Tillamook headlight., May 01, 1902, Image 5

THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, MAY 1. 1902
THE NEHALEM ROAD.
| the same as wool, for shipment to the
VALUABLE REMEDY FOR MILK FEVER.
East.
Plana Being Completed and Pros­
There is a "boom" on in the goat
pects Good for an Early Be­
business, and the increase in Oregon is
ginning.
large. A great many have been brought Pronounced to be the Best and Most Successful Remedy
Plans for the new railroad to Nehalem in from California and other states. The
Known by Dairymen.
are fast being consumated, and accord* natural increase, however, is not as
large
as
might
be
expected
from
75.000
ing to the present outlook, there is like­
Freight in 5-ton lots and over ♦5.50 per ton.
lihood that w’ork will be begun during ■beep. The reason is that there are
[The Headlight published this remedy a few weeks since, but owing to the
Freight in less than 5-ton lots, $5.00 per ton.
the next summer. A survey of the entire many more wethers among the 75,000
large demand for additional copies by those who wanted to preserve it, we have
Passenger rate, I3.50.
route has been made, and the probable goals in Oregon than would be found in
decided to republish it, especially as a number of dairymen in Tillamook county
a
like
number
of
sheep.
The
life
of
the
course determined. The bonds have been
have since tried it and it proved most success. If the Headlight can be the means
issued and placed to such an extent that goat. however, u longer than the life of
of saving a number cows in Tillamook bv trying to make this valuable remedy
sheep.
the road now is practically a sure thing.
The goat will live and produce mohair widely known, our readers will accept our agology for taking the space this week
Portland people are interested in the
in republishing the remedy.]
project, and home capital is behind the for 20 years. After ten years, however,
enterprise. The road is designed to tra­ the goat passes his time of greatest use­
The accompanying pages upon the Schmidt treatment for parturient paresis
verse a country entirely unoccupied by fullness. The reasen for the existence (milkfever) in cattle, are offered because the remarkable results obtained by the
another road, and will be independent of so many wethers is the fact that new departure in treatment.
from any of the roads now entering goat meat is not yet in great demad.
Statistics, prior to its use, placed the number of recovc:les from all forms of
Portland. It will have connected with However, the enthusiastic goat men say treatment variously from +0 to 50 per cent.
no line except the Southern Pacific, this is due to prejudice more than any­
Reports from 107 veterinarians using the Schmidt method, show 670 recover­
proprietor of
which it will cross a short distance from thing else. They declare that the flesh ies out of 779 cases treated—over 86 per cent.
of
the
young
goat
is
as
good
as
venison,
this city. The road has been contemp­
Only seven cases were available for treatment in this neighborhood, and of
lated for years by local capitalists, and and that it resembles the flesh of the these, six recovered.
bv the lines now entering this city, but deer in appearance and taste—and that
DEALER IN
Although the pathology is still obscure, the results of this treatment are
no move had been made until the local in some places it is sold in the market as satisfactory, and reports have been requested from those adopting this method,
“
venison
”
company was organized with the view
for further comparison with results from other forms of treatment.
THE MANUFACTURER.
of building it.
As the name implies, this disease of cattle is a form of paralysis associated
Shop next door to Larsen’s Hotel, Tillamookj
The officials are extremely reticent in
The mohair produced in the United with the act of calving. It is manifested by general paralvsis and loss oi
talking about it, and do not disclose the States goes mostly into plush for the consciousness, without well marked port-mortem lesions. With the exception of
plans any further than they can help.
upholsterers; it is in especial favor with the germ diseases, we have in this, probably the most fatal malady known to
It will have a terminal at the Union the manufacturers of railway cars for
cattle.
Depot, at Portland, and take a bow­ use in upholstering the seats—more
It is a peculiar affection, especially prone to attack dairy animals, and of
shaped course toward the north, through especially for the palace cars. Some of
these, the best members of the herd seem most susceptible. It rarely occurs in cows
Washington and Tillamook Counties, the product goes into the finer grades with their first calves, and not often in old animals—from five to nine years
STEAMERS—SUE H. ELMORE, W. H. HARRISON.
going direct to Tillamook, thence north- of dress goods.
appears to be the critical period. Well fed and especially well bred stock are more
waid to Nehalem, making an opening
CANNOT OVERDO IT.
