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animal, to a certain extent, before death. Undoubtedly a high 
temperature is very obnoxious, but it is certainly not as injurious, 
in the opinion of many of us, as would be the eating of the flesh 
of animals containing germs of diseases which are directly com¬ 
municable to man. I would like to ask him to kindly explain 
again the basis of his classification of those diseases which he in¬ 
cludes under the several heads. 
Dr. Schwartzkopfl: The question of Dr. Clement is correct. 
The diseases were classed under three heads. First, such as are 
prohibited by ordinary police regulation. Some they are not al¬ 
lowed to slaughter at all in Germany and Austria and parts of 
Switzerland, and I think in Italy, although I am not much ac¬ 
quainted with such laws. Prof. Liautard will understand that 
France has no such laws, neither has England or Russia. 
; Dr. Liautard: Yes, France has the same laws. 
Dr. Schwartzkopfl: Yes, all over the continent those laws pre¬ 
vail, with the exception of Russia and in England. 
Under the second head I have classed those diseases where 
slaughtering is permitted, to ascertain whether the whole or part 
is fit for human food, to be used for industrial purposes, or to be 
absolutely destroyed. Some parts of the animal may be given for 
consumption, or may be used in the rendering-tanks, or be totally 
destroyed. There are three different doors which are open to the 
sanitarian. 
As far as tuberculosis is concerned, we all know that animals 
in which tuberculosis is found should be destroyed, that is, from a 
theoretical standpoint. But \ve all know that cattle shipped from 
several sections of the country there will be found animals more 
or less affected with tuberculosis, some of them in such a small 
degree that although they show tuberculosis, otherwise the animal 
is in a perfect condition for food. I personally adopt the views 
of this country; but so far as Germany is concerned, from which 
I largely adopt this view, the German authority on these sanitary 
matters allows the use of cattle diseased with tuberculosis, for in¬ 
stance, if in one part of the lung. As soon as tuberculosis is 
shown—which is very easily recognized by the affection of the 
lymphatic glands and through the body, it is generally considered 
that the animal is unfit for food, and it is so without doubt. 
