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Bureau of Animal Industry, and is now allowed under sped 
excellent rules, which still, however, have a slight odor of th 
former dislike of this official to that measure. It is important t 
know, however, that the work, as carried out at present, consist 
only in killing the diseased animals. It is not necessary for u 
to say how we regret that half-way measure, and our fears that thi 
attempt will not be even as successful as that of General Patrick’ 
commission. But that is the law! ! ! 
If contagious pleuro-pneumonia is attracting, as it indeed de 
serves, the attention of our official veterinarians, we must no 
ignore. the fact that there is another disease amongst our catth 
which is prevailing also quite extensively, but to what extent I 
yet unknown. I refer to tuberculosis. It is reported from al 
most every State, and is a great deal more serious and dangerous 
an affection than pleuro-pneumonia, at least from some points ol 
view, and on that account we cannot very well afford to ignore 
its presence in our herds. 
The experience of the outbreaks in Maine some time ago, in 
New I ork recently, and in New Jersey and elsewhere, which were 
brought under the keen observation of our friends Bailey, Coates, 
Michener and others, and which have proved so costly to the 
owners of the diseased animals, may be but the forerunners of 
others more serious, which might by their extent endanger con¬ 
siderably several branches of our dairy trade. It is a cause of 
great regret that through the organization of this Association as it 
is, more information of the existence of tuberculosis has not been 
obtained for this occasion. 
Anthrax in its various forms, idiopathic and symptomatic, has 
again, as it generally does, made its appearance in various States, 
and for the last few months reports of isolated outbreaks are 
coming to us from Arkansas to New York. Indeed, there is in¬ 
formation from the former that the disease “is decimating herds 
rapidly, and that it is extensively spreading.” 
Is it not time once for all for veterinarians on this side of the 
water to make up their minds to apply to these forms of disease 
that form of treatment that is the only proper one in all conta¬ 
gious diseases, and that is prophylactic treatment ? Is it pot time 
