Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1885 — Hog Cholera and Carbolic Acids [ARTICLE]

Hog Cholera and Carbolic Acids

Eau Claire (Wis.) special: The ,bog cholera, which prevailed with great fatality in this and adjoining counties last fall, has broken out afresb, and to spread. A prominent farmer living a few miles from here lost some half-dozen animals last week from the disease, and others that were ailing were given a dose of fifteen drops of carbolic acid, whicn effectually cured them. Other farmers id the neighborhood have tried the acid, and found it to work effectively In every instance. The outlet of the Great Salt Lake of Utah is reported to have been discovered. Kansas Citi an A its suburbs are now reckoned to have a population of 143,803.