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14. That it is impossible to formulate a rule by which we can say 

 that certain variations of tlie temperature may or may not indicate 

 the presence of tubercles. 



15. That in tubeiculin we have the only means by which we can 

 eradicate tuberculosis from among our cattle. 



IG. That our old styled and unsanitary stables thoroughly 

 infected with the germs of tuberculosis make the complete eradica- 

 tion and suppression of this disease well nigh impossible. 



AN OUTBREAK OF RABIES AMONG CATTLE. 



Early in June of 1894 there appeared among the cattle upon sev- 

 eral of the farms in Ware, Massachusetts, a peculiar disease. It 

 developed in animals under varying conditions ; no class seemed to 

 escape, calves, steers, and cows, dry and in milch, fat and poor, in 

 calf and farrow were subjects of it. 



Premonitory symptoms were absent, in some cases its full effects 

 were noticeable within a few hours from its start. It ran an acute 

 course, invariably terminating fatally within a few days. Cattle 

 were found dead in the pastures, others were driven from the pastures 

 at night to all appearances perfectly well, and in the morning would 

 show the most alarming symptoms. The disease would continue to 

 increase in severity and extent, producing death in a short time. 



The simultaneous appearance of the disease among several herds 

 of cattle with frequent death caused no little excitement among the 

 farmers of the section. Numerous theories were advanced to explain 

 the cause of the malady. Many of the people thought the mysterious 

 disease caused by the animals eating poisonous plants in the pasture, 



