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id twenty-three gramms, and the second of one hundred and 
ne, in an entire year. Consequently, it seems to us that 
ir propositions are not of such a nature as to interfere nota- 
y with the source from which we draw a part of our 
ergy. 
Perhaps it will be suggested that it would be better to 
lpose this loss on society at large, than to jeopardize its 
tality by the creation of new centers of tuberculosis. 
But, as we shall presently show, we do not desire to im- 
)se the loss on any, but on the contrary, we aim to econo- 
ize these five-one thousandths of the annual production, 
rough a loyal understanding. 
E. What we have said forms a partial answer to 
e last objection brought against our last argument: 
it truly necessary to impose a loss upon agriculture 
d to interfere with the usual course of commercial trans¬ 
itions in order to guard against so slight a danger ? 
Those who offer this objection are sure to depreciate the 
jmensions of the existing evil, and equally sure to exaggerate 
e consequences of severe and energetic measures, some- 
nes even insinuating that it is to the stringency of contag- 
list ideas, and the severity which it encourages, that a grad- 
,1 enhancement of the prices of meats is to be attributed, 
it us bring these assertions to the test of examination. 
Knowing no better method of ascertaining the facts 
cessary for data in this case, we have endeavored to learn 
5 number of tuberculous animals received in the abattoirs 
the various county towns of each of our departments, and 
ve with this view communicated by circular with the veterin- 
ans having charge of the inspection, asking, first, the number 
calves, steers, cows or bulls and swine killed during the years 
$5 to 1890, inclusive ; second, the number of tuberculous 
imals found in each category during the same period ; 
rcl, the number of these last which were used for food, 
t am thus indebted to the kindness of the majority of these 
:sthren for the facts concerning 1,734,502 calves, 1,013,808 
1 ers, cows and bulls, and 1,116,351 swine. 
The calves have furnished 43 tuberculous, or 0.024 per 
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