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CORRESPONDENCE. 
die for the simple reason that we are unable to treat them 
because of not being able to have corrals, instruments, drugs, etc.; 
that is one reason that an efficient veterinary department with 
a young experienced business man at its head would be of 
benefit to the public service. When one considers that each 
animal on these islands costs the government six hundred or 
more dollars to land here, the actual loss from death of animals 
is appalling, and this loss could in a great measure be pre¬ 
vented by allowing the veterinarian privileges equal to the 
medical man in the United States army. 
Respectfully yours, Coleman Nockolds. 
AS TO TUBERCULAR LESIONS OF THE INTESTINES. 
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 1 6, 1902. 
Editors American Veterinary Review ; 
Dear Sirs :—Prof. Koch has said, I believe, that if the tuber¬ 
cle bacillus enters the body with the food and infects it we 
should find the primary lesions in the intestines. 
I think it is admitted by all that tuberculosis in hogs is a 
u feeding tuberculosis,” generally, why, then should we not 
find the primary lesions in the intestines in hogs, and do we ? 
From my experience with the disease in hogs I would say 
that I usually find the lesions in the portal gland, liver, spleen, 
mesenteric glands, under the pleura and in the submaxillary 
lymphatic glands, sometimes in the mediastinal glands and 
lungs, but , very seldom have I examined the intestines. 
It was my good fortune one day to condemn twenty-five hogs 
for tuberculosis out of three hundred and fourteen killed. 
While waiting for the men to run the carcasses to the detention 
room I thought I would examine the viscera again and with my 
knife opened the small intestines throughout, the caecum and 
about one foot of the large intestine, in five cases, washed them 
out well and examined thoroughly, but found no tubercular 
lesions in the mucous, serous or muscular coats. I wish now 
that I had examined all of those cases. 
What I wish to suggest is that all inspectors throughout 
the country examine the intestines in all cases of tuberculosis 
in hogs and report their results through the pages of the Re¬ 
view. It will only take a few minutes and even if they are 
killing six hundred or more an hour it can be done when there 
are two inspectors on the u gutter’s bench.” 
Chas. H. Canfield, D. V. M., 
U. S. Inspector , B. A. /. 
