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They die of bullets, and are buried. Another takes 

 the disease. Where is the farmer to put it ? The 

 only thing- he can do is to build another box. All 

 the remaining* eighty-nine catch it, so the farmer 

 must build eig'hty-nine new boxes. 



Here is another very rich Order, namely, that 

 when the complaint has broken out at any farmer's 

 place he is not to remove any of his cattle, even 

 about his own farm. But in so catching- a com- 



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plaint, isolation is the one sensible thing- that can be 

 done. 



Verily, these Acts of Parliament should be de- 

 nominated " Acts for the effectual destruction of all 

 cattle on farms and tenements." 



It seems, from a speech of Lord Derby's in the 

 House of Lords, that in some (so-called) " infected 

 districts " cattle were starving- to death for want of 

 food, none being- allowed by the Inspectors and local 

 authorities to be carried to them. 



Then that wonderful regulation about no manure 

 to be carried out of London. I wonder what the 

 framers of that clause intended should be done with 

 'it. Perhaps they thoug-ht holes might be dug- in 

 the gTound to bury it in. I dare say it would not 

 occur to them to consider what should be done with 

 the earth dug- out. 



" Well, Paddy, what are you g'oing to do with all 

 that rubbish ?" 



" Faith, your honour, I'll just bury it in the 

 ground." 



