72 The Lung Plague of Cattle. 



discrimination is altogether in favor of the Canadian 

 importer, who is virtually oifered a premium upon his 

 imports. Let all Canadian cattle importations from Eu- 

 rope be subjected to a three months' quarantine and let 

 all cattle that have come in contact with such animals 

 suffer a similar detention and we shall have meted out to 

 them the same justice we apply at home, and established 

 a reasonable protectorate over our native herds. We 

 have at present no law to accomplish this ; and, notwith- 

 standing the best intentions, "The Treasury Department " 

 cannot interfere with the traffic in Canadian cattle, un- 

 less they have been imported from Europe within three 

 inonths. Here there is a field for legislation, and if Can- 

 ada will not extend her quarantine so as to make it a 

 protection to herself and us. Congress must step in and 

 forbid the importation of Canadian cattle, except under a 

 quarantine of three months. As already remc^rked of the 

 fountain— Europe — so of the channel — Canada — the "Uni- 

 ted States can better afford to do without her cattle than 

 they can risk the infection of their home herds. 



2. Protection of Herds in Infected Coxintkies having 

 NO Legislation. 



"While individual States decline to stamp out this pest- 

 ilence, we must offer such suggestions as shall aid the 

 citizens to protect themselves. The following sugges- 

 tions are submitted : 



(a) Breed your oion. stock. 



All experience with this plague shows that it spreads 

 in direct ratio with the changes of stock. Countries and 

 districts which, like the Channel Islands, Denmark, Nor- 

 way and Sweden, breed their own stock and never im- 

 port, preserve healthy herds. Single herds, even, that 

 are kept secluded, escape in the most plague-stricken 

 countries, though the disease is raging all around 

 them. It is the dealer, who is constantly changing hia 



