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RABBIT FEVER
Rabbit fever, or tularemia, was dis
covered in tlie United States by l»oc
tor McCoy of the
United States pub
lic health service In
1011. He had been
working In Tulare
county In Califor
nia In search of a
germ causing the
drcnded bubonic
plague of the Or
ient, and in that
connection had been
systematically ex
amining wild rats,
mice, squirrels, rah
bits and other rodents. Engaged thus
lie encountered a new germ, which
eventually was named Bacillus Tu
larense from Tulare county in which
he first encountered it.
Within the last two decades tulare
mia lias spread practically all over
the United States, and it lias been
found also In Japan, but so far not in
Europe. It Is a new disease and doc
tors are watching it closely. With
barely more thnn 20 years’ history
behind it, they can't know what vari
ations it will show, ns they do know
about the cider diseases.
Rabbit fever is the more common
name for it, as it is primarily a disease
of rabbits. The germ is transmitted
from rabbit to rabbit by ticks.
Ticks feeding on infected rabbits
get the germ and transmit It through
their eggs "to their young. A tick lays
several thousand eggs, nml each
hatched tick, attaching itself to a rail
bit, can give that rabbit the disease.
Tims It can easily lie seen that oik
sick rabbit can infect a whole conn
tryslde. In districts where rabbit fe
ver Is prevalent, it Is common to see
dead rabbits scattered over tiie ground
In addition to tiie rabbit, squirrels,
wild rats, muskrats, opossums, coy
otes and woodchucks can lie affectcl
with the fever. Quail and sage lien?
are now also falling victims. And not
only tiie wood tick, rabbit tick anil
rabbit louse, lint also tiie blood-suck
ing deer fly can carry tiie infection.
In man rabbit fever Is a secondary
infection. Ho gets it through cutting
or handling an infected rabbit carcass
or other diseased animal. Or dogs,
cats, hogs and oilier domestic animals
may contaminate their mouths by eat
ing dead infected animals and in that
way transmit tiie disease to man. Or
the mere handling of an infected tick
mny result in an infection.
The occurrence of tiie largest num
her of enses in man coincide with the
open hunting season for hunting wild
rabbits. Hunters, cooks and market
men are most prone to get It. Unb
orn tory workers, too, who are study ing
the blood and tissues of infected an
imals nre apt to contract the disease.
Sometimes tiie entire personnel In a
laboratory will be victims. The infec
tion usually enters the skin through
an abrasion, but In a number of in
stances no abrasion was apparent. The
evidence in these cases seems to be
that mere contact of tiie skin with in
fected blood is sufficient to bring on
the disease.
The chills and fever usually start
six or seven days after an Infection.
There is n swelling anil soreness at
the spo. where tlie germs entered the
body. 'J'his sometimes forms an ulcer.
The chills and fever hist for about
two months, ltabbit fever In man is
more serious than undulant fever,
wliich he gets from coming in contact
with contagious material from infect
ed cattle, hogs or goats.
Our best way of prevention of rabbit
fever in man is to avoid contact with
the carcasses of infected wild animals.
Sickly or sluggish small game should
not he shot, except as an act of mercy.
A rabbit that sits still and allows you
to shoot him at your leisure makes a
dangerous carcass. Apparently healthy
rabbits can carry ttie infection. To he
on the safe side, always wear rubber
gloves when dressing rabbits, and do
not let the blood come In contact with
any part of the skin. Infected rabbits,
when well cooked, however, can be
eaten without danger of contracting
the disease. The danger comes In han
dling the raw meat.
Laboratory tests can determine
whether a patient has contracted rah
bit fever. The test is very similar to
the one made for typlmid fever and
for undulant fever.
Science does not know oi any spe
cial method of treating tularemia. So
far it does not seem that vaccines are
of any value. One attack evidently con
fers immunity.
There ure reports of sheep herds be
ing infected by ticks. If tills contin
ues, It will mean many new ways of
Infecting man, through the handling
of meat, hides and wool.
We do not know how to control the
disease in wild animals.
Q Western Newspaper Untold
THANK YOU
Kinks boticht a new shirt, and on
i piece of paper pinned to the Inside
found the name and address of a cirl.
with the words, "Please write and
send photo." Scentlnc a romance, he
wrote It the cirl and sent liis photo.
In due course tie received a reply
It was only a note. “My chum and I
had a bet on," it read, “as to what
sort of a fellow would wear a shirt
tike Hint. My churn said a dude, I
said a shrimp, and I'm clad to say I
won.”—Pearson's Weekly.
SIGNING OFF
"Oh, lieu, dear, am I really the first
;irl you ever loved?"
"The first brunette, dearest."
