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small pea, had enlarged to the size of a hazelnut and in a num- 

 ber of* cases the swelling had reached dimensions of four to five 

 inches before we left the Valley that evening. 



When the animals were seen again early the next morning 

 they presented a very sorry appearance. In most of the cases 

 the' swelling was so painful that it was almost impossible for the 

 animals to move the leg, and when approached for manipulation 

 several of them nearly fell over in order to avoid being touched. 

 In extremely contrasting condition were the swellings exhibited 

 by my saddle horse and those of my assistants which had been 

 injected at the same time. The swellings were barely the size 

 of a bean and were neither sore nor hot. 



This test must be considered an absolute triumph, and I have 

 no doubt will be adopted the world over as soon as it becomes 

 known. The method was first suggested by Dr. Case as a direct 

 result of our work with the intradermal method of tuberculin 

 testing. There is, however, a decided difference between the two 

 tests, especially in the speed with which the mallein test appears 

 and, furthermore, in the size of the swelling resulting from the 

 injection. It can easily be understood, especially in a case like 

 the present one where a man w^as going to be deprived of 

 practically all of his work animals, depending upon whether they 

 reacted to a test of which he had no knowledge whatever, that 

 the fact that he could see for himself and compare their appear- 

 ance with those that we were riding, that the method is far more 

 satisfactory than the old subcutaneous method, which depends 

 upon a series of temperatures being taken before and after in- 

 jection, and which are absolutely unintelligible to an ignorant 

 layman. There was consequently no objection, even though two 

 of the animals did not give a decided reaction. These two w^ere, 

 however, retested two days later when they were found to re- 

 spond to the test as well as any of the others. This demonstrates 

 that in the first test the mallein must have escaped from the small 

 pocket in the hide before it had time to set up any inflammation. 



At this same time three more horses, also belonging»to Akaka. 

 the possession of which seemed to have escaped his mind, had 

 been located and were found to react to the test. Further action 

 pertaining to this matter is contained in my report to Mr. Water- 

 house, acting chairman of the board, of November 21 and 29. 



Instructions had been received by wireless message to have 

 the animals appraised and for this purpose I appointed a com- 

 mittee consisting of Deputy Sheriff Lindsay from Waimea, Mr. 

 R. S. Renfrew and Yung Hin, the latter representing the ow-ner. 

 Every animal was appraised separately and the value written on 

 a piece of paper by each member of the committee, and handed 

 to me. who folded and took charge of them for further use. It 

 has. however, been reported already that the aggregate of the 28 

 animals came to $1,765, or approximately $61 per head. This 

 sum therefore would constitute the basis upon which to attempt 



