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(swine, goats, sheep, horses, rabbits, cats, clogs, fowls), that 

 co-habit with the cattle. 



14th. Kill all tuberculous animals and boil, burn, dis^ 

 solve with acids, or bury deeply in a place to which no ani- 

 mals have access. 



15th. Disinfect premises thoroughly, also all products of 

 diseased animals and all articles used by them. 



16th. Let no consumptive person attend on cattle or 

 other live stock or prepare their food. 



17th. Vermin (rats, mice, sparrows) in a building, where 

 tuberculous animals have been, should be exterminated." 



HOW TO DISINFECT. 



(1). Remove all loose materials from the mangers and 

 stalls and burn such as are of no value. 



(2). Thoroughly cleanse the stalls. If the floor be dirt 

 remove at least three inches of it and replace it with fresh 

 dirt after the disinfection. 



(3). When the walls, floors, ceilings, etc., become dry, 

 spray them with a corrosive sublimate solution (1 to 1,000), 

 a two per cent, carbolic acid solution, or a two per cent, 

 creolin solution. A fruit tree spray is best for this purpose. 



(4). Close the windows and doors and fumigate the barn 

 by burning two or three pounds of sulphur in kettles con- 

 taining hot coals. 



(5). After fumigation open the windows and doors and 

 flood the barn with sunlight and air. It is the dry air and 

 sunlight that disinfects pastures and other outdoor places. 



DUTIES OF THE CITIES AND THE STATE. 



What should our larger cities and the State do toward ex- 

 terminating tuberculosis among domestic animals and pre- 

 vent its extension in the human family? 



The cities should pass ordinances requiring all the dairy 

 herds that supply dairy products to the inhabitants of their 

 respective cities to be tested with tuberculin twice annually, 

 and forbid the use of tuberculous cows in such herds. All 

 tuberculous animals should be destroyed and deeply buried 

 or cremated. 



