HOW CAN WE CONTROL THE PREVALENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS AMONG CATTLE? 555 
fected. Consumptive attendants may be a source of infection of 
our herds. The presence of tuberculosis in swine and other 
domestic animals is a source of danger. 
I see only one way by which we of the west can make any 
progress towards lessening the prevalence of this malady, and 
that is, to provide by special enactment laws for the inspection 
of all cattle that are used for supplying milk to cities, towns and 
villages. This would require inspectors for each district, who 
should be appointed by some central power, and no one should 
be allowed to sell milk coming from uncertified cattle. This 
action necessarily invokes a large appropriation for compensa¬ 
tion of inspectors and other clerical aid. So long as any com¬ 
munity is opposed to such enactment, its representatives in the 
legislative body will not vote for it. A rural representative will 
not misrepresent his constituency in such a measure. 
Cities, by ordinances, may require milk inspection, but that 
does not reach far enough ; dairy inspection they cannot enforce, 
for most of the dairy herds are owned outside of their juris¬ 
diction. 
If the state provides for dairy inspection at public expense, 
all cities, towns, and villages are equally entitled to the benefits. 
Then, where will we find a sufficient number of competent, 
faithful, and honest men to fill this requirement. We do not 
have a sufficient number of veterinarians in the State of Illinois 
to do this work if all were engaged in it, nor is there a single 
state that has, with the exception of a few of the New England 
States. 
I have an impression that we of the west can obtain the best 
results for the present time by using all our energies in dissem¬ 
inating reliable information, and thereby arouse a public senti¬ 
ment that will eventually lead to the desired end. Patience, 
and persistant effort, judiciously administered, will do more good 
now than more active measures that would be in great danger 
of being regarded as arbitrary and unjustifiable by our people. 
In the meantime, we in the State of Illinois, shall make in¬ 
spections, as heretofore, of herds that are reported to be tuber- 
