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METHODS OF MEAT INSPECTION. 
phylactic inoculation. In one case I succeeded in curing a hog 
which was not yet far advanced in the disease by three successive 
injections of 5 c. c. each. I cannot, however, yet consider my 
observations on this side of the question as complete. It is pos- 
^ sible that by preparing a virus of higher potency than the one 
I employed by me, and perhaps by pursuing the treatment of the 
horses for a longer time, the serum may be improved consider¬ 
ably. As it is, it has very decided advantages over any other 
method of treatment in this dreaded disease ; further observa¬ 
tions will show how far its value goes. 
In concluding this article I must refer back to my remarks on 
the etiology of hog cholera. Our serum will only benefit cases 
infested by the bacillus suipestifer, the hog cholera bacillus 
proper. The diagnosis ought, therefore, be made in every case 
with the utmost care and precaution. 
METHODS OF MEAT INSPECTION. 
By Leonard Pearson, B. S., V. M. D., Veterinary Department, University 
OF Pennsylvania. 
A Paper read before the November Meeting of the Keystone Veterinary Medical As- 
sociation. 
It is not necessary to submit to this audience any argument 
to prove the importance of meat as an article of diet. This is a 
matter that is so thoroughly understood and universally recog¬ 
nized that it may be accepted as axiomatic that meat is not only 
essential as food but that the activity of a people is indicated 
largely by the amount of flesh consumed. In 1890 the British 
Government published a table showing the amount of meat 
used in the different civilized lands. This table supports the 
statement just made. The amounts consumed per capita and 
per annum are as follows : 
Australia, . . . 111.6 kg. 
United States, . 54.4 kg. 
Great Britain, . . 47.6 kg. 
Sweden and Norway, 39.5 kg. 
France, .... 33.6 kg. 
Germany, . . . . 31.6 kg. 
Belgium and Holland, 31.3 kg. 
Austria and Hungary, 29.0 kg. 
Russia,.21.8 kg. 
Spain,..22.2 kg. 
.10.4 kg. 
