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losis, but, to his horror and amazement, more than 

 a pint of pus was taken from the cow's udder. These 

 are typical of numerous cases which might be cited 

 to prove the prevalence of these dangerous condi- 

 tions. ' 



From the foregoing r^sumi of the most important 

 parts of the mass of evidence which has been gath- 

 ered, the reader will be able to understand the una- 

 nimity with which investigators have come to regard 

 milk as one of the most important factors in the 

 spread of tuberculosis. An imposing list of medi- 

 cal and other scientific commissions and congresses 

 which have given official expression to this opinion 

 might be compiled, but I enumerate only a few of 

 the most important. They are: The Royal Com- 

 mission on the Effect of Food derived from Tuber- 

 culous Animals, 1895; The Royal Commission on 

 Administrative Procedures for controlling Danger 

 to Man through the Use as Food of the Meat and 

 Milk of Tuberculous Animals, 1898; The Royal 

 Commission on the Relations of Human and Animal 

 Tuberculosis, 1906; the International Medical Con- 

 gress, Paris, 1907; and the International Milk Con- 

 gress, Brussels, 1907. 



VII 



So much for the spread of tuberculosis by the 

 milk of diseased cows. We must not forget, however. 



