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been dead and buried for ten days. Owner of dog recalls that about 

 October 18 be came home with nose bleeding from bite. 



Yours very truly, (Signed) Robert A. Reid. 



[Copy.] 



Newton, Mass., Dec. 12, 1S95. 



A collie dog, owned by Mrs. Alice Kenway of Fairmouut Avenue, 

 Newton, Mass., disappeared from home Nov. 23, 1895, after biting 

 some six people and several dogs on that and the preceding day. 

 Said dog was killed in West Roxbury, Nov. 24, 1895, after biting 

 a man there. 



The undersigned state that to the best of their knowledge said dog 

 was truly rabid, and wish to call the attention of the Massachusetts 

 Cattle Commission to the same. 



(Signed) Kenelm Winslow. 



Robert A. Reid. 



[Copy.] 



Newton, Mass., Dec. 21, 1895. 



Dear Dr. Lyman : — Dr. Ernst has corroborated our diagnosis 



of rabies in the case of the Kenway dog, by giving the disease to 



rabbit. Dr. Ernst reports that the inoculated rabbit died of rabies 



some days since. 



Yours very truly, (Signed) K. Winslow. 



[ Copy.] 



Boston, Mass., Dec. 23, 1895. 



Dr. Lyman, Board of Cattle Commissioners. 



Dear Sir : — I am informed that your Board has jurisdiction over 

 dogs, as well as cattle. On November 23 a rabid dog in Newton, 

 where I live, which has been proved to have been surely rabid, bit my 

 son, as well as other children. The dog was killed the next morning 

 in West Roxbury. The city of Newton has ordered dogs muzzled in 

 a part of the city, and it should be also done in Newton Centre as 

 well, as there is strong probability that the dog may have travelled 

 through that section as well as by another route. I have noticed 

 that many of the animals are not muzzled properly, having simply a 

 strap buckled over head and face, which does not prevent them from 

 using their jaws, and have just called the authorities' attention to it. 



In my opinion, the fact that a rabid dog roamed the streets for 

 nearly two days makes it a very serious matter, as cattle, horses, cats, 

 dogs and other animals may have been bitten. I think that the most 

 stringent measures are necessary for the next few months, to protect 

 the community. 



Yours truly, (Signed) Bruce R. Ware. 



