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formaldehyde solution, which probably are just as effective in 

 destroying the tubercle bacillus. No work can be too thor- 

 oughly done, and nothing short of thorough work will do. 



RUMFORD FALLS. 



Early last March, the people of Rumford Falls Village Cor- 

 poration became suspicious that their milk supply was not as 

 good as it ought to be, and the Cattle Commission was requested 

 to investigate the herds producing the milk. The commissioners 

 met several gentlemen interested in the matter and explained 

 that they had no right by the law to order testing done unless 

 they were suspicious that disease existed. That in order to get 

 the milk supply tested up the board of health would be obliged 

 to pass a by-law, similar to the ordinance now in force in Port- 

 land, which is to the effect that unless milk is produced by 

 tuberculin tested cows, it will not be allowed to be sold in the 

 city. 



The village corporation raised $1,500 for the work, had the 

 proper by-law passed, appointed a milk inspector at $400 a year 

 salar}% furnished themselves with paraphernalia for testing milk 

 and to do all other necessary work to demonstrate the quality of 

 the milk and cream. The State Dairy Instructor was called and 

 scored all tie-ups and gave instruction as to what should be 

 done to improve conditions. The farmers were willing to do 

 what was necessary and the work went on in a very satisfactory 

 manner. The testing commenced in October, and at the present 

 time nearly all the herds have been tested out with very small 

 amounts of disease found. 



GLANDERS IN HORSES. 



There seems to be an increase in the disease among horses 

 called "Glanders." Glanders or Farcy, is a specific contagious 

 disease of horses attacking the nasal mucous membranes, the 

 bones of the head and the lymphatic system throughout the 

 body. It is quite rapidly fatal and is communicable to the 

 human family, and from it there is no escape once it is con- 

 tracted, as there is no known cure. During the last two years 

 there have been condemned and destroyed 179 horses as com- 

 pared with 128 the two previous years. The disease is mostly 



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