EDITORIAL 
635 
for to a veterinarian belongs the honor of sounding the first 
bugle note of war against this fearful disease, accounted by so 
many to be the principal source of contagion and death 
amongst the cattle-herds of the country. 
And now that the Bureau of Animal Industry in Washing¬ 
ton has nearly completed its work on pleuro-pneumonia, why 
will it not turn its attention next to tuberculosis, and thus 
strike another mighty blow in behalf of the widespread and 
almost universal interests whose wealth is now in such con¬ 
stant danger of destruction. 
The notice of quarantine issued by the Cattle Commis¬ 
sioners of Maine reads as follows : 
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. 
Public notice is hereby given, that in consequence of the prevalence of tu¬ 
berculosis among Massachusetts cattle, as disclosed by the official reports of their 
authorities, supplemented by post-mortems held in Maine of cattle purchased in 
that State for dairying and breeding purposes, the Cattle Commissioners of the 
State of Maine believe that the public health of its citizens and the welfare of 
this commonwealth demand that a rigid quarantine (against all cows whether in 
milk or dry, and all bulls for breeding purposes) be maintained on and after 
January 1st, 1892, until further notice, and all such cattle entering the State of 
Maine thereafter will be subject to quarantine at the owner’s expense ; provided, 
however, that the above regulations shall not apply to western cattle coming 
through Massachusetts into Maine for the purpose of slaughter. 
The attention of all persons is directed to Sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, of chapter 
138, of the Public Laws of Maine, 1887, applying to cattle affected with conta¬ 
gious diseases, and which will hereafter be rigidly enforced. 
(Signed) 
Thomas Dagget, President. 
F. O. Beal, Treasurer. 
Geo. H. Bailey, State Veterinary Surgeon. 
A quarantine station will be provided, near Morrills Corner, Deering, where 
all cattle brought into Maine in violation of the above notice will be kept until 
discharged, at the expense of the owner or owners; and particular attention is 
called to the full reprint of the law relating to contagious diseases upon the fol¬ 
lowing pages of this circular-letter, which will be rigidly enforced after this 
date. 
Portlond, January 1st, 1892. 
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.— Referring to the work of the 
Bureau of Animal Industry in relation to pleuro-pneumonia, 
it is quite certain that that disease can be considered as almost 
eradicated from the United States. If there are yet a few 
