THE BERLIN CATTLE MARKET. 
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been observed in the horse, and as an inevitable result of domes¬ 
tication, we may expect that the list of these disorders will yet be 
greatly increased. Few veterinarians, up to the present time, 
seem to have had the inclination or opportunity to fully investi¬ 
gate the nature of cerebro-spinal meningitis; to the lack of suffi¬ 
cient data is due the meagreness of my paper, which I now draw 
to a close. 
THE BERLIN CATTLE MARKET, 
By R. S. Huidekoper, M.D., V.S. 
“ Splenic fever, black leg and red water; these are all due to 
the primary cause of indigestion and malnutrition, sometimes 
from poor, dry and scanty food, and at other times from over¬ 
feeding in moist places where the herbage is young and succu¬ 
lent.’ 5 
These few lines, copied from the New York Times , were the 
first tldng I saw on opening the Pittsburgh Stockman , just re¬ 
ceived from America, when I came in from a day passed in ex¬ 
amining the cattle market and slaughter houses of Berlin (Ger¬ 
many). 
The contrast was so great between the almost criminal care¬ 
lessness of the authorities, who allow such a belief to be prevalent 
in a country, and the complete precautions (to American eyes 
almost excessive) which are here in force for guarding against 
the “ splenic fever ” and other contagious diseases (dangerous alike 
to animals and to man), that I believe an account of the Berlin 
“ vieli markt ” may be of value. 
The cattle market and slaughter houses form a small town by 
themselves in the suburbs of Berlin, and are under the direct 
supervision of the government. 
It is the centre not only for the supply of Berlin, but from 
here large quantities of animals and of dressed meat are sent to 
the other German cities and to Brussels and Paris. 
The market days are held twice a week, and an average of 
over 4,000 cattle, 8,000 sheep and a greater number of hogs arc 
handled at each sale. 
