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a factory of chemical products. They might then be at once 
transported in the recipients of those establishments. 
Several kinds of furnace have been invented for that purpose 
—but we must acknowledge that satisfactory apparatuses to meet 
the demand are yet to be found, and in consequence one must 
be satisfied with the burying , the method now in use, and which 
we would recommend with the following conditions : 
1st. The depth of the fossae ought to be three meters, and in 
all cases one metre beyond the layer of humus, so that the ca¬ 
daver should rest on a soil little or not at all frequented by 
earth-worms. 
2d. The cadavers should be covered with lime, salt, or other 
substance capable of destroying or dispersing the worms ; then 
spread over the first layer of ground a thick coat of lime, mixed 
with ashes, gravel and cinders, so as to form a kind of bed which 
would isolate the cadaver and prevent the return to the surface of 
the ground of the carbunculous germs or of the lumbricoids 
carrying them. 
3d. Pack earth over this bed in sufficient quantity to leave 
the whole, when filled, higher than the level of the ground—as 
an indication of the burying having taken place there. 
4th. Forbid, under severe punishment, the opening of such 
places afterwards for at least six years. 
5th. If, as is desirable, the towns of carbunculous districts 
were to establish a special spot for such burying, this ground is 
not to be cultivated. The grass growing over it could not be 
utilized; it should be burned every year on the land. This spot 
ought to be protected by fences, and cattle not allowed to come 
in it. A sign board should indicate its use. 
Cadavers ought to be transported to the burying-ground in 
vehicles with tight bottoms. Dragging them over the bare ground 
exposes the whole trail over which they pass to contamination. 
The bedding, as well as the stercorations, droppings or other 
dejections, ought to be burned, as well as the floor or ground of 
the stable. Burning of dry branches of trees answers the purpose. 
Desinfection .—This must be applied to the localities occupied 
or frequented by diseased animals, as well as for any other ob¬ 
jects likely to be contaminated. If the locality allows, without 
