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at once telegraphed Dr. Francis Bridge, of Philadelphia, (then the 

 state veterinarian of Pennsylvania) and asked him to come at once 

 to West Grove. They had been inspected by a government veterin- 

 arian on the boat and when I arrived he said to me: 'Mr. Hughes, 

 you have one pretty sick cow on board (which was Imported Cora 

 de Sausmarez 1733, A. G. C. C.) that unless you take good care of 

 you will lose.' The cattle were just in the early stages of the 

 disease, having fever, not wishing to eat, and wanting to lie down, 

 but the old cow referred to had begun to show later symptoms of 

 the disease. We got the cattle on the cars and arrived at West 



Imp. Lady Emily Foley 2d 1700. 



Grove with them at 2:00 o'clock the next morning and took them 

 out of the cars at once to two barns. Dr. Bridge did not reach West 

 Grqve until about 9 a. m. that day. When I met him at the train 

 I told him that I believed the cattle had foot and mouth disease, 

 and he at once went to the station agent and had the cars in which 

 the cattle came held up until disinfected by his direction. Jfle diag- 

 nosed it foot and mouth disease, as I expected he would. 



"Two men came over from Guernsey with these cattle, and these 

 two men went to one barn and two of my men who lived in West 

 Grove went to the other barn. -None of these men left the barns 

 during the 90-day quarantine period. I myself visited both barns 

 every day and saw that Dr. Bridge's advice regarding the treatment 

 of the disease was carried out. Included in his treatment was the 

 standing of every animal twice each day in a trough of disinfectant 

 and scrubbing her feet. Mr. Palmer's barn was on a farm that Mr. 

 Palmer has just purchased, and the former owner had a sale of farm 



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