What the Dip means to the Desert 



that the three-day dip can be successfully used 

 for sheep and horses and other animals as 

 well as for cattle. And, lastly, he demonstrated 

 that the disease can be carried by man, by 

 sheep, in hay and bedding, and that fencing 

 alone does not prevent its spread. 



We have never had the pleasure of meeting 

 this scientist, but no one can peruse his now 

 classic experiments without being struck by 

 his modesty, his industry, and his conspicuous 

 ability. Every cattle owner throughout the 

 Union should procure a copy of his brochure 

 entitled " Tick Destruction and the Eradica- 

 tion of East Coast Fever and other South 

 African Diseases by Dipping " (Messrs P. 

 Davis & Sons, Maritzburg, Natal). The 

 history of the conquest of East Coast fever in 

 Natal affords a pleasing illustration of un- 

 selfish co-operation amongst the three workers 

 we have just mentioned, and forcibly reminds 

 us of these arresting words spoken by a dis- 

 tinguished American scholar, Dr Cyrus Northrop : 

 " It is no longer one man thinking for himself 

 alone that measures the progress of the race. 

 It is rather multitudes of men thinking for 

 humanity all eager to share their thoughts and 



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