and restitution and jhat she cannot be considered on asjqual footing with the other nations until her debt is p.vyl. Germany must atone for her crimes before she is jnwiittcd to the ranks of honest and civilized peoples. It Germany pays her debts in full it will be a long time before she will be permitted to mingle with the other nations on anything like equal terms. ness, muscular paralysis, and convulsions; horses get down and are unable to rise for twenty-four to thirty-six hours.

These four cases recovered after four or five days. Others only lived a few hours. Those treated with purgatives and stimulants early in the attacks recovered in from six to eight hours. I think I should mention at this time the stallion laws, which have been enacted by nearly every state in the Union and if this law is enforced to the letter it is bound to be the means of producing a more healthy and better grade of horses, and eliminate a great many of the heriditary diseases. The law provides for the inspection and registering of all stallions which are used for public service, and no stallion found to have any hereditary or communicahle disease is allowed to be used.

There are far too many stallions in our country today, but there is an absolute scarcity of good success-sires. Intelligent breeding consists in selecting a satisfactory and desirable type of animal and adhering strictly to the production of that particular type for several generations. We have fewer grade stallions standing today through the enforcement of these laws, we also have fewer grade bulls; by far less grade boars, and fewer grade bucks. Stockmen have been and are being educated as to the benefits of using not only pure bred sires on their mares, but also on their cows, sows and ewes. The subject of Bovine Tuberculosis has always been of great interest to me.

The tuberculosis milk cow is a most dangerous public nuisance, and the realization of the direful nature and the alarming extent of tuberculosis as affecting mankind, is made clear when we consider that statistics show that one third of all deaths during working age are due to tuberculosis. While we can safeguard to some degree the health of the consumer by cooking the flesh of the animals, and pasteurizing dairy products, still such practices do not strike at the real evil, and a systematic attack should be made on the source. It is a fie whose overthrow needs the combined skill and patient efforts of all citizens, and with the intelligent stockmen cooperating with the well trained, careful veterinarian, tuberculosis can be bred ou6 of our dairy herds. Among the many problems to which the progressive stock-men must give atention, is the eradication of tuberculosis and the rearing of healthy young bovine animals. While many conditions, such a3 heavy feeding, inbreeding and close housing, have contributed to spread the disease, there are two causes which stand out as perhaps the greatest factors.

They are the custom to frequently purchase cows to replace in the dairy herd those that are not productive, without knowing whether or not these animals are free from tuberculosis, and also the feeding of milk containing the' living germs of tuberculosis to young calves. The peculiar nature of tuberculosis is its slow, subtle progress in most cases, and the lack of any pronounced symptoms until the disease is quite advanced, are dangers that are frequently greatly increased by the attitude of the dairyman who resents advice or rigid inspection and testing of his dairy cattle. However, it must be understood that the disease itself is caused by a microscopic organism known as the tubercule bacilli. The attempting to control and eradicate tuberculosis by simple a physical examination alone would make slow progress, since experhnee has taught us that in a dairv herd which well cared for and well nourished we may have a high percentage of tuberculosis with but few, if anv, showing any positive clinical symptoms of the disease and which are the starring coat, the poor run-down condition, and sometimes the cough. There-( Continued on Last Page) We live in' a great nation, a nation famous for its wonderful agricultural resources and its vast live stock industry, our population is fast increasing and the great ranches and ranges of the West are fast being transformed into farms and the crying demand of the times is for moie and better live stock production.

For years past all our progressive farm and live stock periodica's, our agricultural colleges, our liva stock associations and our farmers institutes and similar agencies have been busily engaged in educating our farmers and stockmen in The Prevention of Animal Pests and Diseases. Before we taka up the various phases of our subject I wish to define a few terms whic.1 are used interchangeably, either through carelessness or ignorance; these terms are vaccines, serums and aiuitosins A vaccine is an attenuated viiui and produces the disease in a mild form; in other words it contains the living organism weakened to such an extent that it cannot produce the disease in a virulent form if it is properly prepared. A serum is the fluid part of the blood containing the anti-bodies formed in the animal body during the disease and counteracting the prod' ucts formed by the invading bacteria. Antitoxin is a substance that when introduced into the animal body, neutralizes the action of a toxin. I will not discuss the methods of prepara tion of these various products, but the use of biological products in veterinary practice has increased until today the administrations of vaccines, serums and antitoxins constitute a large proportion of veterinary practice.

We of course made tremendous strides when Mallein and tuberculin came into use as diagnostic agents. They made a radical change in our outlook, because they not only simplified the work in regard to tuberculosis and glanders to a very large extent, but they also opened up new channels for veterinary research. Having divided my subject under four classes of animals, namely, horses, cattle, swine and sheep, we will first take up the subject of the diseases of the horse as I have found in my territory as deputy state veterinarian for New Mexico. Equinis mallens or glanders, is one of the oldest known diseases of the horse. There are several different forms of glanders, but the one most commonly seen is that of the respiratory tract, the disease reaching this tract in the form of a bacilli and can be transmitted from one horse to another, either through the air or by coming in contact with the secretions or pus.

