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tern, but lie will never die of the disease. If yon have a cow that 

 has a cough or scours, watch her. If the disease increases, quaran- 

 tine her. If the old cow eats well and chews her cud, don't go 

 near her with tuberculin. Let her alone. She will come out all 

 right. 



Question. — How can a man or animal avoid dying of tuber- 

 culosis? 



Mr. Woodward.- — By giving good sanitary conditions. We 

 want to give the animals pure foods, pure air and plenty of sun- 

 light. Then they will have plenty of rich red blood. I once had 

 tuberculosis, so the doctors said, and was told I must go South or 

 I would die. But I did neither. I simply began studying sani- 

 tary laws and obeying them, and am here yet, with no tuberculosis 

 about me. 



Mr. Smith. — When my father was 30 years old, it was said he 

 had consumption and could not live long. He began following 

 Mr. Woodward's prescription and is alive now at 87 years of age. 



Question. — Is milk from a cow afflicted with tuberculosis, fit 

 for the manufacture of butter or cheese? 



Mr. Smith. — The milk of a cow afflicted with tuberculosis of 

 the udder is not suitable for use in any kind of human or animal 

 food. When cheese or butter is made from ordinary milk the 

 germ of disease is not destroyed. A heat of about 184° is neces- 

 sary to destroy such a germ. 



A Farmer. — How shall we know when a cow has tuberculosis? 



Mr. Smith. — Any honest farmer who will read, and carefully 

 watch the condition of his herd will easily detect it when the dis- 

 ease has reached a stage to be injurious. 



Question. — What are the symptoms of tuberculosis? 



Mr. Smith. — It is hard to answer the question. If the tuber- 

 cles are in the lungs, there will be difficulty with the breathing, 

 such as coughing and wheezing. If they are in the bowels, there 

 will be scours. If there is a run-down condition in the animal 

 you cannot account for, the best thing to do is to quarantine it 

 from the herd. Care for it well and await results. 



To Mr. Gould. — Will it affect an old animal more than a young 



one? 



Answer. — I don't know anything about tuberculosis. I have 

 to come to New York to find out about it. I heard a veterinarian 

 say that a young animal might be cured of the disease, because 

 the tubercles would become incysted and healed, while in an old 

 one they would not. 



