Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-02-08 | Page 12 | Hairpin Causes Death of a Fine Milch Cow

HAIRPIN CAUSES DEATH OF A FINE MILCH COW Joseph Lund of Cast.lcdale, recently lost a line milk cow under peculiar circumstances. circum-stances. Somo three weeks ago tho cow became sick and in splto of tno application applica-tion of tho usual remedies known to Mr. Lund the animal gradually grew worse and died. Curious to know the reason therefor, he held a. post mortem and found tho tow's lungs and some other organs In bad condition, the heart being twice as largo as It should be. JIls curiosity was unsatlsllcd ami ho was nbout giving, tho post mortem job up as a failure, when bis son discovered something bright slicking out of tho swoll'-n heart and picking It out discovered it to bo half of a lady's lmlrpln. In some way th"l pin had passed through the usual blood channels chan-nels till It v reached Ihc hearl. and tho condition of tho lungs showed that It had passed through them aud caused damage enough to kill several ordinary cows.