202 
.TAMES LAW 
On April 8 came the announcement that a veterinary expert 
sent by the Canadian Government had pronounced the disease at 
Neosho Falls, Kans., and at Effingham, 111., to be unquestionably 
foot and mouth disease. I at once telegraphed Governor Glick to 
ascertain whether there were any fresh cases which would furnish 
virulent matter for experimental inoculation, and having been as¬ 
sured that fresh cases were appearing as the result of cohabitation 
I started the same night, April 10, for Kansas. I reached Tope¬ 
ka April 13, waited one day for the Governor’s arrival, and hav¬ 
ing received his assurance of all possible facilities for the con¬ 
ducting of the necessary experiments, I went to Neosho Falls, 
where I was met by Dr. Holcombe, now State Veterinarian, and 
Messrs. Hamilton and White, of the Cattle Commission, who ac¬ 
companied me at once to the diseased herds. The state of the 
four affected herds at this time my be shortly described as 
follows: 
State of herds at Neosho Falls. 
Owners. 
Total number 
of cattle in 
original herd. 
N u m b e r at¬ 
tacked up to 
date. 
Number that 
died or had 
been killed. 
Keith’s. 
123 
Nearly all 
36 
15 
Hindman’s. 
96 
30 
Beard’s. 
76 
4 
4 
Prebinow’s.1. 
180 
12—|— 
4 
The following points were noted : 
1st. All cattle that had suffered severely and survived show¬ 
ed the unequivocal lesions of dry gangrene. A number had lost 
not only the hoofs but the terminal bones of the digits which are 
inclosed within the hoofs; others had lost the skin, soft tissues, 
and bones up to the fetlock joint on one or more feet. In one or 
two the separation had taken place or was now being effected 
above the fetlock. In the carcasses of those that had been killed 
the dry gangrene was even more extensive than in the living. 
2d. The cow (Keith’s) which had lost its calf after two days’ 
illness had ten inches of its tail and a portion of its right ear in 
a gangrenous state, and nearly ready to drop off. These I secur¬ 
ed as specimens. 
3. At Keith’s and Beard’s herds of swine had run with the 
