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JOHN FAUST. 
tuberculin, and all the other means of sanitation at the pres¬ 
ent time under discussion, and which have of late occupied 
the attention of sanitarians and scientists, will, without doubt, 
be followed by the public with great interest and curiosity; 
but practical measures are now beginning also to become the 
order of the day. This is illustrated by the institution of a 
project inaugurated by several prominent physicians of New 
Jersey, under the lead of Dr. H. L. Coit, for providing the 
public with an article of thoroughly healthy milk.* 
We are pleased to notice in the proposed plan of organi¬ 
zation the important part which is assigned to the veterin¬ 
arian, who, with the chemist and the bacteriologist, is to be 
called upon to act as an expert to decide upon the condition, 
as to health or disease, of the cows which are to furnish the 
fluid which is to be put on the market. 
This recognition of. the veterinarian and the value of his 
function by the medical fraternity in the little State of New 
Jersey, is one which is likely to be soon followed by other 
States. And a valuable addition we are proud to call it, to the 
means of preserving our future national health. New 
Jersey is in some particulars an antiquated little common¬ 
wealth, but this is taking a long step in advance of some of 
her more bulky sisters. 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
TUBERCULIN 
AS A MEANS OF DIAGNOSIS. 
By John Faust, Y.S., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
On April 30th I was called to the farm of John G. to hold a 
post-mortem to ascertain the cause of the death of one of the 
dairy cows. Post-mortem showed general tuberculosis. The 
owner was led to have the post-mortem held by his having a 
suspicion of some contagious disease among his cattle, a large 
number of them not having been doing well for a long time. 
The owner then requested me to examine his herd, which I did. 
The physical examination showed a large percentage affected 
with tuberculosis, and I so stated to the owner, and he in turn 
