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person who has tuberculosis attending to cattle will 

 give the disease to them, and that it is contagious 

 and infectious from one animal to another; also, 

 that the milk and flesh of an animal affected with 

 the disease is unfit for food. If this were the case, 

 and as many cows affected with this disease as they 

 represent, I think very, few people would be free 

 from the disease. Such, however, is not the case, 

 as the census of Europe shows that tuberculosis 

 is on the decrease, and this is accounted for in the 

 improved condition of living, more meat and milk 

 being used than in days gone by. The slaugh- 

 tering of cattle to stamp out tuberculosis is out of 

 the question if the disease can be spread from the 

 human being to the cattle they attend, and also 

 from the rats and mice. I think the people are 

 awakening to the absurdity of what has been done 

 and are taking a common-sense view of the mat- 

 ter. I would suggest the use of tuberculine be dis- 

 continued, as there is danger of it producing tu- 

 berculosis in healthy animals, and as long as cows 

 and other cattle are in good condition, eating well, 

 giving a good supply of milk, etc., they should not 

 be interfered with. If a cow should show signs 

 of ill health it would be wise to have her examined 

 by a qualified veterinary surgeon, and if tubercu- 

 losis was discovered the animal ought to be de- 

 stroyed, or at least separated from the others and 

 put under treatment for several months. 



Symptoms of tuberculosis: The first is a cough, 

 but the cough of itself is not sufficient, as a cough 

 is often caused by irritation of the throat. Sue- 



