TUBERCULOSIS OF ANIMALS. 
67 
The official inspectors of that city had seized a tubercu¬ 
lous steer, which had nevertheless attained a condition of 
remarkable fatness. This act of the municipal functionaries 
excited such violent opposition and remonstrance on the part 
of the owner that the interference of the Mayor of the city 
became necessary, and a commission was appointed, of which 
Mr. Loeret became a member, to examine and report upon 
the case. The result was that a lymphatic gland, taken from 
the muscular masses of one of the hind legs, and which to the 
unassisted sight appeared to be non-tuberculous, and crushed 
into pulp, infected a guinea-pig which was inoculated 
with it. This fact has a double significance, in proving 
the possibility of the existence of a general appearance of 
health and soundness, as indicated by the “ splendid fatness ” 
which was present, simultaneously with the fact of the de¬ 
cided virulence of the lymphatic glands, although exhibiting 
no outward or visible characteristics of a morbid kind ; and 
this occurred in but a single one belonging to the category 
of subjects of which some of the partisans of tolerance have 
taken advantage to vindicate and reinforce their position. 
Basing our reasons upon other facts, we have already 
claimed that the flesh of fat is equally noxious, if not more so, 
than that of the lean tuberculous animals; and we have not 
yet encountered any new arguments sufficiently potent to 
compel us to change our minds on this question. 
We will not insist further on these points, since it is gen¬ 
erally conceded that at times the flesh may produce tubercu¬ 
losis through the connective tissue or the peritoneum 
A more serious objection remains to be considered. It 
has been argued that the measures recommended by the last 
Congress were excessively rigorous, for the reason that it was 
not proved that meat of tuberculous origin could infect 
through the digestive canal. 
We are charged with undertaking to settle this contention 
by a mere course of ratiocination, and arguing thus, for ex¬ 
ample: Tuberculous matter is infecting through the digest¬ 
ive canal, and therefore the juice of meat which sometimes 
tuberculizes through the connective tissue may cause tuber- 
