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with tuberculosis. He believed from what he had seen that 
tuberculosis existed to as great an extent now as ever and it 
is now high time for the veterinarians of the State to appeal 
to the Legislature for the passage of a law that would pre¬ 
vent absolutely the placing of the flesh of such cattle and 
others that have been exposed to tuberculosis,, upon the mar¬ 
kets. 
Dr. Julius Gerth thought that this subject should be under 
the charge of the State Board of Agriculture instead of the 
State Board of Health. 
Dr. J. W. Hawk, of Newark, spoke upon the subject and 
said there was no question that the disease was raging 
throughout the State. He knew of one herd on Orange 
mountain, the milk from which was being sent to market. In 
reference to Dr. Gerth’s idea, he said the question was how to 
make the members of the Legislature appreciate the dangers 
of the situation; and it was doubtful which body would have 
the most power. 
Dr. Miller said at the outset the work was in charge of the 
Board of Agriculture. The work was done effectively al- 
, though somewhat expensively, but he believed the cost was 
one of the best investments the State ever made. He thought 
the work was best done by the Board of Agriculture. He 
thought tuberculosis should be classed with pleuro pneumonia 
! and stamped out in the same way. Dr. Hunt, of the State 
Board of Health has declared that there is no power to con¬ 
fiscate cattle suffering with tuberculosis, because it was not 
fully decided whether or not tuberculosis is or is not conta¬ 
gious. He believed and was upheld by leading pathologists 
that it was communicable to human beings. Dr. Hawk said 
the question was which Board could get the largest appropri¬ 
ation from the State. It is certain that a diseased animal can¬ 
not give wholesome milk. The State Board of Health does 
not go far enough, it quarantines the cattle but does not 
order their destruction. Dr. Gerth said Dr. Hunt was a 
stickler for the technicalities of the law. He said the agri¬ 
culturists are directly interested in preserving the health of 
the cattle, the Board of Health only indirectly. Therefore 
