EFFICIENCY OF THE TUBERCULIN TEST. 
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tors as with the writer, to be told of some veterinarian (self- 
styled, or otherwise) going about testing herds by many different 
methods, some of which are veritable revelations. One must 
blush with shame at the many unscrupulous methods practiced 
by some, with no other purpose in view but to increase their 
earnings. Nor do I have to confine myself in my assertions to 
the self-styled veterinarians, -but can remain within the ranks 
of the graduate. I do not hesitate to say that tuberculin tests (?) 
are made by those who have never seen a drop of tuberculin. 
It is no uncommon thing to hear of herds having been tested (?) 
by one visit of the veterinarian, by looking over the herd (or 
fence) and passing judgment, or taking the pulse and respira¬ 
tions and possibly the temperature, and pronouncing them 
tuberculous or not tuberculous. Not long since I was told by 
a reputable dairyman of one of the leading dairy districts in the 
State of Ohio, of the test (?) of his herd by the municipal dairy 
inspector—a graduate of one of our very reputable veterinary 
colleges, a man who, no doubt, was placed in that position by 
virtue of his professional calling. He visited the dairy, recorded 
the pulse and respirations on the side of the barn in the rear of 
each animal, drenched them with tuberculin (?) and in a few 
hours the pulse and temperatures were again recorded and judg¬ 
ment passed upon the herd. The dairy inspector was given the 
tuberculous (?) cows (two in number) as he wished them for ex¬ 
perimental purposes. Several weeks after, it was learned that 
he had sold them to another dairyman. Of course, after such a 
profitable experiment, the cows were allowed to be milked by 
their new owner and the milk sold as befoie. This dairyman 
really believed that his herd had received a thorough tuberculin 
test until I informed him to the contrary. 
Again, cattle are tested and pronounced non-tuberculous 
and upon being shipped to neighboring states, or another 
country, are retained at quarantine, or being tested and pro¬ 
nounced tuberculous arrive at quarantine and pass into a state 
or country which strictly forbids the entrance within its bound¬ 
ary of tuberculous animals. 
