Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CHRISTMAS NUMBER "> i. ??? i lit in tfAMDKN. SOUTH CMUiOUHA, KltHUV, I a, lulJfl yOM'MK XXIV co-Called Cerebo Spinal Meningitis 0f Horses and Mules (or Stagers) CI cm Ho, i Collugd 1'IHiMM llulttttiu No. U5. Although ( l? In disease Iiiik fre quently boon roported from various it ,,i the United siate^ aline i860, ?u have failed f*nd u"> record <? f its appearance In South Carolina prior Jo 1001. Records or this o/fUu ?liow thai thin disease ilu'ii appeared loast nine 00 11 11, (!<?? of the state ?||(' cayawl the logf 0f u Fargo number of horses, Other outbreaks of greater or less seVor Ky occurred III 11)00, 1900, 11)10, 191! and 10 12. No loss of mules wHrt reported during 'lie out i>n-a i?m of 1901 or I !? 0 0 and, although nuthf were lout during the other outbreaks iiu'udonod, it would seem that they lir,? not as susceptible hh horses, Tljln disease, which usually oc curs after rainy summers, does not to Ix' 'conflnod to any particu lar Jociillt y, us It IniH appeared in the upper portions of the State as well an In the low country. \V ? m.ust jiilmii, however, that outbreaks are more ireiiueht In the southern por tion of the State than lit ihw hilly Piedmont. section. Although many theories have been advanced as to the causo of (his disease, the tlpoclfle cause Ik vpt unknown. The cause has been attributed to almost everything from unsanitary condition of tin; stables to sudden changes in the weather; but, while these -may be predisposing causes, we know that they are not of primary importance an '.causative factors. No pathogenic microbe or virus has ever -been Isolated as the causa tive agent . Furthermore, it is no ticed that the disease 1b not com municable from animal to animal, as it frequently happens that, one horse in a team will be. affected while' the mate, which has been kept, under identically the same condi tions (eating front the same manger, occupying the hitiu.' ,.i :i 1 1 , .-??? i, i. main* perfectly lioatlt h> If this disease Ik produced by micro organ Ihiuh, present laboratory method* j must bo a I fault or iho' orgaulrtiu ' must he u 1 1 i a - hi l< roscopic , KuvthOr more, the Inoculation Into suBcpp- ! tlble animals of dcflbriuated ami i*l t rated blood a>? well an hraln emulsion from ;u feci.-d animal.- fa) I ><) prod in <? ? > m pi mi] Poisonous plan is h?\ ? alwo been suggested as l ho possible cause. This theory i-anuot be accepted, however, an ft large number of anl nuilB which do noi contract the di bcubo aro kept under ident ically I lie same conditions and receive the Kiiino food as the animals which ttre i. f feeted. In every outbreak investigated i we havo found that affected- uni luals had been eating damaged corn or fodder and there seems little doubt that the causative agentH are the molds that grow on damaged food A very serious outbreak of this disease Occurred ?u Hilton Head Hand during the fall of 1911. The severe storm that sw.pt the Island that year matted together the grass over the entire island. This consequently became moldy, iiid. as there was no other food for these animals, they Were compelled to eat this fermented and ino.ldy food.- As a result, cerebro spinal meningitis developed nnd caused tho death of over one hu'?dred hor ses and mules. That, this disease Ik caused by damaged food seems be yond question. It is our experience that, no further cases develop where owners can be persuaded to give complete change of food; while In instances where owners refuse to do this, further eases have developed. The symptoms usually exhibited are ilulliX'HM ; i lift *? * t ???? in<? niuHCulai' WHikiifxs (hIiowii by hulking i?f ? li ?? head and general depreshion.) Tht?ro 1 'h often a paralysin of t lie* t It rout, Waking swallowing difficult or Im possible and ...tliva drlpn from the , inoiMh Paralysis is occasionally present and the animals laKK*'?' ?Ud fall or else stand i ( 1 1 the legs Of With h?>d\ irMini; ugitlllttl ilia aide of the fttttryio. 'i'wiiohiuK I > of Hut muiitduti Is often ubwrvod | and In some instances, a rigid con traction of certain groups of musules it. noticed. Most animal* become delirious and violently throw them about or stand with tin- heud P?'? '8 hi* d against the wall Others! walk persistent!