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stocked with rabbits from the above-mentioned estate for the purpose of sup- 

 plying rabbits for coursing, and the result was that the disease broke out to 

 such an extent in the new warren that the opinion of the same friend was again 

 sought. This observer also gave an account of tuberculosis in the horse, and 

 it seems that the late Professor Robertson was of opinion that tuberculosis does 

 occasionally occur in the horse ; [but we have never seen a horse so affected.] 



" It is quite time," adds Mr. Hopkin, " that more active steps were taken to 

 prevent the milk from tuberculosed cows being consumed by human beings ; and 

 it is one of the things, if properly done, that would materially help to lessen our 

 death-rate in infants." 



This gentleman is quite right, and we earnestly hope that some stringent 

 measures will be taken by each father and each mother of a family that their 

 children at least shall not become affected with this dreadful malady by the 

 medium of tainted milk or flesh. Let all milk be of the best procurable kind, 

 let it always be boiled before being used, and let all meat be most thoroughly 

 cooked. 



We cannot close our remarks on tuberculosis without once more, in conclusion, 

 drawing attention to the fact that recent work has been of such a high and 

 important nature that we may with good hopes still look onward for yet more 

 perfect knowledge to be gained in the future. It is with much pleasure that we 

 sound this note of confidence and aspiration, for everyone who has ever seen 

 any man, woman, or child, dying from the ravages of that malady must know 

 how much medical men long for the skill and the power to combat the death- 

 dealing inroads of the tubercle-bacilli. 



If, then, we keep on striving, so far from not succeeding, we shall surely gain 

 much greater success even than we hope for, and still more perfect knowledge 

 than we seek. It is quite possible, and, indeed, even probable, that we may be 

 even now much nearer a solution of this difficult question than we think for. 

 One point of the utmost importance has been gained, in that we now know that 

 tuberculosis is by no means an actually incurable disease, as was once thought 

 to be the case. In great measure we know the causes on which it depends, both 

 those which are primary and also those which are secondary, and many of these 

 we can and must surely and strongly oppose and effectually resist. 



Indeed, we must emphatically refuse to admit, most especially in so far as 

 human beings are concerned, that any disease whatsoever is incurable. Com- 

 paratively speaking, even the very worst diseases are curable, and many of them 

 are radically curable. While life remains, hope should be continued always, 

 even almost to the closing scene. In this respect human medicine must always 

 be most favourably contrasted with veterinary medicine, for never should the 

 doctor ever consent to be baffled by any disease or disorder of human beings, no 

 matter how severe it be. 



ANTHRAX, OR CHARBON IN CATTLE; BRAXY IN 



SHEEP. 

 Anthrax is a disease of extreme interest not only to profes- 

 sional men and agriculturists, but to everyone, from whatever 

 point of view it may be studied. Owing to the recent inves- 

 tigations made regarding the germs of this disease, on behalf 

 of the Government, by Klein and others, together with the 

 discoveries of Pasteur and Koch, we now possess a considerable 

 amount of exact information with which the general public 



