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of the case to date, however sound may he the arguments against 

 purely veterinary domination for the future, there is liut one thing 

 to do now, and that is to finish this Joh of house-cleaning, and do it 

 quickly and so thoroughly that confidence can he absolutely restored. 

 So long as birds and insects have wings, a so-called quarantine foot 

 and mouth farm is going to serve as a justification for maintaining 

 trade restrictions that are deadly in their strangling of live stock 

 commerce." — (Breeders' Gazette, October 7, 1915.) 



"The United States has had six epidemics of the disease prior to 

 the present one, in 1870, 1880', 1884, 1902, 1908 and 1914, all of which 

 were quickly stamped out by the method of immediate slaughter and 

 burial of all infected and exposed animals and cleaning and disinfect- 

 ing the premises. THE UNITED STATES IS THE ONLY NATION 

 THAT HAS ADOPTED THE SLAUOHTER METHOD FROM THE 

 START, AND THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EVER SUCCEEDED IN 

 COMPLETELY STAMPING OUT THE DISEASE. 



Not only is it an expensive and useless undertaking to attempt 

 an efficient farm quarantine and cure, but in addition to that expense, 

 even when attempted under the best of such conditions, the cost of 

 the disease, on account of loss in the condition of the surviving ani- 

 mals after apparent recovery, is far greater than the loss from death 

 outright, and there is no recovery of expenses and damages from 

 either State or nation. 



"On the other hand if the infected and exposed animals are ap- 

 praised and killed by the authorities, the owner recovers their value 

 as sound animals together with all expenses of their burial and dis- 

 infection of his premises and for all loss because of sheds, hay or 

 other property destroyed on account of the disease." — (Facts Con- 

 cerning Foot and Mouth Disease, by The Live Stock Exchange Na- 

 tional Bank of Chicago, Illinois. 



"The ignorant man can learn only from his own experience; the 

 intelligent man wOl profit from the experience of others. The ex- 

 perience of Great Britain and the European countries shows in the 

 clearest possible way that there is but one satisfactory way to handle 

 foot-and-mouth disease, and that is to stamp it out by the immediate 

 destruction of infected animals and the thorough disinfection of in- 

 fected premises. Quarantine under farm conditions is impossible. 



"Our practice should be to kill, bury, disinfect." — (Wallace's 

 Farmer, Oct. 22, 1915.) 



"It would not seem possible that any reader of The Gazette could 

 be imposed upon by 'sure cure' foot and mouth fakirs, but it may be 

 just as well to warn against the seductions of those who — for a price 

 of course — are willing to sell valuable recipes or nostrums claimed 

 to be infallible in the 'cure' of this infectious disease. We don't know 

 how many of these are being offered. Probably none of the venders 

 has the nerve to ask any reputable agricultural newspaper to carry an 

 advertisement of his wares, but the United States mails are being 

 used to exploit the farming community through the medium of circu- 

 lars. We have brought the attention of the authorities to one particu- 

 larly likely candidate for stripes in this business." — (Breeders' Gazette, 

 April 1st, 1915.) 



"Right here public opinion in the United States has a chance to 

 stand behind drastic but effectual official measures and take a les- 

 son from Germany's sorrow. At some time in her history Germany 

 hesitated in dealing with the foot-and-mouth disease and today she 

 loses $20,000,000 worth of cattle annually. Denmark's loss is also tre- 

 mendous. Even scientific and government ruled Germany can't find 

 a way to choke out this plague, now that it has its grip set. The 

 United States is even a greater stock raising country and stands to 



