CONTAGIOUS PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 
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id considerable experience with the plague, I would say stamp 
out , kill arid cremate every diseased animal, every animal that 
is been in contact with deceased animals, burn every building, 
ery fence, bag, blanket, bucket, shovel, fork, broom, brush, 
en’s or women’s clothing, hay, straw, manure—leave no vestige 
: it to exist. Railroad cars must be regularly scraped, washed, 
id lime washed and disinfected after every shipment from sus- 
3cted districts. 
Urge on the government to make inoculation illegal—to pro¬ 
bit importation from any country where it is practiced, for rest 
ssured, to this damnable practice is attributable in great measure 
le continuance and repeated outbreaks of the disease in those 
mntries where it is permitted. Shame, I say, on any member of 
le profession who would recommend it on this continent. Let 
ie assure you that if the plague were stamped out to-morrow, 
robably at a cost of millions, import and distribute but a few 
recovered ” or inoculated cattle, and in a very few months mil- 
ons more would be wanted. 
Let any sensible man examine the carnified lung of pleuro- 
neumonia, and ask himself the question, can that lung ever be- 
)me sound again ? It cannot, he must reply. Then must not 
aat diseased portion of lung not contain, temporarily encysted 
; may be, millions of the disease germs, which not only may, but 
dll, be coughed up sooner or later, sowing the seeds of an ocult 
utbreak, which fails to be traced to contagion, as no animal 
nown to be diseased was introduced to the herd. Members of 
le profession, don’t fail in your duty in this respect, warn the 
attle owners and authorities in no uncertain language of the de- 
lsion and danger of such a practice. 
The subject of compensation is an important one, yet one 
bout which there cannot be two opinions. Unless it is liberal a 
ifficnlty arises in getting owners to report the disease in their 
erds. The compensation in my opinion should be as near as 
ossible to the value of the animal. Where it is not the tempta- 
ion to conceal the disease, and quietly sell out those which have 
•een in contact, is very great. 
The difficulties to be overcome in dealing with this plague are 