ONLY
LINE—ASTOTIA TO TILLAMOOK, GARIBALDI,
liable to the disease than those in poor condition, or with indifferent pedigrees.
for the great volume of products of these
The goat business in Oregon cannot Strangely, too, it occurs alter easy delivery, and rarely follows difficult labor or
BAY CITY, IIOBSONVILLE.
counties. Tillamook is without doubt be ov-rdoue. It may be overdone in
Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. and
abortion.
the greatest and best butter and cheese other states, but not here. The reason
also the Astoria & Columbia River R. R. foi San FranciBCO, Portland
Sanitary arrangements do not seem to exert anv influence upon the appear,
and all pointe east. For freight and passenger rates apply to
producing section of the state, and is the increasing demand for the higher
ance or course of the disease.
possibly the Northwest. These prod­ grades of mohair, which cannot be sup­
SAMUEL ELMORE & CO. General Agents, ASTORIA. OR
The cause of parturient paresis has not been satisfactorily determined. Many
B. C. LAMB, Agent. Tillamook Oregon.
ucts will have a direct passage to Port­ plied for years, if ever, from the product
theories have been advanced from time to time, but none has been wholly
A ven is
Portland.
land, and thus facilitating its outlet into of the L'nited States; and the fact that
Agents
& & c N.
n R.
B R.
Gq Co.
p . orUand
acceptable. Among the most recent of these, is that of J. Schmidt, of Kolding,
the centra! part of the country. A con­ Oregon can raise the finest grades better
Denmark, which assumes the disease to be due to the elaboration of a toxin in the
servative estimate of the timber in the than any other state in the Union. If
udder. His arguments, in a measure, sustain his views, and his success in treat­
section traversed by the road is 4-2,000- Oregon had 175,000 head of goats, in­
/CLAUDE THAYER,
ment demonstrates a relationship, at least, between the milk secreting apparatus
000,000 feet, which will receive an outlet stead of 75,000, and if they were all or
and.the causative factor of the disease.
. Agent for Fireman’s
through this channel.
nearly all pure bred or approximated so,
SYMPTOMS.
The people in the section are enthu­ theie would be ready sale for the whole
Fund
and London and Lanca­
As already stated, this is a form of paralysis associated with the process of
siastic over the enterprise, and hope to product. There would, however, be
shire
Fire Insurance
see the road go through at the earliest decreased importation of mohair from calving. It usually occurs within three days after that act. First, therr may j~> L. EDDY,
be
noticed
a
vacant
stare
of
the
eyes,
and
slight
muscular
twitchings
oyer
the
Companies.
possible time. It will greatly increase Turkey and other countries.
body. She refuses food and drink, and rumination ceases (loses her cud). She
the value of property and give an outlet
Tillamook .. Oregon.
While the tendency in Oregon is to­ fails to nurse her calf, and becomes stupid. Nothing further may develop for
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to products that now are moved only by
wards pure bred and higher grade goats, six or eight hours. During this period her appearance would not, to an inexperi­
great expendítine. The officials hinted
O regon .
T illamook
After this, however, the
that work may begin at any time, and better care for the little silver fleeced enced obserrer, suggest a serious termination.
animals, there are still some farmers changes occur rapidly. She indicates unneasiness or perhaps acute pain by an
though a definite statement cannot yet
who think anything is good enough for alternate lifting of the hind feet toward the abdomen. She becomes weak and
Tillamook Custom Tailor Shop.
be made.—Telegram.
a goat. They are mistaken. While staggers. The weakness increases rapidly and soon she lies down or drops
G entlemen :
H. COOPER,
goats are tile greatest of all animals for from exhaustion. She may regain her feet once or twice, but eventually she
I beg to inform you thnt I nm open
Goat Raising in Oregon.
clearing up land, because they kill the becomes unable to rise. When down, she assumes a position which, in itself,
for business with a very choice line of
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trees bv keeping down the sprouts and is almost characteristic of this disease. Lying upon her breast bone, she bends
pantings and suitings to choose from.
A conservative estimate places the
eating the bark, they also demand good her neck to the side and places her muzzle upon the flank. If her position be
All wishing anything in my line please
number of goats in Oregon at the present
TlLAMOOK
O
regon .
pasture in order to be at their best changed, she will return her head to the flank. Her eyes becomes fixed aud glassy,
give me a call.
time at 75,000. This is a greater num­
They need plenty of high pasture, her respiration labored. She grates her teeth as if suffering acute pain. Unless
Shop over G eo . E dmunds Store.
ber than any other state in the Union
and do not thrive in low, wet and relieved these symptoms are followed by depression, extreme weakness and death
Yours truly,
H.
can boast of. with the exception of Texas
GOYNE,
marshy places. They need shelter, too, in from six to twentv-four hours.
T. SARCHET.
and New Mexico. Oregon is the most
from the severe storms of winter, especi­
P.S.—Repairing of all kinds, pressing
Neither
the
temperature
nor
the
pulse
guides
one
in
the
severity
of
the
attack.
important goat raising state in the U mt
and cleaning.
