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been done, the stable must be opened freelj to the air for fourteen 

 consecutive days. In disinfecting, only such persons can be em- 

 ployed as have no cattle, or have nothing to do with them. They 

 can not leave the premises until the work has been completed, and 

 must then change their clothes and be thoroughly disinfected. The 

 clothes used by them must be thoroughly washed, etc. 



" Even after complete cleansing and disinfection of an infested 

 stable have taken place, and after all restrictions have come to an end 

 in the locality, new animals can not be bought and put in them in 

 less than three weeks from the time the place was declared pest-free, 

 and then only with the consent of the authorities. 



" Grazing-places which have been used or passed over by diseased 

 or suspected animals can only be again used after the lapse of at 

 least two months. 



" The Government can only give permission to use the places 

 which have been taken for the burial of the killed or dead animals. 



" No cattle-markets can be held at such places within three weeks 

 from the time they have been declared pest-free." 



Most stringent regulations exist, controlling the disinfection and 

 cleansing of freight-cars by the railroad companies every time they 

 have been used for the transj)ort of any species of domestic animals. 

 This cleansing must take place under the supervision of a state 

 official. The disinfection must be effected either — 1. By means of 

 scalding-hot water, after thorough cleansing ; 2. By scalding-hot 

 water and caustic potash — 500 grammes to 100 litres of water ; 3. 

 Or, by other disinfectants which are acknowledged as sufficient by 

 the Government. 



All utensils, unloading-platforms, etc., must also be subjected to 

 the same course. 



The Prussian Regulations for the Suppression of Anthrax; 

 THE Foot-and-Mouth Disease of Cattle, Sheep, and Swine ; 

 THE Contagious Pleuro-pneumonia of Cattle ; Glanders of 

 the Horse, Mule, and Ass ; the Yariola of Sheep ; the 

 Genital Disease of Horses and Cattle (" Maladie du 

 CoiT ") ; Scabies of the Horse and Sheep, and Rabies of 

 all Domestic Animals. 



Of the Notification of their Presence^ or the Suspicion of the same. 



" The owner of domestic animals is obliged to at once notify the 



local police authorities of an outbreak of either of the above diseases 



