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r us to accept and put in practice the vaccination which is now 
cognized all over the world as the proper treatment ? We can 
low one animal out of a herd to die with anthrax fevei, black 
g, or glossanthrax, but we ought not to allow the recurrence of 
e same when we have at our disposal the vaccine of Chauveau 
id Cornevin, without saying anything of that of Pasteur’s, 
his vaccination is not a thing of which the people of this country 
•e ignorant, nor do they seem to object to it. On the contrary, 
communication from Illinois states that u many farmers and 
mchmen are vaccinating their calves against black leg, though 
ie vaccine matter is rather peculiar, being made of sulphur, 
ssafoetida and turpentine, which is placed under the skin, 
his attempt with the inquiry made, “Is there anything better 
rat can be used ? ” shows that the introduction of vaccination 
gainst anthrax could readily be made in districts infected with 
lat disease. 
j': Glanders.— It is unnecessary to say that glanders exists through- 
ut the country or that all the agricultural papers have weekly or 
monthly reports of the outbreaks. Here it is one that has been 
llowed to spread “ in spite of the efforts of the health authorities, 
rhile in another State it is the report that a “ glandeied lioise 
as been abandoned on the road and been allowed to communicate 
iis disease until he has succumbed to it.” 
Mr. President, our Association, it seems to me, has a duty to 
lerform in connection with the existence of this disease. How is 
t to be discharged? What is the true nature of this duty I am 
carcely prepared to say. It ought to be defined, discussed and 
lecided by us and the conclusion arrived at brought to the atten- 
ion of the proper authorities. There are, I believe, in connec- 
ion with this disease, two important facts which might form the 
)asis of our inquiries. The first is the importance of a proper 
leclaration , a measure which we all certainly appreciate and ap¬ 
prove, but which again is often ignored. The second is the defi- 
! iency which exists in the law concerning glanders in some of the 
States. While Illinois is provided with well regulated and we 
oelieve well enforced laws, Connecticut has none. Wliile in the 
former the recognition of the disease by one veterinarian (ap- 