Easy Enough
"1 hear that Jenkins and his wife
md n row over the kind of car they
thould buy: he wanted an open one
tnd she a closed one. Anyhow, the
ncldent Is now closed."
"So is the car—I saw tier in it this
nornlng."—Tit-Bits Magazine.
Gepeological Survey
Curious—1 wish I could find out how
nnny relatives I have.
Cynic—Why that's the easiest thing
n the world—just buy a summer cot
age.
Might Prove Interesting
.Mother—Do you want to hear a
dory about a good little girl?
Daughter—Maybe. What was she
rood at?
ANOTHER RACKET
lie—A wonmn never knows her own
ninil.
She—True, that Is why she marries
io many boobs.
Devil Incarnate
Sunday Sehol Teacher—Johnnie, I
.visit you would explain who Satan is.
Johnnie—There isn't any Satan. It’s
lusl your daddy—the same as Santa
Jlaus.—Pathfinder Magazine.
Could Mean Only Her
Dick—1 dreamt last night that I was
imposing to the most beautiful woman
n tlie world.
Doris—Oh, how darling! And did 1
my yes?—Stray Stories Magazine.
Phraseological
"Is your radio man a precise gram
narian?”
"1 don’t know,” answered Mr. Dustin
Mux. ’ Whal we need In our business
s an epigrammarlan.”
Girls Again
“1 read in a book that Apollo was
busing a nymph and she lurned Into
i tree.”
■•lie was lucky. The one I ni elms
ng always turns Into a Jewelry shop
•r a restaurant."—Pearson’s Weekly
Literary Light
•‘She says her husband is a literary
iglit”
"Yes, but he can’t hold a candle to
icr when It comes to sputtering.”—
Philadelphia Bulletin.
OUR COMIC SECTION
THE FEATHERHEADS The Noes Have It
rtLl/,DEAfc— Tou wouldn't mind if—if
s6u DON'T LIKE I WERE To HAVE A LOT
To HAVE ME -7 OF MEW CLoTheS 2”
LOOKINCs- SWABBT '---7/
So vou ? //7^
7 COURSE,
r-v NOT
AND YOU REALLY WOULDN'T r,~AV?
RATHER HAVE ME LOOKING" THbfJ, PeAR, X>0
PLAIN-2 r--^OU WANT
—'j FAMcr that/ ; ™
"-(NO }—-j CLOTHES 2
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FINNEY OF THE FORCE KISS'S._No Pinch
WOW/whuTA ACCICMNT//
HERE 3B. WHERE Ol *rr"'
MAKES A PlMCH—
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If ow—HULLO, PAT-Tis VS ? Ill]
up Come 'lomg- vje'll ,) 1 |
j'f MAKE THIS OTHER. GU'f “1 J
I i ijTiTj TllOK HE'S To BLAME JJliUujj
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Good EVENik). j
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OUCH! I
Mother—Wouldn’t you like to go to
heaven, Jimmie, and wear a nice gold
crown?
Jimmie—Not if the dentist Is going
to put it on.
Ha Helped Ua So
Peewit—I understand the Itlchmore
fortune was started by a man who
simply profited by other people's mis
takes.
Qulggle—How could that be?
Peewit—He Invented the little rub
ber tip for lend pencils.—“Our Paper."
An Addled Ad
“Dad, can anyone keep lighthouses?"
"No. my son, lighthouse keepers are
appointed by the government.”
“Well, It says here In this paper iliat
a ‘gentleman and his wife want three
furnished rooms for light housekeep
ins.’ ”
Please Pass the Fickles
The family was seated at the table
with a guest, who was a business ac
quaintance of dad’s, nil ready to enjoy
the meal, when the live-year old son
blurted out: ‘‘Why, mother, this is
roast beef!”
“Yes,” answered the mother, "what
of It?”
“Well, pop said tins morning that lie
was going to bring a Idg tlsli home for
dinner tonight."—Detroit Free Press.
Getting Rid of it
Hoy—Will you change this quarter
for me, please?
Grocer—Surely. But why do you
want it changed?
Boy—My mother thinks it Is counter
feit.
Nic» Fellow
Sunday School Teacher—Can you tell
something about Good Friday, James?
Jnines—Yes'm ; he was the fellow
that did the housework Tor Itoblnson
Crusoe.—Pathfinder Magazine.
What Happened
“He was once a great wire puller,”
“Yes," replied Senator Sorghum,
“lie kept at it till he got hold of a live
wire and shocked the entire commu
nity.”
MARKET’S OFF
Friend—Honestly, 1 can't make any
thing out of your paintings.
I’alntor—That’s my trouble, too.
Tardy Count
Mother—Danny, did you count ten
before you hit the other boy?
Danny—No, mother. The referee
counted ten after I hit him.
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