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in Virginia, Texas, North Carolina and Alabama, and these 

 are sufficient to determine the fact that we have tuberculo- 

 sis among our cattle. 



The following reply to a letter of inquiry sent out by the 

 department explains itself : 



Mobile, Ala., June 28, 1895. 

 De. C. a. Gary, Auburn, Ala., 



My Dear Sir: — In reply to your favor of the 25th inst., 

 I beg to inform you that tuberculosis is prevalent among 

 cattle here. I consider the extent alarming enough 

 although I have no idea what the per ceutage is. Human 

 tuberculosis is also quite prevalent, which is not to be 

 wondered at, since prominent dairy herds are infected 



* * * Yours fraternally, 



L. Yan Es, V. S. 



The following letter from the Board of Health of the city 

 of Mobile gives their views and present position : 



Mobile, Ala., July 16, 1895. 

 Dr. C. a. Gary, Auburn, Ala., 



Dear Sir — In reply to your favor of the 5th inst, I beg 

 to say : No officer of this board inspects the dairy herds 

 supplying this city with milk. If tuberculosis exists among 

 .these herds, knowledge of it is not possessed by this 

 board. No power is possessed to make the tuberculin test, 

 to determine the presence or absence of tuberculosis. At 

 present we could not use the tuberculin if furnished free. 

 it is the intention of the Board of Health to try to have the 

 requisite laws enacted as insure a thorough inspection of 

 milk, and if successful we may have occasion to correspond 

 with you on the subject of tuberculosis. 



Yours truly, 



Jas. a. Abrahams, M. D., H. O. 



Dr. French, of Birmingham, Alabama, has found, by 

 phvsical and post mortem examinations, tuberculosis in 

 four different dairy herds in and around Birmingham. 