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ally the cold rains. This is exceedingly
Complications areapt to appear in prolonged cases. Those mav be in the
ed States, for the reason that a larger
important in weaning time.
form of digestive disturbances due to fermentation of the contents of the stomach Office : Opposite Court House,
proportion of the goats owned here are
No farmer in the Willamette valley and intestines, or diseases of the respiratory organs caused by foreign matters
T illamook .. O regon .
possessed of good blood. They are near­
er pure bread than the stock of any who is willing to give them the proper gaining access to the trachea.
BARBER ANO HAIRDRESSER
care,
and
who
has
the
right
kind
of
land,
As
a
sequel
to
this
disease,
we
may
find
a
more
or
less
severe
attack
of
maslitis
other stHte. And on account of the
can
make
any
mistake
in
securing
some
(garget),
due
to
injuries
to
the
udder,
or
perhaps
to
the
unnatural
conditions
SHAVING,
HAIR CUTTING
further fact that the best mohair produc­
LAUDE THAYER,
ed in the United States is clipped here ofthe nanies and billies of blue Angora caused bv following the Schmidt treatment.
SHAMPOOING, ETC
TREATMENT.
blood, if he has not already done so—
each spring.
Electric Baths nicely flitted Hp. Good for
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Inasmuch
as
the
object
of
the
bulletin
in to present the Schmidt treatment of
and
few
who
have
already
some
goats
WHY THIS IS TRUE.
persons suffering with rheumatism.
will make any mistake in increasing parturient paresis for trial, it is uneeessary to review the various methods for-
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The latter statement is true because of their flocksand improving their stock mely employed. Satisfies gathered during the past two or three
years show
the fact that the goats in this state will
I11 fact, there are few, indeed, who it to be a very valuable treatment, and it is hoped that the results of the cases
wear their fleeces for a whole year, In
treated at the suggestion of this bulletin will be reported in detail to the
J^OBERT A. MILLER,
the Southern States they must be clipped already raising goats who are not
veterinarian of the Experiment Station.
preparing
to
increase
the
number.
twice a year, hence the mohair does not
Fortunately the necessary outfit for this treatment is inexpensive. It requires
attain the length and excellent quality They know there is money in it.
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a three inch funnel, four or five feet of one-fourth inch rubber tubbing and a small
General Banking and Exchange buai-
demanded and required by the manufac­
Oregon City, Oregon. ness.
glass pipette or milking tube.
turers for the liner fabrics. The Oregon
The following is the method of procedure :—
Land
Titles
and
Land
Office
Exchange on England, Belgium, Ger
mohair is almost as good as that which
1. Dissolve 120 grains of iodide of potash in one quart of water, which has
Business a Specialty.
many, Sweden, and all foreign countries
comes from Turkey,and it is in nearly as
been boiled, and allowed to cool to about the temperature of the body.
great demand by the manufacturers. In
2. Introduce the funnel and pipette into the ends of the rubber tube and place
the course of time, it will probably lie
TILLAMOOK. ORE.
in
a
bucket of antiseptic fluid.
W. SEVERANCE,
a
quite as good, it not] better. It will
3. Milk the udder drv; then place under the cow a piece of oilcloth about a
lie so when the breeders have time to
yard square, (a carriage storm apron may be made to answer) so that the udder
breed up their flocks, and when they
C. A. BAILEY
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will be about the middle of the cloth. Wash the udder and teats thoroughly
IIRAI.KR 114
learn to care for them better. There is
with castile soap and warm water, rinsing carefully with antiseptic fluid.
STUDEBAKER WAGON
great progress in these particulars now.
T illamook
O regon .
4. Insert the pipette into the end of a teat and fill the funnel with iodide of
OSBORNE MOWERS,
The climate and natural conditions are
potash solution. By passing succeessively from one teat to another, distribute
Buggies, hay rakes, plows, slid other
heie in perfection, and the Oregon farm­
farm machinery. You can save
the solution equally among the quarters of the udder.
A really healthy woman has lit-
T. BOTTS,
er will bring about the necessary im­
money by dealing with me,
5. Rub the udder from the teat towards the body and massage thoroughly in
Itle pain or discomfort at the
provements. He only needs time.
Special
Prices on Buggies and Spring
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order to distribute the solution throughout. .
Wagons.
Oregon lias had a few goats for thirty
menstrual period. No woman
6. Eight or ten hours after the injection or when recovery is assured, the
Office in the O lsen B lock ,
0. A. BAILEY. Tillamook. Ore.
years or more. But it is only within the
1 needs to have any.
Wine of
udder should lie carefully milked out and then bathed with warm water
Over the Bakery.
past dozen years that there has been any
|Cardui will quickly relieve those
(abont 160 degrees Fahrenheit).
considerable growth in the goat breed­
T illamook .. O regon .