} in n c.lrcU', The teipperai nro ranges front normal to I itft or lUO degrees I*1., although in some instances it remains normal or even subnormal. Ite.splrat ion Ih .accelerated and the pulse variable, being soft and weak In Rome cases and lut rd and wir> in others. Th*J visible membranes are iiHually very l)t l)Cb ' ' 1 > 1 1 e s t e 1 1 Severe eases die within to 18 hours ni ter i be first symptoms are noticed, the animals are at first de lirious but usuall) fall ttfter a short ? line and remain in a comatose con dition 4iiit i I deat h lu mild cas?*s tho animals may recover, but are seldom of much \alue, a; they de velop into what are commonly term ed "Dummies. The mortality In South Carolina is at least i?f> per cent. ? ? Congest ion of the blood vessels of the meninges (membranes eovOr-J ing the brain and spinal cord) up- , pears to be constant and areas of softened nervous tissue are often found in the brain. In one Instance in particular, a softened amorphous area- larger than a silver dollar yvus found In the left cerebral hemis phere. This horse was apparently, in normal condition when .placed in the stable at night, but was deli rious when found in the morning. | Tho animal died within six hours | and (as this lesion must have been well developed before the, symptoms appeared ) i |i?> hopi-le* in t i, of in *?<! iiinal treatment li/ Kllch ( list's If, nl J i *>??? .? apparent. N,?dkinal treatment ik um ill: factory Hint |? ritct Icti 1 1> lou'less In Uii? majority of cases, ,is llio reli Hal iniyou* :->y Mem ha Ubttiillynit ?loiKOIIf d(lgep0rutj\0 (,-llUUge* |>| f<u-e tlu> hyni|tioniH do\e|op. Whun ?hi- .? 1 1 1 itl a I Ik not iced luMoiv tin* nhllli v 4o hw<vUow l? Iohi, ii piirgn J tl\e itoulil hi* K i \ oil immediately. | I Dll, ?'/ mill .1 ll ,1 II o[ Itill'llilitoc: M <ti<H- dissolved in ii quart of wurin j VNa!,i i;< probably i In* most satis*! a'- though three quarters of i a (?> ? n 1 1 (1 or oiio pound of. Kpsotn ... w p|| xlilutod.) or one ? 1 1 . i<? i"11, <ii j>jii| it half of raw Unseed in- ^iwii. li vsiii in iwiiu-cii ill these an* larger dones t|?an < idmai iiy rt>ooiniu.o))()r<l I'or homo** " null 0|j IX anlfllrtlH liavi- iilfi it'ul i> in -v. allowing or are iiiiahlo (o i w "\v, drenching in not to bo al If >p!fi| j|S |||() drugs will puaj* t<? Uu lungs iiihI' i'IIW a fatal attack <?, | :m > i i i t * i i i I ji in tjio inajorlly of <*a. < < 'iM hurt i?*H administered liy |. u1! i in i ? ; 1 1 1 y are f<i r mi far and of MM" k< i' action I han those mentioned 1 " > :i ii < 1 if votorjumirlnns are i <'iv- ilablo, thoir aoryifen should bo j so. 'in., | iininodlaLcly. Where veto- ! IM. ? i ; 1 1 1 M are JIO* available It. Is pOH- ! Hi.i ?l ? Unit tho local physician will ; i.iliiiMialer uneh cathartic*. ljeart } 1 1 i i la n I h, liarcot U'H, ??<<'., ai i* also 'it'1 < ati'il at various singes' < > C di m :i t hnt their administration h ! 1 1 ? ; 1 1 1 hi' left to the vol erltiarlan . 1 '? ii assi mil Iodide in one. and a halt ! ill' ilji iIo.-oh Hllould bo given twice 'daily, i* soon an tlio animal Ik ahh i to w i ow. All horses And mules on 1 ho picinlHOH nboUltl ho given complete change of food. Do not food moldy (torn or fodder. If necessary to food corn of poor quality. 1 1 1 Its. should ho shelled ami poured into water before feeding. Most of the damaged kernels will float and can bo skimmed off. The balance should hi- mixed with other grain if possible. i!uroful suporvis lo u of the feeding .of horses and rutsT i<:n<;ini: riitimuis ( 'alifoi iihiit Tolls iim Itoy Ncjtr < 'liarlo-stoii. Ami you ivnll) nit w the firm |o t'oiiuti I v.o hutli In Aioortni ' f?>r or i mi I m?rv I it* kail I hi* viui^vulijo Wurron if , Mwor, 1C with on the ovt ? of WuHhiiiKtonV Mrthitny, < ii?* place Mr. Hwir'n homo In IMedmon!, ('ill,, it (Ml our Kiihji'rt (ho Inl rod net ton of i ho locomotive in A nuirlea, Hiyn. 11 writer In Thw Hutlroml Mnn's Mft^ailuii, "I aotuall) illtl ! " wan I lio om phut - ir reply, "aidl tltoiiKh I ho event oc ? i ill Ti'd (ncr 70 \i ai t< ftgD, t)\0 iuci dent Is u? vivid in Hi > inoiporv a? if it laid boon tail n week iim?>. K In doubtful wlicUii'i liter. ?