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animals slightly affected with pleuro-pneumonia, is fit to be 
used for food. 
59. Would you exclude that from the market? — I would 
not exclude such meat from the market. 
60. Do you not see that this Bill proposes to exclude it 
from the market? — I think a discretionary power must be 
left with inspectors of markets as to the condition of the 
flesh of animals killed labouring under such affections. 
61. Would you have an inspector in every cattle-market? 
An inspector should be appointed in all markets, and 
more particularly in London. 
62. What powers do you propose to give him? — I would 
give him the power of seizing any animal which was found 
to be infected with disease. I do not know what connexion 
can be made to exist between the inspector of a market and 
the inspector of a slaughter-house, but there ought to be 
inspectors of slaughter-houses as well. 
63. Do you propose to leave to this inspector to decide 
whether the beast is or is not fit for human food before it is 
killed ? — 1 think that professional men should be appointed 
as inspectors of markets, and they are the only men com- 
petent to decide such matters. 
64. Then you do not propose to exclude from markets all 
animals that are labouring under the incipient stages of 
disease, but only such animals as the inspector may think 
too bad to be killed ? — I propose to exclude from markets all 
animals that are labouring under a contagious disease, in any 
of its stages, but it is. possible that under the best regu- 
lations some diseased animals may yet find their way into, 
the market. 
60. Will you describe the different symptoms of pleuro- 
pneumonia, beginning with its early stage ? — The early 
symptoms are not, as I have before observed, very easily 
recognised. They may sometimes consist of a little staring 
of the coat, a very slight cough, and a fastidious appetite ; 
and these indications of disturbed health may show them- 
selves more particularly at one period of the day than an- 
other. For example, in the first part of the morning, sup- 
posing the animals are at pasture, you will find that they are 
standing under the hedge, and not feeding so w^ell as they 
will when the sun gets up ; they will then be mingling with 
the herd, and apparently in good health ; or if animals are 
in sheds, w T e observe that at the first outset of the disease w r e 
have but little more evidence of their being affected than a 
slight cough. As the disease advances, and the rapidity of 
its advance may be governed by many secondary causes ; 
