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164. And at any rate with regard to the driving of a lamb 
to market, although apparently when it left home it was 
well, would not the heating from the effect of driving to 
market be very likely to reproduce the lameness ? — Yes, it 
would. 
165. Would you in such a case as that inflict the penalty 
on the farmer? — Certainly not. 
166. How would you discriminate between the man who 
knowingly sent a diseased animal to the market and a man 
whose animal may have recovered and fallen lame again on 
the road ? — I have already explained as to this disease called 
eczema that a difficulty exists in including it in the general 
provisions of the Bill. 
167. The foot lameness in sheep you would not include in 
the Bill? — No, not as simple foot lameness. 
168. I suppose your view would be, that if you did in- 
clude it in the Bill, it would have considerable effect on the 
production of meat in the London market? — Yes. 
169. And therefore would be very much against the in- 
terest of the general consumer ? — Just so. 
170. Mr. Colvile. — You stated that the meat of animals 
which were killed, having the mouth and foot disease, was not 
unwholesome food ; can you tell us if the milk produced 
from those animals would be prejudicial? — During the time 
that the disease prevailed to a great extent, which was 
shortly after its introduction in 1839, there was scarcely a 
dairy in London that was not affected, and I believe there is 
no evidence of any individual having suffered from being 
supplied with the milk of the cows at that particular time. 
171. Chairman. — Would you propose to include farcy 
among the disorders? — I propose to include farcy, simply 
because of its close relationship to glanders. 
172. There is no doubt as to the infectious or contagious 
nature of farcy ? — There is no doubt as to farcy being con- 
tagious ; it is not an infectious disease in the ordinary 
acceptation of the term. 
173. Lord Naas. — You stated there are several diseases 
popularly known as farcy, which do not come under the 
description of that which is professionally called farcy ? — Yes. 
174. Would you state the diseases popularly known as 
farcy, which are not true farcy? — A disease called oedema is 
not farcy, but an infusion of serum into the cellular tissue of 
one leg ; that leg becomes an enlarged leg, and will pro- 
bably, remain enlarged for many months. That is com- 
monly called farcy, though it is of a different nature. 
( To be continued .) 