*Ih a mail living today, othor Dm u myself, who mi.i w It mako ouo of Hh first mow. "1 wiiH a New Kn'nlaml lad, bill wuh puKMlnn t lio win tor with my" .unele in Augusta, (in., There WiM'f no ra 11 rou (1h Iii i he .South then, al though 1 know that one had hoen I'oininonctjd which wuh to run from Charleston, tf, to AUkuhI a, a dln liii\oo of 1 1 1 M > 1 1 1 I -lo in 11 oh. I hud never neon ii ruilipftd, of eoui'Ht*. "'I'he loading moo of Mm section wuro tnnch excited those days about horao ructhg, and Mm' annual Hie.of ln? watt to la- hold In ? February. A party of nion from Auguata wore Kolng to (ln'rio riiccH on horsobnrk, mid ul) uncle and I accompanied : them. "There was mi excellent brood <il HiiclUlo horses in Uenrgla at that time t a lied the ( horokoo pony, which wHj* rained in the upjier eORUtry, tlion occupied by Mio ('horokoo In dians. I owned one of thono ponlet*. so I decided to ride liiin. "Well, we st nrtfnl , nine of ns, each with a change of clothe# in Ills, saddlC'btiHw, Our route wua HOUth, through the, great pine for ests wliivli lay hot woo n AOgUBta and mull** will prevent (his <Uk?muu\ i M. ltuy 1'oworn, State VotfrUiarian. Ui1' ff tutii ( We made about ito mlbm ' dto, eating and bleeping iu HOiuo | Win cabin or |> Inn ! t?r 'h houwe h> (to* I roadside, for villagoH and tdvwrnp ; wer<* f?<w and far Itflwifji. i "i>n i.li*' r ? > 11 i*t it day, when wo w^ro nonrtiiK t'harloHt<>n, wo naw in i ho (UNlaiit'O I ll?' now railroad, ; home in 01 l mile* of whhih had boon (liilHlit'il, I wan Htartlod l>> i a queer hhrlek, and prenentl> the engine caiiii< in night, flying along iind hreathnw lorili fire and sinolto, No wonder diii lioiHo;, became un lunuugcubjo! I, Tor 0110, wuh liil badly frightened h* my . pony, widi whom I rUtdied Into the lore*!. " \ inllo or i wo further on .wo c'auie lo a broken wagon by I he ro.nl: i(|< . .(lid near it Kit a half* ilay.od tio'prgtiji 'cracker.' " What':. ?!??? anked one of our lira I > " 'Well, Htrnnger. ho drawled, all a down, you sice, wagon Hinanhod an' ?ritier. yun out o' night. L'vo often bourn t ? ? \ 1 of nullification and now, I reckon. I'vo kaw It for truo.' ?Nir. lOwor paused to laugh heart ily, and youth Mill flowed in bin oyq'H. "1 had no opportunity to woo the mounter again," lie continued, "but' I Well re.nieinher Ml o eoilHtfUl-t ion pf 1 1 1 : 1 1 portion of the road. The ralln wore limber, laid upon uneven Ilea, with a strip of iron nailed on top of them, upon which I he wliel'la were io run It wan a groat curi osity." f V o ?? Hal e. A I rai l of laud containing niuoty two (5)-) acroH, idtuntod live and ono-half ( r? 1-2) miles North went of the ('ily of Camden. There 1? n four room houw> on t li Ik property; alHo a good HprlitM of water. Ahout ono-half of thin InttO in cleared up. For 1 <?11119 apply to 1. <'. IJougli or ! L. A. W'lt t kownky. All the latest "hl'ln" at 10c per Hhool . (J. W. CroHhy. TIkhuo paper in all cdlora for t'hriHtmaH douorat loan for Hale at The ( " 1 1 follicle ofn< <\ The Bank of Camden Camden, South Carolina Begs to extend the season's greetings to our many friends and patrons wishing for them the joys of the Holiday and a prosperous New Year, assuring them of our desire to lend our good offices to further their interests in every way. Our policy has always been to build up the business interests of <our community and to that end we offer you the experience of 24 years. Our reputation as a SOUND INSTITUTION extends beyond the limits of our State and is fully sustained by this statement: RESOURCES Loans and Discounts . $324,238.25 Bonds and Stocks owned by the Bank 70,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures 1,556.75 Banking House 13,365.45 Other Real Estate Owned. . 2,278.47 Due from Banks and Bankers .57,687.87 Currency 8,342.00 Gold... 705.00 Silver and other Minor Coin .771.20 Checks and Cash Items 16,482.99 TOTAL $495,427.98 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid In . f . $100,000.00 Surplus Fuodv,., ,..,.. ..v.- .. . v . . .. 50.000.00 , Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses , and Taxes Paid 34,908.16 ? Due to Banks and Bankers 560.30 Dividends Unpaid . . ... . . . 26.00 Individual Deposits subject to Check 203,104.36 Savings Deposits 106,829.16 TOTAL 495,427.98 Our Savings Department offers every inducement to those desiring; to save and we will also allow interest on special deposits, as all departments of our bank are conducted along the most modern lines.