PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 
517 
Headquarters Brooklyn Board of Health, ^ 
Feb. 21, 1879. ) 
In view of the existence of contagious pleuro-pneumonia on 
Long Island and vicinity, the owners of cattle in adjacent coun¬ 
ties are earnestly requested to co-operate with the State authori¬ 
ties in their efforts to stamp out the disease. Attention to the 
following suggestions will greatly facilitate the work of the cattle 
disease staff, and is strongly urged for general adoption : 
First .—Purchase all new cattle from neighbors only whose 
stock is known to be sound. Avoid purchasing from dealers, and 
refuse even Western cattle that have been kept for a day in com¬ 
mon cattle yards or dealers’ stables. 
Second .—In the case of all new purchases, even from neigh¬ 
bors, when the stock has passed over a public highway, place 
such animals in a separate building at a distance from the home 
herd, and keep them thus secluded for one month after purchase. 
Third .—Should any such quarantined animals become sick, 
report the same at once to General Patrick, Board of Health, 
Brooklyn, together with the place they were brought from, the 
name of the former owner and the mode of conveyance. 
Fourth .—Notify General Patrick at once of all suspicious 
cases occurring among cattle, even independently of the purchase 
of new stock. 
Fifth .—Exclude all cattle dealers, butchers and visitors, under 
all circumstances, from yards and buildings in which store cat¬ 
tle are kept. 
In view of the importance of the speedy extinction of the dis¬ 
ease, the hearty co-operation of the owners of cattle is confident¬ 
ly expected. 
A CARD IN REFERENCE TO THE CATTLE DISEASE AT BLISSVILLE. 
Gaff, Fleischman A Co., 
Gentlemen. —In accordance with your instructions to visit on 
behalf of the owners of the cows in the distillery stables at Bliss- 
ville, with full powers to add to our number, and to exercise dis¬ 
cretionary powers as to the killing of any animal which might be 
suspected of being affected by contagious pleuro-pneumonia; we 
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