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Show i ., - THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH. UTAH SENTIMENT DEVHflPING FOR EARLY ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS POWERFUL (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) That a powerful sentiment is developing among farmers, dairymen and cattle breeders in every section of the country for the early and complete eradication of animal tuberculosis is shown by hundreds of letters received by the United States department of agriculture. These letters, with few exceptions, give unreserved indorsek ment of owners to the plan of fighting tuberculosis in which the bureau of animal industry is with state live stock authorities. The department of agriculture intends to publish a number of these letters with the names of the writers, because it believes the experiences they tell and the views they express should be convincing to live stock owners who have not joined actively in the fight against this disease. Many of the writers already are listed in the department of agricultures directory of herds officially accredited as free, from tuberculosis. Tuberculin Test Most Effective.-- ' The following letter to the department is from Bryant Smith, manager of the Iowana farms, Davenport, la. : Iowana farms desires to commend and express their satisfaction with the work of the federal with the state author! tiesin the eradication of tuberculosis. The very extended experience of the federal inspectors enables them to detect and eliminate the doubtful and suspicious cases, the animals which become sources of infection when Jeft in the herd. We urge every owner of cattle, of dairy or beef breeds, to have his cat-ti- e tested ' for .tuberculosis uTlder supervision of the federal inspectors prking with the state authorities, We rg all gwners of cattle to use their influence to secure, through proper legislation, reasonable Compensation by the state of losses sustained in the eradication of tuberculosis. We urge every reader to with the federal and state authorities in their campaign to eradicate tuberculosis, and we believe the most effective, and surest method is the use of the tuberculin test, as advocated and practiced by the federal and state bureaus." . ' Has Heard No ritici$rn. Her is Another letter of the same character frblh if. Darcey, secretary y Holstein Breeders of the association, Watertown, Wis.: "It gives me great pleasure to be able to indorse a movement which I believe is going to be a life saver for the breeder who is playing the game on top of the table. The accredited herd plan makes the pure-bre- d game a - safer, better and more encouraging proposition. I have my herd on the list. This fact relieves me. of that cdnstant dread of infection which haunts a man' who does not know where he is with reference to tuberculosis. I know that If I should be unlucky enough to pick up a germ, it will be detected in its incubating stage and in consequence , forestall heavy losses which many unfortunate breeders have experienced. A true test of its merit may be realized when I teil you that I have yet to hear a word of destructive criticism. I have talked to many breeders on the subject. The test to become general among cattle men has only to be explained to them. All our boys in this vicinity want to get on the list. I am certain the fact that my herd is on the list enhances its value. The inspectors with whom I have come in contact are gentlemen well versed in .their work and attentive to duty. "Only Way to Eradicate Tuberculosis." Extracts from other letters follow: "I cannot speak too highly of this work. My entire herd of 80 head has been tested the second time, and I find everything all right. I have had considerable trouble during the past five or six years, but now begin to feel that I have entire control of the situation. I am doing all I can to encourage other breeders to put their herds under the governments supervision as I think It is the only way to eradicate tubercular trouble. H. A. Moses, President Strathmore Paper Coapany, live-stoc- f" just as much needed. E. W. Files Maplecroft Farm, Portland, Me. The work of the department it eradicating the disease of tuberculosis is being met with great approval by the stockmen in this district. The percentage of cattle affected with the disease is gradually getting smaller year by year. W. L. Burdick, Willis-ton- , N. D. Benefits of Eradication.' The benefits from being able to ship interstate, the advertisement received from being listed in the government bulletin, these and many other advantages make me think this is the