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all the veterinary periodicals from the mainland were overflowing 

 with accounts of the unprecedented losses of cattle from hemor- 

 rhagic septicemia while none recorded the appearance of anthrax. 

 The only justifiable charge of negligence would seem to rest with 

 the manager in failing to report such an unusual mortality without 

 delay ; and the subsequent losses undoubtedly could have been 

 greatly reduced had measures of control and suppression been 

 instituted a week or even a few days earlier. Not until April 15 

 did any word reach this office, even though fifty head of cows had 

 died at the time and were still dying faster than they could be 

 buried. As no steamer was due to leave for Kauai before Mon- 

 day the 16th, the following wireless message was sent to the 

 manager, the impression then being that the disease was hemor- 

 rhagic septicemia : 



^'Parish, Princeville Plantation, Kauai. 



''Message today. Two hundred vaccine leave Mor^ay. Nor- 

 gaard cannot go. Isolate affected, burn dead, vaccinate all ex- 

 posed. Write or wire further losses. 



"Rice, President Board of Agriculture." 



In order to elucidate subsequent developments it is of impor- 

 tance to note the explicit instructions with regard to the disposal 

 of the carcasses by burning. 



Meanwhile the writer was busy testing several hundred head 

 of cattle at Kawailoa, Kahuku and Malaeakahana, the Assistant 

 Territorial Veterinarian, Dr. Case, being at the time stationed at 

 Hilo. 



On Monday, the 13th, the following message and letter were 

 received from Dr. Glaisyer : 



"A. H. Rice, 



"Board of Forestry and Agriculture, Honolulu. 



"Send 750 doses vaccine. Fifty-five deaths. Vaccine urgently 

 needed. 200 not adequate. Impossible to burn bodies, dying too 

 quickly. Am burying and liming. Six deaths today. 



"Glaisyer." 



"Hanalei, Kauai, T. H., April 13, 1917. 



"Mr. A. H. Rice, 



"Chairman, Board of Forestry and Agriculture, 

 Honolulu, H. I. 



"Dear Sir : — I have the honor to submit a brief report of the 

 outbreak of hemorrhagic septicemia on Princeville Plantation to 

 date. 



"I arrived last Monday morning, April 9, and found from Mr. 

 Parish, acting manager, that previous to his taking charge of the 



