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EDITORIAL. 
There is much wisdom in thus restricting traffic from these 
infected districts. The “ Treasury Cattle Commission'’ have 
reported the States west of the Alleghanies free from this disease, 
and it is earnestly to be hoped that each State will follow the 
example of Illinois, and by this means confine the scourge to the 
already infected districts. 
From present appearances this is the most that can be done. 
We have never considered the present means and plans sufficient 
to eradicate contagions pleuro-pneumonia from our States. More 
stringent measures must be adopted before the result can be had. 
What is being done in any of the States can, at most, but hold 
the disease in check. 
As proof of this we need only refer to Pennsylvania : A short 
time ago this State was considered to be almost, if not entirely } 
free from the lung-plague. From the report of Dr. Gadsden and 
others, however, it appears that in reality a clear bill of health for 
Pennsylvania is as far off as ever. The passage of cattle from 
Baltimore into this State has infected new districts, and thus it 
will ever continue to be until the country sees the necessity of 
absolute quarantine and more stringent measures. The authorities 
in charge in the different States are probably doing ail in their 
power—the very best they can—but how much longer must we 
witness their failure before the Government will appreciate the 
fact and act upon it that restriction is not extermination f 
One does not need to be very much of a prophet to predict for 
pleuro-pneumonia in the United States, a speedy and effectual 
eradication if properly managed ; or, if dealt with by present 
methods, a sure and permanent home upon our soil. 
On account of the crowding of material in this number of 
The Review, several interesting communications received for 
publication have to be postponed to our next issue. 
