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disease. Slaughtering was immediately had recourse to, but 
so rapidly did the malady progress that by 4 pan. of the 
same day, when we arrived at the dock, no less than ten out of 
those still awaiting slaughter were found to be affected with the 
disease. The local authority was promptly communicated 
with; the dock-house surrounded by the police, and every 
means adopted by disinfection and otherwise to prevent in¬ 
fecting material leaving the place. As quickly also as 
arrangements could be made, the whole of the remaining 
animals were killed, one of the diseased having died in the 
interim, and their carcases, with the “ dressed bodies of 
beef,” skins, and offal of every kind, put into a lighter, and 
sent by water to a proper burial place, which could be thus 
reached without any of the remains having to be carried on 
the land. The rapid progress of the disease in this instance, 
together with the cattle being all of German breed, were con¬ 
vincing proofs that the cattle plague, which had been conveyed 
from Russia to Hamburg, had gained a footing in Holstein. 
The Newcastle case was similar to the Hartlepool in so far 
as the cattle being all of the German breed, and imported 
from Hamburg. They numbered 108, and were landed from 
the Brigadier on the morning of July 29th. At that time 
they all appeared perfectly healthy, and the inspector had no 
suspicion of any disease until he saw the animals a few hours 
after landing. One animal now appeared slightly indisposed, 
sickening, in fact, for disease, but of what kind could not yet 
be satisfactorily ascertained. Acting on the impression that 
the disease might prove to be cattle plague, the inspector had 
the animal at once isolated, and all the others put in charge 
of the police. Within a few hours the existence of cattle 
plague was fully established; the animal was therefore at 
once killed, and the carcase destroyed, and everything round 
and about the place thoroughly cleansed and disinfected. The 
slaughter of all the others was also immediately commenced, 
and completed as rapidly as possible; every means being 
adopted with reference to the disposal of the skins and offal 
which could give security against the diffusion of cattle plague 
infection. 
Advantage has been taken of the reintroduction of cattle 
plague to test the alleged conveyance of the disease to 
animals by their partaking of water containing the materies 
morbi of the malady. Some exudation matter and viscid 
mucus were removed from the fauces of a diseased German 
cow and mixed with a pail of water, which was then given to 
a yearling heifer to drink. She refused to swallow more than 
a draught or two; but being kept from water for two succes- 
