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THE VETERINARIAN, OCTOBER 1, 1857. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. 
Cicero. 
“THE CATTLE MURRAIN” OF IRELAND; AND THE GOVERN- 
MENT PROCEEDINGS WITH REFERENCE TO “THE 
RINDERPEST.” 
During the past month, many of the Irish papers have 
contained reports of the spread of es the cattle murrain’ 5 in 
that country, and a good deal of solicitude has been evinced by 
the public in consequence of these statements. The disease, 
we have every reason to believe, is none other than pleuro- 
pneumonia; and it is much to be regretted that such an 
ambiguous name as “ murrain” should have been employed 
by the reporters, as it tends to keep up alarm, and to lead 
to false inferences respecting the true nature of the malady. 
The Limerick Chronicle says — “ We are concerned to state 
that the dreadful cattle murrain has made its appearance with 
fatal effect in this district. A gentleman of this city, who 
holds a farm a few miles from town, lost by the disease, 
within the last month, 28 head of fine cattle, value £600. 
Private accounts also state that several agriculturists of the 
counties of Limerick, Clare, and Tipperary, have sustained 
losses by the malady, which is likewise progressing in a 
virulent form in Louth, Meath, and the districts adjoining 
Dublin. There is nothing, however, to lead to the belief 
that the disease has become epidemic.” 
The Roscommon Journal also states (< that the disease is very 
prevalent amongst the stock in that county, and that some 
of the farmers are suffering very great losses.” It adds, 
“ Persons should be cautious in purchasing cheap beef.” 
Besides these counties, the malady is said to have been 
very destructive in “ King’s County ;” the Kings County 
Chronicle , however, has a contradiction of this statement, and 