It has certain predisposing factors, the chief of which are over-exertion, too little food, defective ventilation and chill. The outward symptoms are an emaciated condition, a discharge from the nostrils and, in an advanced stage, we find nodular swellings or abscesses along tha lymphatic glands. Glanders is far less frequent today than formerly owing to the use of the ophthalmic mallein test, which is used in diagnosing the disease. This is the only positive test for glanders and should an animal be suspected of having the disease a competent veterinary should be called at once to give the test for this disease, for should the horse react, it should be killed at once, as there is no known cure for the disease, and the carcass should either be burned or buried very deeply and completely covered with air slacked lime. Equine influenza or pink eye, is another disease we have had to treat in this country.

It is highly infectious, and the contagion, which is exceedingly volatile, is probably absorbed from the inspired air and is contained in the air expired by affected and convalescent animals. After a period ot incubation averaging from four to seven days the disease appears suddenly and may attain its highest point of intensity within twenty four hours. The organs of circulation, nervous centers, digestive and respiratory mucous membranes and eves become especially affected. We usually observe partial entire loss of appetite, degression and languor in movement and a sudden rise of temperature, the disease usually running its course in from six to ten days, and with proper treatment and nursing the mortality is usually low. Under all conditions isolate the animal at once.

The subject of forage poisoning is one of the most important diseases we meet, and while it sometimes comes from eating of poisonous weeds, yet the animal, and more especially the horse, is more liable to contract the disease from eating ensilage which has become moldy. The symptoms are a stiffening or paralysis of the frontal parts of the body and also colicky pains, the animal dying in about forty-eight hours. I mention this disease as I have had several cases of it since coming to New Mexico. A serum is being manufactured which will counteract this disease, but at present it is in its infancy. I also mention this disease because the building of silos in our country is on the increase and more ensilage is fed, and unless it is kept free from this mold and put up in proper condition, is bound to mean more forage poisoning than in the past.

The following is an extract from an article in the American Veterinary Journal of February, 1918, in which Dr. C. L. Bency of Maxwell, N. writes as follows: I am mailing you under separate cover, a specimen of alfalfa.

The bale of this bay this specimen came from was fed to two horses at six oclock Monday night. At eight they were both sick and Tuesday at six p. m. they both died. I did not see these cases, but from what history I have of the cases I suspect forage poisoning.

This meadow is in the foothills and last year the hay from this piece of ground killed fourteen animals. Four of these cases came under my observation. The symptoms were nervous- Luna Countys Honor Roll The following is a partial list of the soldiers and sailors who enlisted in Luna county. An effort is being made to get every name fjr the State Historical Society. Look over this list and if you know of anyone who has enlisted whose name is not on the list, kindly send the name and the date of enlistment, to the Local Boarl, Luna County, Deming N.

and it will be greately appreciated. Many enlisted who were not registered, and 73 volunteered in the New Mexico State Militia. Of these the local board has no record. The list as given below shows 215 soldiers and 42 sailors. There are others.

Let us have the names. These additional names will be published in a later issue of this paper. We Are All Creatures of Habit Noyes, Albert J. Neiman, Harm Nordhaus, A. Osborne, Owen 0.

Osborn, Lewis Clyde Osborn, Roy Phillip Oresco, Prospero Peterson, Lynford L. Parks, Gurna A. Peterson, Emil N. Parkey, Wm. C.

Peck, Ray E. Phillips, Thos. M. Peer, Jas. A.

Pappert, John C. Payne, Wm, Byrd Prugel, John Pearson, Burt H. Pittace, John B. H. Parks, Garnet E.

Peyton, Buz. Ruebush, Britton N. Reid, Percy Sam Roberts, Herman Rogers, Joe Young Risdon, Nathan F. Ravel, Louis Rucker, Julian H. Rascon, Maximiene Rominger, Frank M.

Robbins, Leon A. Russell, W. L. Strickler, Geo. Stroud, Alva E.

Stiles, John H. Smith, Geo. Archibald Smith, Green Allen Slos8, Eldon B. Steed, Frank Stickney, Jas. W.

Sipe, Clarence E. Smyer, Louis Simpson, Judson E. Shelleberger, Geo. H. Smyer, Riley S.

Stuart, Henry E. Schain, Stanley Smith, Mike Schenk, Geo. Lee Sipe, Robert 0. Stewart, Monta Ray Sharp, Walter Wm. Simon, Edward Scott, Geo.

A. Suppinger, Orville Snodgrass, D. 0. Swope, S. D.

Tivis, Bennie Tinnin, John V. Trujillo, Jose C. Taylor, Lewis F. Howell, Wm. Alex.

Holstein, Walton Hardaway, Robert E. Hightower, Clarence S. Hutchinson, Henry Geo. Hathaway, Leonard A. Hull, Thos.