cattle greatest boom to the pure-brebusiness ever started. T. S.'Humph-ries- , Humphries Stock Farm, Durant, d Miss. In May, 1918, we signed up with the federal authorities to get on th accredited herd list. Our first test was made the 27th and 28th of the same month and found our herd somewhat infected with tuberculosis. Bui the federal authorities have kept testing our herd from time to time until today we have 80 head of Red Polled cattle which we believe to be entirely clean. We, are positive that if we had not. gone into this plan, by this time our herd would have been badly In fected, causing us the loss of a great many dollars. We would fully recommend the accredited-her- d plan to all breeders of pure-bre- d cattle. J. W, ENEVA, Switzerland, is to be capital Larabee, Earleville, 111. of the League of Nations if there Tuberculosis Soon a Memory. is a league of nations. It seems We, the undersigned breeders ol rather an appropriate selection. with Guernsey cattle, have The city is cosmopolitan and has the state and federal government for historical, literary and philosophical a number of yeirs for the eradication traditions in kemfipg with tlve purAuteur of tuberculosis herds. We do pose bf the' ie&fro. Switzerland hbartily agreqvJfe been of great has preserved its neutrality in a value in cleaning-ankeeping clean And way to be above suspicion. 9UF herds of tuberculosis. We believe the Swiss Confederation is in itself a sort finally cattle of every breeder pf pure-bre- d League of Nations. From the practical viewshould their state point the city of Geneva is attractive, not too large, federal authorities in trying to stamp and dentrSy located for many of the members of out this disease. If they will do this the . league. tuberculosis will soon be a thing of In fact, the enthusiasts say that considering the past. Charles E. Wirt, William Generas past. Its struggles long history full-o- f Nettleon, J. H. Nahrgang, Lewiston, and suffering through which it won its freedom, it . Minn. would appear that from all time this city has been To the breeder of pedigreed cattle predestined to become the capital of the intangible the inspection by governmental au- kingdom of all free peoples, united to defend, not thority of his herd is of untold value. only their rights and liberty, but also the rights Not only in dollars, enabling him to re- and . liberty of others. main free of tuberculosis, or if his catThe requirements for a location stipulated fifteen tle are found infected to dispose of hundred meters along the edge of the lake, emthose reacting to tuberculin, and there- bracing large properties; a port for hydroplanes, by saving the lives and conserving the facing the Alps and having access by land and value of those not affected. The satis- water. Within the walls of the small territorial faction of asserting that ones herd is district of Geneva, amid the country adorned with on the accredited list becomes a moral parks and decked with gardens, several estates as well as financial asset. Benjamin were available to the representatives of the differ-- ; ; W. Hunt, Eatonton, Ga. ent nations. , There are undoubtedly some unThe parish of Genthod, about four miles out scrupulous men in the business who from the town, the more readily fulfills will take every advantage they can, these conditions. perhaps Genthod, one of the oldest viland if the states and government will was a of the bishop of Genevas propin this work and only pass lages, In 1535part it became the property of the. re- - . cattle that have been tested by author erty. and is inclosed in the land that the Bernese ized men, the disease will soon be public An unusually beau- duke of the from took Savoy. stamped out. C. B. Gager, Paris, Ky. tiful spot, looking down upon the lake from time ' Of Incalculable Value. it has been a chosen place lor the The value to the state In the pro- immemorial,' , Genevans. tection of the whole cattle industry In the tenth century the noblemen replaced the to individual the and the advantage house of their forefathers by beautiful breeder is of incalculable value. In a country were laid out and planted. Two short time the benefits to be derived estates; gardens estates with the houses intact,, rendered of these will be herd from the accredited plan all the more beautiful by the passing of time, with so plain that all breeders of pure-bre- d avenues and venerable woods, were first chosen. cattle especially will be forced, in orThe Creux de Genthod belongs to the de to der to sell their cattle advantage, Saussure and the de Pourtales estate. family The to become members of the accredited