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bor. And the many so-called "family cows," some of which, if 

 they become infected from a nearby diseased herd, would almost 

 be sure, sooner or later, to transmit tuberculosis with their milk, 

 because, unlike the milk coming from a larger or smaller dairy, 

 it would be consumed imdiluted, day after day, by the same people 

 or children. Of course, such milk could and should be pasteur- 

 ized, but, gentlemen, you undoubtedly all know what home-pas- 

 teurization amounts to, especially when left to servants. Would 

 it not be much safer to have healthy cows only? 



In conclusion, I beg to reiterate my statement from last year : 

 The milk consumer of Honolulu pays for clean milk from healthy 

 cows and consequently is entitled to get just that and nothing 

 else. Pasteurization and clarification are excellent adjuncts to 

 safeguard the consumer against milk-borne diseases, but they 

 should never be used as excuses for continuing a few diseased 

 cows in otherwise healthy herds, as little as for filthy milking 

 methods and dirty utensils. 



As I fullv believe, gentlemen, that you all agree with me that 

 bovine tuberculosis must go, I venture again to ask for your 

 support and cooperation to that end. I thank you for the oppor- 

 tunity to lay the matter before you and for your courteous at- 

 tention, 



DISCUSSION. 



Dr. C. B. Wood: Mr. Chairman, I move that a copy of Dr. 

 Norgaard's paper be sent by this society to the daily papers, with 

 the request that they publisli it as part of the proceedings of this 

 meeting. 



Dr. W. C. Hobdy: I move to amend Dr. Wood's motion by 

 adding the words, "with the endorsement of this society." 



Dr. C. B. Wood: Amendment accepted. 



Dr. A. N. Sinclair: I move to amend the amended motion by 

 adding, "and that a copy of Dr. Norgaard's paper be sent also 

 to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of 

 the house of representatives, and that the secretary be instructed 

 to memorialize these gentlemen that any legislative or other 

 action in any way unfavorable or obstructive to the Board of 

 Agriculture's efforts at eradicating bovine tuberculosis will be 

 viewed by this society as unwise and contrary to the welfare of 

 the community, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded 

 to the president of the Board of Health." 



