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Chenery's herd, two of which were disealsed. Mr. Chenery 

 then took baok the three animals remaining, which had been 

 appraised. 



The ^Fedical Examiners, at this time, killed one of the 

 animals in their possession, and foimd it diseased. 



There remained at the close of these operations sixteen 

 animals out of the original stock of Mr. Chenery, viz. thirteen 

 belonging to himself, and three under the charge of the Medical 

 Board. It has been determined by the Commissioners to keep 

 these animals isolated until such' time as it will be prudent to 

 set them at large in the Commonwealth, from a desire to avoid 

 all possibility of exposure, all unnecessary destruction, and all 

 expense in their power. 



In addition to the foregoing it may be proper to state, that 

 after the examination made on the 25th of September when four 

 animals were killed under the direction of the Medical Exam- 

 iners, they sent a communication to this Board, expressing their 

 opinion that there was no safety to the public except by the ex- 

 termination of Mr. Chenery's herd, and recommending that 

 course in the final disposition of them. 



In this connection, the Commissioners would say that wher- 

 ■ ever the disease had been exterminated, they have recommended 

 and insisted upon a thorough disinfecting of the building, in 

 which the cattle have been kc{)t. This, it is believed, has been 

 uniformly and very thoroughly done, by cleansing out all filth 

 and offal from the premises, by washing the floors and ceilings 

 with alkalies, by white-washing and the use of McDougall's 

 Patent Disinfecting Powders, an article that has been highly 

 recommended by the most distinguished chemists of Europe, 

 and found highly efhcacious and convenient. 



The Commissioners do not regard it as within their province 

 to speak at length of the pathology of the disease, with 

 which they have been called to contend. The appointment 

 of a Medical Board of Examiners for the purpose of inquir- 

 ing into " the symptoms and laws of the disease, and the 

 best mode of treating cattle in view of its prevention and cure," 

 renders such a service quite uiuiecessary, if not improper. 

 Another reason why they should not enter upon a service so 

 strictly professional, is found in the fact, that the extended 

 examinations made by the committee of the extra session, and the 