E. Haste, Glenn R. Hyatt, John J. Hill, Frank Howard, Claude C. Hyatt, H.

S. Haas, Wm. L. Jackson, Jas. L.

Jackson, Sumner Emitt Johnson, Leon Kilburn, Harvey M. Komagay, Grover C. Kelly, Jesse Keith, Amos L. Kimmel, Lee H. S.

Kramer, Chas. J. Kimborough, Wm. Lacey, Ansel McKinley Ladford, Ernest Lee, Jesse Kay John Ellis Lackland, Thomas G. Long, Jackson Taylor Lane, Henry L.

Lindauer, Herman Leopold, Edwin H. Luck, Silas M. Lucas, John J. Lott, Enoch A. Lucero, Julian J.

Lober, Floyd Lasater, Jim A. LaPorte, Francis W. Landsell, Edward B. I.indloff, Otto Ed Mitchell, Jesse M. Mills, b.

Matthews, Delbert S. Mariehal, V. Rue Martin, Harold A. Martin, Jackson E. Miller, Clyde L.

Morton, Earl J. Masters, Hubert Manning, Thomas Malion Oliver L. Miller, Bert Moore, Willis Lee McCallister, Leroy M. McCalib, Wm. Dock MeCalib, Donathan McDonald, Bill McBride, Newton R.

McDonough, Will D. McDougal, L. N. Habit grows stronger and stronger until it finally grips us with an overwhelming strength. GET THE HABIT SAVE Thermas, Peter Tarwater, Robert V.

Trujiio, Ralph Towne, Geo. John Tulloch, Valentine D. Taylor, A. L. Upton, Phillip R.

Vanleer, Thos. L. Vowels, Henry Peiner Vowels, Joseph H. Williams, Wilburn 0. Willy, John F.

Wasnidge, Ernest J. Williamson, Sidney P. Williamson, Chas. M. Ward, Walter S.

Westfall, Jas Ernest Whatley, Stonewall J. Woods, Zenas A. White, E. P. White, J.

B. Walker, Lowell C. Williams, H. J. Zulawanski, Joseph Zem, Phillip Alfred SAILORS Adams, Jack Beck, L.

A. Coit, Frank Encell Cornett, Boyd Cornell, Raymond S. Conwell, Will E. Coryell, Nathan Clifford, Wm. J.

Emery, Ralph J. Esch, Carl Grover, Fred I. Gilpin, Clarence G. Hardee, Amos A. Hester, Henry G.

Hubbard, Chas. Bryan Jones, Willie Louis Jones, Chas. Kelley, Jas Harry King, Clarence A. Lawrence, Fred LaFountaine, Louis Laird, Elbert Knox Lucero, Marcus B. Lindley, Vernon Allen May, Edgar L.

Merritt, Harry Martin, John G. Morgan, Byron E. McCurry, Peter McCarthy, Floyd Osterhaut, Geo. Elwain Orr, Wm. Leonard Pell, Richard Phillips, Jas Roy Rominger, Jas Otis Sigal, Albert E.

Steel, Leo Paul Steed, John T. Trowbridge, Godfrey C. Tong, John Wm. Wamel, William W. Watkins, John Latimer SOLDIERS Aguierre, Benj.

Sneed Ayres, Wm. Lester Ackey, Geo. Jackson Ackerman, Jas. Ellis Allen, Jas Edward Allston, Oscar Monroe Almarez, Jose Archer, Wm. Pearl Blais, Raymond L.

Burns, Arthur C. Beavers, Allyn Ayres Bell, Roy James Beal, Lindsay J. Beckley, Walter C. Brady, Earl M. Benson, Wm.

Thomas Burtis, Jas. P. Bates, Geo. W. Bottom, Willie Burnett, Milton Butler, Gerald Edwin Beaty, Martin Ed Brigham, Daniel M.

Barnes, J. C. Bush, II. G. Chester, Geo.

M. Chancey, Oscar M. Coffer, Matthew G. Case, Lucon M. Clary, Wm.

J. Crotehett, Noah J. Coit, Carl Alonzo Clark, Warren S. Clark, John Walter Crenshaw, S. Ross Coffey, Edwin F.

Cooper, Russell Cooper, Postell DeLong, Francis M. Dalton, Alfred Deckert, John Allen Doran, Frank M. Deckert. Frank Joe Dines, Harry E. Davis, Richard A.

Everhart. Chas. Warren Emery, Robert N. Ethridge, Dennis Earp, Lloyd Kyer Ely. Clyde Fowler, Daniel Earl Frazier, Walter B.

Featherston, Olen F. Ferguson, Reuben L. Flemming Chas. Reese Flores, Manuel N. Grismore, Parke Goll, Wm.

Gibb, Grover Gonzales, Prequinte Gortz, Carl F. Greagory- Edward C. -Gaupp, Wm. Gillard, Henry A. Gardner, Jas.

Arthur Griffith, Wm. A. Hill. Walter B. Hyatt, Roy Geo.

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