r.iic. 



iiirsc it witli s'luic 111' tilt' cliiiiccst vcnini-nl.-ir to he met witli. even in the iiicniciT 

 Wi'st. 'I'liis liili n'iii;iiiiiMl iiiarniuic'il ,,n iliis vnrk \'<iv <,\vv ilircr innntlis. This 

 scciiis III illnslr:ilc lliat llir liirils. lilic iiiaii. h:\vr :ui Mill iii.it liy fur lirl;s. 



Ill llii' Iiisl |i:ir;i-ra|i]i I Inlil ymi uf :i licl; liviii;; lliriT iiuiiillis mi a li.-iri' riir]<. 



Miiil iiiiw 1 will iiTiiril II Iicr fart iplrasi' rfiiifiiilicr tliar rlirsi" ari' all larlsi. 



Siuiii' yrars a;.'", wlicii I was njn'rat iiij; as a taxiik'niiist. two iiioiiiitaiii-iioat licads 

 wrrc scut fn iiic In he iiiniinti'il. AftiT sUiniiiiii; they were iniiiiersed in a soliitinn 

 iif salt anil Imrax. In Iliis iliry rcniainril Inr over a inontli. am] wIumi iniiiintcil Ihcy 

 wrri' Iniim up in llir sun milsiili' llii' sIiimI in ilry. T had iinliiril tlial tlicrr were 

 many heavil,\ eni;nr;-'eil liiks aillierin;; In tlie pell ami hail leninveil nmsl nl" Iheiii 

 Willi a rniiili. Iiul alter the heads had heeii nut in the sun Inr an hniir nr two, my 

 atteiilinii was atlraited in several hea\ily eii;.'iir;;ed lieks walkiiii; aimiit nver the 

 heads. Whether it was the elfeet nt the sun nr the l.iste nr smell nf tile arsenical 

 liaste with whiih the heads were rn.ated wliiih raiised them In detaeh themselves 

 will ever remain a myslery, lull the prnven fait remains lh.it they will stand suh- 

 inersinii. even in a salnr.ile snlulinn nt sail, fur an extended perinil. 



The siiseepliliility In the allaek trniii tieUs is a myslery. One |iersnn nr nne 

 linrse nr ntlier animal niii nt a liiineh seems always tn he the marked recipient fnr 

 their altenliniis. I have kimwii men who would return from a trip thr<)Uj;h the 

 brush eomplelely covered with ticks — fifty or sixty ticks erawiinj: over the hody 

 and cliillies is no uneominnu necurrence fnr even a trip nf a few liiimlred yards — 

 whilst ilieir eiimpaiiinns. wlm in many e.ases were ahe.ul and eniisei|iieiit ly hrushed 

 nff the ticks from overgrowin;; hnish. wnnlil he prael ieally iniiniine. As an illus- 

 tration of iininuuity. I may tell yon th.ii 1 li.ive iie\er had a tick altacli itself to 

 me; a very few will crawl over inc. hiil 1 am imi tn their likiiifr. 



A tanner liviin: in Smithein Knnteiiay had three horses and an old mare. Ticks 

 were \er.v iiinnerous in Iliis inminunil.N". hut the horses seldnin had any ticks atlacli 

 themselves to them, whilst the mare would daily reluni from ]iiistiire smothered with 

 them. The method of freeini; her from llieir atlac'k was somewhat iinvel. Tlie 

 farmer wnuld drive her .iiniind until she was in a heavy sweat, and in this cnnditioii 

 most of the ticks would Mihmlarily det.ich themselves, while the reiiiaiiiiii,^' ones 

 could easily he 1, rushed nff. 



The methnds eni|ilnyed nr siigiiesled fnr ;;etlin.i; rid nf an attached tick are 

 snmewliat nnvel .and varied. Snme old |iros|ieeliirs who have had many ex]ierieiices 

 claim that they can he unserewed: others try i;eiliiu.' rid of lliem hy ap|ilyin'_' a 

 li^'hted match to their aldnnieii; olliers swear liy an .■i|iplicalioii of enal-nil or hy 

 means of a wad of chewiii,i;-|iiliaecii placed nxer lliem. .\ny nr all nf these methods 

 may prove effective in some iuslames. hut the f.ail of the sinking-tuhe heiiifr trans- 

 parent or nearly so renders it almost invisihie to .anything' hut :i |iowerful microscope, 

 so Ihoimh they may a|i|iarei]tl.\- lia\e Iteeii removed intail the smkin^'-t ulie often 

 remains in the skin. When this occurs it imarialily sets ii|i a very had ulcerous 

 intianiniation which does nm .\ ielil readily to any ireatnienl. often remainin.i; ail 

 ii]ien sore for nionlhs. The most praclical remedy is to pull llie ticlv forward with 

 the aid of forceps until the skin is raised, then with a sliarji knife cut off the jiro- 

 .iectiiiL: skin cniitainini,' the suck in,i;-t ill le ; a slire less than a sixteenlh nf an inch 

 Ihiek is ample In ensure the cninplele eradication of the suckin.^'-tulie. 



With all the iiii nnvetiieiice that tiik^^ prnilui e. we ma.\- couL-'ra I illale mirselves 

 nil Ihe f.ai-t llial Ihere has never heen recorded .1 ease nf Mniit.in.a spnlled fever in 

 I'.ritish ( 'nlunihia. 



I am (•onseiniis of Ihe |irnverli of llie ■■ iirnphel heiin: imt witlmut h iir." hut 



liave full contideiiee that this len^'tli.\- epitome and the repulat imi nf the writer may 

 safely he left in the hands of ihe memliers of mir Smiety fm- a verdict. 



.Mr. rarh.am; This |.aper hy Mr. Coikle is very interest im: to me. While he 

 may have writle-.i his pa|ier in a .jokiiiL' strain. Ihe relalinii nf liiks In a:.'riiulture 

 is nil iiikiiit: mailer, 'fhe relatinii nf liiks in Imrses and the .ainin.\ .nice laused are 



