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farm are free from infectious disease, and this being the case, 
no danger can possibly arise from the unrestricted movement 
of all healthy stock being permitted. No distinction beyond 
what is absolutely demanded by difference of circumstances 
need, therefore, be established between foreign and English 
animals. In both cases let those which are infected or even 
suspected be safely restrained. While we take means to 
prevent contact between home-bred cattle and newly imported 
foreign slock on the legitimate plea of danger, let us con¬ 
sistently put a veto upon the admixture of cattle affected or 
infected with pleuro-pneumonia or foot-and-mouth disease 
with healthy animals in lairs, markets, or on the public roads. 
And to do this effectually the removal of live cattle from 
farms and premises where these diseases exist must be un¬ 
conditionally prohibited, so long as there remains a risk of 
propagating the infection. 
Such an arrangement would do what is demanded—place 
imported and home-bred animals on precisely the same level, 
by according to each the privilege of freedom when they are 
ascertained to be capable of exercising it without injury to 
the sanitary condition of their fellows, and by shutting up 
either or both within secure limits, when they are known to 
be dangerous or when their condition prevents the owner 
giving the necessary guarantee of their exemption from in¬ 
fection. A vast number of circumstances will have to be 
considered in arranging the details of a measure which shall 
embody the principle for which we contend, but the difficul¬ 
ties, so far as we understand them, are not insurmount¬ 
able, and the object sought is of sufficient importance to 
justify the expenditure of time and trouble in view even of 
its possible attainment. 
PROPOSED TESTIMONIAL TO PROEESSOR SHARPEY, F.R.S. 
A PROPOSAL has originated amongst the old pupils of 
Professor Sharpey to present him with some memoriaP^ 
of their personal regard, and of their estimation of his devo¬ 
tion and services as a teacher. 
Two meetings have been held at Sir Wm. Jenner s, and at 
a future meeting the precise form which the memorial 
is to take will be decided upon. 
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