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especially distinguished themselves in the execution of their duties ; 

 the latter have to pass special and severe examinations, both oral 

 and written, with reference to the duties required of them at the 

 veterinary school : those graduates who have received the two high- 

 est judgments, "very good" and "good" as students, are allowed 

 to present themselves for examination as district veterinarians in 

 two and three years, respectively, from the time of their qualifica- 

 tion as veterinarians. 



Attached to the German army as veterinarians are 14 corps and 

 523 other veterinarians ; of the latter, each horse regiment has a 

 superior veterinarian (" Oberrossarzt "), the others being subject to 

 him. The number of civil veterinarians in Prussia (1875) was 1,296 ; 

 the territory over which they were each estimated to exercise con- 

 trol was 4-75 square geographical miles, and the number of animals 

 over which they each were estimated to watch was 1,544 horses, 

 4,592 cattle, 14,421 sheep, and 2,192 swine. 



Only those persons that have graduated at a German veterinary 

 school are allowed to present themselves to the public as veterina- 

 rians. Persons falsely representing themselves as such are punished 

 with a fine of 100 thalers ($75), but, if unable to pay this, with con- 

 finement in jail for a period of six weeks. 



TnE Laws akd Regulations for Resdekpest. 



" When this disease breaks out in any of the states composing 

 the empire of Germany, or in a country which is in direct connec- 

 tion with them, the individual governments of the empire are em- 

 powered and required to place in active execution all the regulations 

 which are intended to prevent its introduction or further extension 

 in the land, as follows : 



" 1. The restriction and prevention of the introduction or trans- 

 port or commerce in living or dead cattle, sheep, goats, hides, hair, 

 and other raw animal products, in fresh or dried condition ; also raw 

 feed, straw, junk, old clothes, harness, stable utensils ; also the exe- 

 cution of a stringent frontier quarantine. 



" 2. Quarantining single farms, localities, or districts from inter- 

 course with the surrounding country. 



" 3. Killing of all animals, inclusive of healthy ones, and the de- 

 struction of all things which may act as vehicles to the infectious ele- 

 ments, when disinfection will not be found sufficient for the purpose. 



"4. Disinfection of the buildings, vehicles of transport, and 

 other objects, as well as persons, that have been in any relation 

 with the diseased animals. 



