HOUSE AND GARDEN 
410 
December, 1911 
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mg it lighted them. There is absolutely 
no waste in the gas. It is not lighted until 
the minute the water is needed; it is ex¬ 
tinguished the minute enough has been 
drawn. There is, of course, a tiny pilot 
light which burns all the time, in waiting 
for the signal from some faucet to light 
the large burners; but this pilot does not 
burn more than ten cents worth of gas a 
month. For sixty gallons of scalding hot 
water a day, the cost, including the pilot 
light, is about three dollars a month. This 
will supply the average small household 
with all the hot water necessary. When 
one takes into consideration that to sup¬ 
ply sixty gallons of hot water a day with 
coal as fuel, would cost a considerably 
greater sum per month plus the labor, 
the inevitable dust and dirt, and the 
added kitchen heat, one can readily see 
the advantage from an economical side as 
well as from that of comfort. 
K. N. B. 
The Investigations of the Agricul¬ 
tural Department 
A S scientific farming advances we find 
further assistance from the Agri¬ 
cultural Department. The experimenta¬ 
tion carried on in investigating the spread 
of contagious diseases affecting farm 
stock is of the greatest value at a time 
when the subject is not completely under¬ 
stood. For instance, a recent farmer’s 
bulletin (473) contains an important and 
most comprehensive statement of facts on 
bovine tuberculosis. The bulletin deals 
with the history, nature, symptoms of the 
disease; how it spreads, how a herd is in¬ 
fected, the tuberculin test, and its preven¬ 
tion and suppression. 
“Tuberculosis,” the bulletin states, “is 
a widespread disease affecting animals 
and also man. Human beings and cattle 
are its chief victims, but there is no kind 
of animal that will not take it. Hogs and 
chickens are quite often affected; horses, 
sheep, and goats being affected but sel¬ 
dom, however. 
The disease is contagious. It spreads 
from cow to cow in a herd until most of 
them are affected. It is slow in develop¬ 
ing and may not become noticeable for 
months or even years. The tuberculin 
test, which cannot do harm to the healthy 
cow r , reveals the germ in a few hours, and 
always proves successful when in the 
hands of an experienced veterinarian.” 
“The disease is common among hogs,' 
the bulletin goes on. “The public abat¬ 
toirs report that a serious percentage of 
bogs inspected is found to be tuberculous. 
The losses among cattle and hogs are 
enormous, amounting to millions of dol¬ 
lars annually.” 
Turning to the infection of human be¬ 
ings with the tuberculosis germ through 
cattle, the bulletin says : “Milk is the staple 
food of infants and young children and is 
usually taken in the raw state. If this 
milk is taken from a tuberculous cow- it 
