BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS. 
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'The calves from the reacting cows are removed at once from 
the premises in which they are born, they are given milk of 
healthy cows, or sterilized milk and in that way, it is claimed 
they cannot contract the disease imless they are born with it. 
The cows are retained in these dairies, and continue to give milk 
and produce calves until they develop tuberculosis in a more ad¬ 
vanced form and are destroyed. 
I do not anticipate any system will ever prevail in Maine 
where the milk that is not fit for calves will ever be prescribed 
for human beings. It is proper to state in this connection that 
Dr. Bang, the originator of the Danish system, does not believe 
in the heredity of tuberculosis. 
It is very fortunate that horses seem to possess an immunity 
from tuberculosis, although the bond of union between them and 
mankind is very close and it has become to be a popular fad that 
a “ white horse ” is never present without a “ red-headed girl ” 
is sure to be in sight. While this may be only a coincidence 
and not contagious, I think we will all agree that it is certainly 
red-heditary. 
In bovine tuberculosis, no therapeutics which considers the 
application of remedies as a means of cure, and no surgical in¬ 
terference which is intended to prolong the life of an animal 
affected is either indicated or practiced, but when you gentle¬ 
men have a case of phthisis, you keep your patient above ground 
just as long as possible ; while with a tuberculous cow or bull, 
we get them under ground just as soon as possible; and the bul¬ 
let is the “ official order.” Dr. Wedgewood’s objection to such 
summary disposal of his clients (as I understand him) is that 
my treatment is “too heroic.” I know it has been very re¬ 
cently decided “ that you cannot crucify mankind ” but he has 
other remedies at hand just as effective to put consumptive men 
under proper restraint and keep them from transmitting any 
further predisposition to their descendants. I believe that tuber¬ 
culosis of the genital organs in man is not uncommon and that 
castration is a legitimate operation, and the only radical treat¬ 
ment to be recommended. The impotence following the opera- 