estate adjoining was added; it is occuherd system. R. J. Goode, Jr., Alaa large modern house called the Chateau- - ',, by pied bama Hereford Farm, Gastonburg, On the other side is the property of Rouge. A 18. Naville, the Egyptologist, temporary presiConfidence is' the chief vtlue of ' V' dent of the International Red Cross. tuberculin testing. First,, to that of the estate belonged grounds Spacious that comes from knowing your herd is free from tuberculosis and the the naturalist and philosopher Charles Bonnet, satisfaction that comes from this con- were also secured. Incidentally, one of the dition ; second, the confidence the buy- eighteenth century houses on the Bonnet property was taken stone by stone to Geneva and scrupuing public puts in your herd. The public is willing to pag for this confidence. lously reconstructed. Crowning this long hillock ' This makes my breeding work a pleas with its gentle slope's is a plateau incliued toward ure and also profitable. W. H. Sen-ou- r, the Jura mountains, the crest line which fills the Brookville, Ind., President of the horizon. . This presents a magnificent panorama for a disIndiana Dairy Association.. We have been much interested in tance of over a mile along the lake shore, and a and a half inland, half of the township of ; getting our neighboring breeders to mile have their herds tested, so that we Genthod, bounded on the north by the Versoix and oh the south by a road and crossed by , might have a clean bill of health In river Geneva-Bernrailroad and the route to the this community. So far we have been . instrumental In securing over fifty ap- Lausanne. The most ancient of these .estates, and the most plications for the tuberculin test and , is the Creux de Genthod. It was to the best of our knowledge every one is satisfied with the results and has built by Ami Lullin, theologian, professor and colBlonde!, the great full faith in its application. The only lector of rare manuscripts. architect,' drew the plans. In 1723 he regret that I have is that there is not French Mass. the gardens and park. This house became Government testing for tuberculosis a compulsory law so that we might rid planned uf the naturalist, Horce Benedict de the property insidiof this States . Is one of the best helps that the entire United married the granddaughter of Ami who Saussure, could possibly be offered to dairymen. ous disease. Willis Whinnery, Sa Lull.'n. De Ssussures house adjoined that of his . ' O. lem, as good as firs Insurance and Is - d a? -- . ' ' . Bar-tholo- El-wa- -- : e' i , symm-otrlcftl- . e, . l in the early day of the sixteenth century. Geneva is the capital of the canton of Geneva. It contains possibly 60,000 people a little over 100,000 with its suburbs and the canton has a population of about 135,000. There are 22 cantons, with a total population of about 3,350,000. The Romans made themselves masters of the country in the first century, B. C. Their dominion lasted about four centuries. A succession of masters followed. When it became a part of the German (Holy Roman) empire in the eleventh century it was a hodge-podg- e of petty states lulled by dukes, counts, bishops and abbots, together with little The beginning of the confederation of cantons was in the thirteenth century. In 1276 Rudolph of Hapsburg, Holy Roman emperor, secured control of the duchy of Austria and threatened the liberties of the Swiss. To re- slst its aggressions the three forest cantons of Uri, . Scliwyz and Unterwalden in 1291 entered into a league. In the fourteenth century live other can--tojoined. The house of Hapsburg found the mountaineers invincible. At the close of the middle ages the connection 'of Switzerland with the German empire came virtually to an end. The confederation was enlarged by fresh accessions. In the sixteenth century, as stated, Geneva shook off the authority of the dukes of Savoy and of : the bishops. After the reformation in the peace of deWestphalia (1648) Switzerland was formally clared independent of the German empire. In 1798 the- - French occupied the country and established the Helvetic republic. In 1803 Napoleon restored the- - cantonal confederation and new cantons were added. The congress of Vienna in 1815 decreed the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland. . Geneva, of course, at onca suggests noted men and famous events John Calvin, Rousseau and others'; the Geneva convention, the Alabama claims, etc. Modern Geneva is an exceedingly attractive city. It is beautifully situated at the southwest end of Lake Geneva, which here narrows and pours out into the Rhone, which is shortly joined by