THE VETERINARIAN IN RELATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH. 
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losis proceeds from contagion between human beings, it is neces¬ 
sary to maintain entirely, and even increase the precautionary 
measures already taken against bovine tuberculosis. These words 
are a call to arms, to the veterinarians of the world, and will 
arouse them to greater and more united efforts against this dis¬ 
ease, as well as to awaken health authorities and the general pub¬ 
lic to the need of more effective regulations, and of scientifically- 
trained veterinarians for their enforcement. 
Thousands of infants are sacrificed each year through the use 
of filthy milk, so dirty in the past, that an authority has stated 
that a sample of market milk taken a few years ago in one of 
our large cities contained more bacteria per cubic centimeter than 
the city sewage. Such conditions, fortunately, are things of the 
past; but the crusade for wholesome milk is nevertheless in its 
infancy. Involving in its production and distribution so many 
difficulties, depending so much upon the intelligence of the pro¬ 
ducer, the guarantee of its purity and wholesomeness must needs 
be a function of the government. Only graduate veterinarians 
from approved colleges are considered competent by the United 
States Government to pass upon the wholesomeness of meat, 
which no less an authority than Dr. Evans, ex-Health Commis¬ 
sioner of Chicago, and one of the foremost sanitarians of the 
day, says, in substance, kills a few people yearly, where unwhole¬ 
some milk kills thousands. How, then, can anyone, but a veterina¬ 
rian, be considered fit to adequately perform the duties of a dairy 
inspector? In addition to his definite knowledge of the diseases 
of cattle,* of stable sanitation, of milk from the standpoint of a 
laboratorian, all essential, he is in a position to command the re¬ 
spect and attention from the dairymen, due and given only, a 
professional in the campaign of education so necessary in this 
question of pure milk. A layman who has qualified for the posi¬ 
tion of dairy inspector, by having passed a civil service examina¬ 
tion, involving the correct answering of a few stereotyped ques¬ 
tions, and possessing no scientific knowledge of the subject which 
he is expected to teach, can do and frequently does, as I know 
from personal knowledge, more harm than good. The produc- 