A second injection is rarely necessary ; but if so, it should he done at the end
smarting menstrual pains and
ing industry here. It is only within,the
of
six
or
eight
hours.
the dragging head, back and
past three or four years that there has
lfthere should be a tendency toward hardness of the udder or "stringiness'* J2JAVID WILEY, M.D.,
side aches caused by falling of
lieen anything like the present “boom"
of the milk, baths of warm water should be applied every three or four hours
in the industry. And, lastly the registry
the womb and irregular menses
until relieted. If neglected, mastitis (garget) will result.
assoiation got to work only last year.
P hysician , S urgeon and
In seven cases, treated by the writer, as here indicated, six recovered. Of
CALL AT
this year ' s clip .
these, two developed severe cases of mastitis and one developed a slight stringiness
A ccoucheur .
The majority of Oregon's ,75,000 goats
of the milk which was easily corrected.
has brought permanent relief to
All calls promptly attended to.
are owned wlth'n a radius of fifty miles
PREVENTION.
i 1,000,000 women who suffered
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of Salem, and the major part of the pro­
As a preventive measure, it is advisable to restrict robust animals to a mode­
I
every
month.
It
makes
the
men
­
duction of mohair of the whole state is
rate allowance of dry food for a week or ten days previous to the end of their
strual organs strong and healthy.
iiought by a Salem firm, Win. Brown &
term; and, where there is a tendency toward costiveness or constipation, T M. SMITH, M.D.,
When you want anything in
Jt is the provision made by Na-
Co. The past few weeks have been the
•
correct it with a drench of Epsom salts.
Jewelry, Watches and Silver
buisy season for the goat breeders The
FORMULAE FOR SOLUTIONS.
Iture to give women relief from]
P hysician and S urgeon .
Ware. A complete line of the
clipping of the mohair is now al>out over
Iodide of Potash Solution :
the terrible aches and pains which
latest and best goods in Stock
Office
in T odd ' s Building.
and most of the product has been sold
Iodide
of
Potash
(crystals)
..........................................
120
grains.
| blight so many homes.
at all times.
Water (previously boiled) ................................................... 1 quart.
and sent to market in Boston and New
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(When thoroughly dissolved inject into the udder as described).
See my regulator for correct
York. The mohair that has not been
Drench for Costiveness :
time,
I get Western Union time
yet sheared will be of an inferior quality.
1 pound.
Epsom Salls....... ..............................
The goats have been loosing I lie best
O. H. DAVENPORT, twice a week, direct from Port­
.1 ounce.
Ground Ginger .................................
part of their fleeces for a month past.
..3 pints.
Water (tepid).... .................................
land office.
(Give at one dose administered slowly.)
Some farmers have not realized this,
D
entist .
Antiseptic solutions ;
but it is a fact.
Creolin ...................................................................... —............. 1 part.
Makes a Specialty of Crown and
The farmers have received better
Water..................................................................................... 30 parts.
Bridge Work,
prices for their uiohair than they ex-
Thy mo.Cresol....................................................~.................... 1 part.
p-v-ted. They have realized from 23c to
Water.......... -....................................................................... 30 parts.
Tillamook City .. Oregon.
25c per pound, whereas they expected
Chloro-Naptholeum................
-............................. 1 part.
only 20c to 21c. The price has ranged
Water.................................................................................... 30 parts.
S. STEPHENS,
in rhe psuit ten years between 22c aud
Any of these antiseptic solutions will answer lor this treatment.
—Maryland Experiment Station.
•
Agent for the
40c. per pound.
OR ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.
SHAVING,
The goats of Oregon average about
MUTUAL AND LONDON ft
All of the above articles for this treatment kept in Stock HOMS
GO TO
HAIR CUTTING,
LIVERPOOL GLOBE INSURANCE
three pounds of mohair a year. A well
COMPANIES.
bred Angora goat, of a high grade, will
by C. I. Clough, the Wide Awake and Reliable Druggist.
SHAMPOOING,
TILLAMOOK ABSTRACT AND
shear four pounds or over. Tlte mohair
Agent for North West School Supply
TRUST CO.
is taken to Portland and there put up in
Company, Notary Public.
square bales of 500 to 700 pounds each T ho .. C m ™. Pre. B. L. Eon», s« Subscribe for the Headlight, the Best Home Newspaper
TILLAMOOK.
- OREGON
FVERYTHING STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Steamer Geo R. Vosburg
Will Run Between
Tillamook and Astoria.
Ship Freight by A. & C. Railroad in Care of
Geo. R. V osburg
NEHALEM TRANS. CO.
M
F. LEACH,
Tillamook Meat Market
Fresh and Cured Meats, Hides, Wool, etc.
Pacific Navigation Co.
Professional Cards.
T. SARCHET,
EDGAR LATIMER,
OF
C. & E. Thayer
WOMANS RELIEF
TIME ! TIME I !
TIME ! ! !
WINE°'CARDUI
Franklin’s Jewelry
Store
Edwards & Sladden,
J
I
S^Barber
Hot and Cold Baths.