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J. C. MEYERS. 
I was inclined to believe that some infection or contagion 
might be the motive for keeping the affair secret, to prevent in¬ 
terference from the sanitary police, etc. 
As it is the duty of the Live Stock Commission to investi¬ 
gate and prevent the spreading of transmissible diseases, my 
son, assistant State veterinarian from this district, who was un¬ 
able to go, and immediate action being necessary, requested me 
to look into the matter. 
On the morning of December 18, 1893, I arrived at the dairy 
farm. Notwithstanding my haste, I was far behind hand to find 
any trace of the source of the emergency, and was obliged to be 
satisfied with anamnestic reports ; this was not surprising to me, 
however, as it is customary, when anything occurs in a dairy 
establishment, which is likely to create alarm, the manager will 
soon arrange it so that disinterested parties will not become 
initiated with the affairs within. Really such precaution is ex¬ 
cusable policy. 
The owner, as well as one of the attending practitioners, 
who happened to be present, willingly showed me the five ani¬ 
mals still on the sick list. Credit must be given to Dr. IT, who 
is an empiric, in that he did not overdose his patients with digi¬ 
talis, belladonna, aconite, etc., which were administered ; on the 
contrary, he undoubtedly rendered satisfactory services by rea¬ 
son of his being cognizant of the efficacy of these drugs. 
One cow, an Alderney (under treatment by another doctor), 
was found in a comatose condition, which might have given rise 
to the suspicion that the animal was influenced by narcotics, had 
I not known that her palsy-like manifestation was a frequenc 
sign of toxical diseases. 
This Alderney is now sick thirteen days, and cannot get cp 
since the fourth day; lies on the right side, and we may say is 
motionless. Upon touching the eye-ball, she shows but little 
reaction, her sight seems to be impaired and the corneas pellu- 
cidse have lost their lustre. The buccal membrane and tongue 
are ashen gray and besmeared with a greasy-looking mucus. 
Respiration 12 0 , circulation 56°, and scarcely perceptible, is is 
