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accidents followed, and in 23 these were fatal, especially in young 
subjects. 
In 91 cases carbuncnlous inoculations remained sterile. In de¬ 
ducting the young subjects, the mortality remains about 5 per 
cent. 
EDITORIAL, 
What action will the United States take in relation to conta¬ 
gious diseases of domestic animals, when the uew Administration 
come to power ? 
What will the Legislatures do in those of our States where 
the diseases are prevailing more or less; and, specially in those 
which are infected with pleuro-pneumonia ? 
These questions are of no small importance, and while they 
will be of great influence in those parts of the world where our 
cattle trade is of paramount value, will at the same time be of 
no less vital interest and be anxiously looked for by our people. 
That the United States are not ignorant of the greatness of 
the subject is manifestly evident by the partially successful at¬ 
tempts made two years ago in some of the eastern States, and 
also by the investigations made by the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture at Washington, through its special agent, Mr. C. P. Lyman, 
who has sent his report, and if we are to believe the extracts 
made from it by some newspaper correspondents, is reported to 
have given to understand that pleuro-pneumonia exists in our west¬ 
ern States, as from extracts which we read in those papers he is 
said to have written that, “ we have this dreaded cattle scourge 
established amongst our western herds, that Chicago, Buffalo, 
Albany, Boston and Portland, are diseased centres.” * * * (f) 
The fearful importance of that statement cannot be measured, 
and while we do not believe in the correctness of the idea thus 
advanced by our esteemed friend, a disbelief which in us is not only 
strengthened by all that we have heard and read on the matter in 
t N. Y, Times, Dec. 14,1880. 
