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nvariably drops a peg in the confidence of that client. Let us cite a case in 
>oint: Over in Jersey the State Board of Health, acting under State law, has the 
nanagement of contagious pleuro-pneumonia, and by its perfidy, want of practi- 
al knowledge of the disease, and indiscriminate slaughter of everything that is 
o unfortunate as to be sick, has wrought a reign of terror among the farmers 
nd dairymen of that section. As soon as an animal shows the slightest tendency 
o indisposition, it is at once taken to some secluded place and jealously guarded 
rom all obtruding eyes, fearing lest the Board should hear of it and cause a val- 
lable animal to be destroyed which usually recovers. Over there every sick 
inimal the Board sees or hears of is magnified into contagious pleuro-pneumonia 
nd slaughtered on the assumption that it may be a dangerous case. Being aware 
>f this, the farmer fears to trust any one, and thus veterinary practice among 
lovines is at a minimum in Jersey. Now, Mr. Editor of the Beview, if you will 
how us a single instance where a “ so-called cured case” has seemingly produced 
n outbreak of contagious pleuro-pneumonia, we will undertake to show you a 
nore direct avenue through which the same malady was contracted. Come with 
is for a single day, and we will show you a number of such cases that have 
ningled with otherwise healthy herds for months and years without superinduc- 
ng a single outbreak. This is fact against your theory. 
The breeding interests of our country have suffered greatly from such sensa- 
ionalism, and we propose to do our little toward restoring a lost confidence. 
Yet. Ed. 
I ! 
“ Shades of Hippocrates !” to use our friend’s exclamation.. We 
certainly never intended to wound his feelings, and we re-peruse 
)ur remarks in vain in search of any word or phrase to which 
imbrage can properly be taken. About all that, we believe, need 
>e said in answer is, that on this important question, and of 
course, a universal truth—“ one positive fact can never be upset 
)y millions of others,” if the circumstances in all are alike. With 
nany others, we believe that these “ recovered cases ” are danger- 
ms, and we cannot conceive that the experiments referred to by 
>ur friend have been anything more than a peculiar mode of in¬ 
sulation, and that he ought to be very thankful that his manipu- 
ations were not followed by septic complications, as might have 
sen the case. Our columns are open to any of our readers who 
nay consider the subject of sufficient interest to warrant its fur- 
her discussion. 
Hog Cholera seems to be the disease which at present, next 
o pleuro-pneumonia, principally occupies the attention of veteri- 
lariaus and other investigators. Amongst the latter, none have 
scupied a more prominent position than Dr. Salmon and Prof. 
