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except after change of clotliing aud shoes, nor shall any persons from other premises 

 be allowed to go among the infected cattle except by special permission. 



(5) The inspectors of the Bureau of Auiiual Industry shall be authorized to visit 

 quarantined animals and inspect them as often as may be uecesnary, and no quaran- 

 tine restrictions shall be removed until the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry 

 certifies thnt this may be safely done. 



(6) The Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry shall be authorized to carry out 

 such measures of disinfection in regard to infected premises as he may consider nec- 

 essary. 



(7) The salaries aud expenses of the inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry, 

 the necessary expenses of maintaining quarantine under the conditions prescribed 

 above, and the expenses of disinfection will be paid oat of the fund appropriated by 

 Congress for the work of the Bureau of Animal Industry in accordance with the law 

 approved May 29, 1884, but no compensation will be allowed for the food or ordinary 

 care of aniiuaJs in quarantine. 



(8) In onler to prevent the spread of the disease from one State or Territory into 

 another, liie, owners of infected herds in Ihe various States, and the railroad and 

 transportation companies doing business iu their vicinity, will be notified by the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture of the penalty provided for the violation of sections 

 6 and 7 of the act referred to. 



NORMAN J. COLMAN, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 

 Washingtox, D. C, Julifl, 18S5. 



The inspections made by Dr. "Wrav demonstrated once again the in- 

 sidious and progressive character of this plague. While little was 

 known to the outside world of any new cases of disease among the cat- 

 tle at Cynthiana, while even those in the vicinity who had endeavored 

 to keep informed were ignorant of any serious extension beyond the 

 originally infected herd, the professional inspection showed that a num- 

 ber of herds were affected, and that many cattle had been more or less 

 exposed. The particulars in regard to this will be found in the follow- 

 ing letters from Dr. Wray which summarize the results of his work: 



Cynthiaxa, Ky., August 17, 1885. 



Sin : During the past week I think I have got the disease here within bounds, hav- 

 ing located most, if not all, that have been exposed to the contagion. I am trying to 

 get the board of aldermen to pass an ordinance prohibiting all driving or leading of 

 cattle through the public streets. I wrote Dr. McCormack, of the State board of 

 health, to come here in person, which he did on Thursday evening, August 8. On 

 Friday, at Dr. McCormack's request, a meeting was held at which resolutions were 

 passed, so we can jjut all cattle that have been exposed (with the exception of Frisbie 

 & Lake's) in two fields on Mr. Handy's place, which is now iu quarantine. This 

 will necessitate some fencing that I will have done. We propose to put the infected 

 and exposed ones in one field, and the sick or diseased ones iu another. At the same 

 meeting money was subscribed to pay the expense of those that were in quarantine 

 until the 15th day of January, 1886. I have followed up most of the cases that have 

 been exposed, and will so continue until all have been inspected. I followed one to 

 Cincinnati that was shipped Saturday evening, August 9, from here, aud saw her sold 

 to a butcher and killed, 



Frisbie & Lake have endeavored to keep the herd on the Cox jjlace, east of town, 

 as clear as possible, by sending those that showed any symptoms of the disease over to 

 Mr. J. K. Lake's, on the Falmouth pike, among those that are so badly diseased. 

 There is no change in the cows belonging to M. I5ridwell, J. S. Withers, and O. Slade, 

 which are pastured in Rule & Mafl^tt's lot adjoiuiug J. K. Lake's. Ou August 14 I 

 killed the bull Glory of Pleasant Hill, iu the presence of Dr. McCormack, of the State 

 board of health, and with J. K. Lake's permission. Ou examination before death 

 the temperature was 103j° F., with dulbiess over the whole of the left side of the 

 chest, and complete loss of resi)iratory murmur, with a gurgling sound at each inspi- 

 ration. On jjosf mortem I found the pleura adhered to the ribs aud diaphragm, the 

 pleura being three-quarters of an inch in thickness. On opening the pleura about 3 

 gallons of dark purulent liquid escaped and exposed the center of the kiug which was 

 in an advanced stage of infarction. The right lung and the anterior lobe of the left 

 was in a comparatively healthy condition. 

 Respectfully yours, 



W. II. WRAY, 

 Veterinary Inspector. 



Dr. D. E. Salmon, 



Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry. 



