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W. L. WILLIAMS. 
I do believe, with the united effort of the profession, in the 
near future we will see a great improvement in this direction by 
explaining to the farmer the necessity of it from the point of 
economy. 
The Disposition of Slaughtered Animals .—My plan has been 
where possible to cremate the animals. I first got a large quan¬ 
tity of brush and on this pile a large quantity of cord wood. I 
then make a run and draw the carcasses on top of the wood, piling 
them up. I then saturate the carcasses and wood with kerosene 
oil, one-half barrel of kerosene will be sufficient for from fifteen 
to twenty head, and will do the work very well. 
Separation of Cattle .—In stamping out the disease, if we can¬ 
not ?et the aid of the government for compensation and the 
losses are to great for the owner to bear, then separate the well 
cattle from the diseased. 
Disinfection is just as necessary as the destroying of the 
cattle. 
The following is my rule of operation : First sweep, then 
wash with boiling water and soda, allow to dry, then use bi¬ 
chloride of mercury and wash with it. Make solution 1-500. 
THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTS ON 
THE DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTER OF DISEASE. 
By Prof. W. L. Williams, V.S., Montana. 
A paper read before the United States Veterinary Medical Association. 
(Continued from page 55 1.) 
I once treated a suspected animal for a few weeks, and then 
casually asked a competent officer to examine the horse, and he 
unhesitatingly pronounced the horse sound, and I concurred ; 
but the horse had glanders, and we both eventually concurred 
upon that point; but the owner very properly called another 
veterinarian, because the history of the case and our opinions 
had not appealed strongly to his intelligence. 
Again, I saw a pony with severe glanders pneumonia, which 
an experienced*veterinarian said would die in a few days; but 