the Arve. The Rhone is crossed by nine fine bridges ' which join the old town on the left bank, with the principal residence quarter of the foreign colony on the right bank. There are many fine structures of interest. The College de St. Antoine, founded by Calvin, has nearly 2,000 students, over half of whom are foreigners. Geneva is noted as an edu- cational center. Th Cathedral of St. Peter is Byzantine in character and is said to have been built in 1124. The botanical gardens are interest- ing. There are several museums, Including the Musee ltatin ; the Fol museum," with collections of Greek, Roman and ' Etruscan antiquities ; the Afheneum, devoted to the fine arts, and the Museum of Natural History, containing de Saussures geoihgical collection. The He Jean Jauques Rousseau attracts many visitors. Tourists are shown the house of Calvin, on whom the possibly chief historical fame of the city rests. Lake Geneva is one of the beauty spots of the It is about 45 miles long and is eight miles , world. wide at its place of greatest width. Its northern and western shores afford striking views of Mount Blanc nnd its chain. The lake is very deep and a beautiful dark blue. New boulevards encircle Geneva; they are laid out jilong the lines of the old fortifications which were demolished in 1851. . Handsome villas Crown ' the surrounding heights." Altogether the tourist seldom visits a more attractive city and one mor interesting historically , . Inter-Count- Mitti-Ineagu- ibe latter I mitW&r . tiude, Charles Bonnet. De Saussure, filled with a passionate love for the high Alps, the outline of which he gazed at every day, went exploring, climbing Mont Blanc, writing his Voyages dans les Alpes His daughter, who Madame Necker de Saussure, grew up in this delightful atmosphere. Charles Bonnet continued to carry out his study of nature, and when he lost his sight gave up his time to philosophical problems, strengthening his scholars belief in an after life. Haller used to come from Berne to work with him. Learnea men and scholars came from all parts of Europe to visit them. In this way the small circle of Genthod, passionately interested in scientific culture and Christian" philosophy, became a European center in direct opposition to the one at Ferney, where Voltaire derided the austereness of Geneva and tried his best to destroy it. ; After the death of Charles Bonnet his property returned to the de Rive family, which was connected with Madame de Stael (1776-1817Her house is near Genthod, and Corrinne came often on fine summer days to sit on the terrace of the philosopher and writer. The de Pourtales house was built about 1750 by , Jean Louis Saladin, a diplomat of Geneva, attached to the court of Louis XV, who as a mark of appreh ciation gave him his portrait in oils. The de Saladin house is on a height and commands a wide view of the lake. It Js to be seen in the center of two, broad avenues with its simple gray front, its semicircular outbuildings, all magnificently located. Beyond the fields that slope gently are the trees of the Creux de Genthod, the rare species that Ami Lullin had collected at a great cost, chestnuts that were brought from Lyons in carts, immense vistas of foliage, wonderful tree archii tecture infolding the old French garden. Along the walks where the two scholars meditated, around that house of pure lines, the meeting place of so many distinguished men, a breath of European thought seems to float in this Genevan atmosphere, say the enthusiasts. An intimate communion seems to unite nil these grand and simple homes to the grand old trees, the gentle distant slopes behind which appear the Alps, the long, clear stretch of lake. To all this vista, at the same time so big and so complete that it would seem impossible to destroy this incomparable harmony certainly these homes and historical grounds will remain as they are and the new buildings will be erected inland on the plateau. Geneva is an old, old city. Its origin is lost In but it was of sufficient importance in , antiquity, Caesar's time to he mentioned in his Com--; It was early the seat of a bishopric. mentsres. It was one of the capitals of the Burgundians.- - In the sixth ceqtury it passed to the Franks. In the eleventh century it became incorporated with the Gennan empire. About that time the temporal was added to the' spiritual power of the bishops. The dukes of Savoy began to encroach on the temporal power and at the same time the burghers took a hand in affairs. The struggles between the dukes of Savor and the citizens ended in favor of (1779-1786- be-ca- ). ). full-lengt- , city-state- , ; just s |