VETERINARIANS AS SANITARIANS. 
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that all the excreta can be removed without finding- lodgment 
beneath the floors ; with good drainage in the yards ; also no 
wells in the vicinity of the yards ; and during the months in 
which the cows are stabled, they should be groomed daily, for 
the purpose of removing particles of stable dirt and their own 
excrement, which is very liable to find its way into the milk 
pail, thus becoming a source of contamination. It may seem 
needless to state that as soon as the milk is drawn from the 
cows it should be cooled to a temperature of at least 6o° F. and 
kept in an atmosphere free from all odors or contaminating in¬ 
fluences of whatever nature, until it is ready to be taken to mar¬ 
ket. We believe, that as the result of carelessness and ignor¬ 
ance on the part of- some dairymen, premature graves have been 
dug for children ; that the bright hope of their maturity, which 
was twin in the breast of the parent at their birth, has been 
broken and ran away in bitter tears. If the wealth of a nation 
lies in the character of the extent of area, in its hidden resource 
of priceless material, and its commerce, then its greatness lies 
in the character of its human flesh. A strong arm and a sane 
brain are necessary to lay the foundations of true greatness, and 
it is in the newly born babe where these conditions begin. The 
question of a final disposition of neat cattle when suffering with 
disease of a contagious and infectious nature among animals 
themselves, and capable of transmission to man, becomes a mat¬ 
ter of vital importance in its relation to public health. The pro¬ 
fession should be a unit on this question as best calculated by 
-Xperience and knowledge to direct the public mind in this very 
mportant question, affecting as it does the health and wealth of 
he nation. What should be done with an actinomycotic 
mimal ? Learned men in the profession differ as to the conta¬ 
gious character of the disease, except among bovine animals ; 
md I believe this is disputed by some ; the origin of the fungus, 
f of vegetation, and what relation does it bear to the animal ; if 
>y contact through abrasion of the skin or by alimentation, then 
vhy may not man contract the disease from the same source in- 
Iependent of the animal ? However diversified opinion may re- 
