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stated that the bottles containing it were badly corked, he never suggested that
the fluid was dangerously septic.
23. Dehra Dun, 25th September 1900.—Information was received by letter
from the Superintendent, Dun, that the Manager of the Arcadia Tea Estate,
about six miles from Dehra, had applied to him for inoculation of the cattle on
that estate, and as the work in connection with editing notes on cattle was
completed, I proceeded to Arcadia, where Mr. Foley, the Manager, informed me
that though the cattle were not the property of the estate, their owners were
under an agreement to place them at his disposal whenever he required their
use, and that he felt sure no objection would be raised to inoculation. Accord-
ingly, on the following morning I proceeded to a field, accompanied by
Mr. Foley, where he had ordered that the cattle should be collected, and
having drawn blood from a cow suffering from rinderpest, was prepared to
begin operations. I noticed, however, that on the men being asked to catch
the cattle they made all sorts of absurd excuses and those who were expected
to keep the animals together not only failed to do so but encouraged them to
break away. I pointed out to Mr. Foley that from their manner I suspected
the men objected to inoculation and upon asking some of the headmen if that
was so they stated unanimously that every owner objected. Mr. Foley, how-
ever, feeling sure that they would change their minds, especially if a few more
animals were attacked, asked me to remain a day or two, but although two
fresh cases occurred during the night, owners persisted in their refusal to have
anything done and I returned to Dehra en route to head quarters.
24. Doiwala and Bullawalla, Dehra Dun.—While halting at Dehra,
Colonel Harrison, late Royal Engineers, of the Markham Grant Zemindari, at
Doiwala, called and asked me to visit his place at Doiwala and if conditions
were favourable, to inoculate some cattle among which rinderpest had broken
out. I complied, and found the disease among some cows and young stock at
the home farm. All those which had not shown symptoms, numbering 34,
were inoculated with serum.
Result.—No attacks after inoculation.
25. At the same time one of Colonel Harrison's tenants reported that
rinderpest had just appeared at Bullawalla, an outlying village on the estate,
where there had been three attacks and two deaths. On the following day all
the cattle in the village, numbering 49, were submitted to inoculation. Bullocks,
and cows not in calf, by the simultaneous method: pregnant cows, serum
only.
Results.—One bullock inoculated by the simultaneous method was
attacked 48 hours after inoculation. None of the remainder
showed symptoms.
Remarks.—This was a very good test. The disease had only broken out
three days before inoculation was performed and there had been
three attacks in as many days. Inoculation must, I think, be
credited with having arrested the epidemic in this case. But, as
regards re-action in the case of the cattle submitted to the simul-
taneous method, the charts of those whose temperature was taken
morning and evening for ten days, show that there was no
thermal change.
26. In compliance with instructions contained in your office letter
No. 1268—149-M., dated 10th October 1900, I proceeded to the Bacteriological
Laboratory, Muktesar, to discuss the subject of preventive inoculation with
Dr. Lingard and to study recent developments of the various processes.
27. Soon after my arrival there, I received a report, by telegram, from
the Deputy Commissioner, Simla District, that rinderpest was raging in the
Hill States beyond Simla. I was reluctant to leave Muktesar, where some in-
teresting experiments were in progress, but as the Deputy Commissioner stated
that the epidemic was widespread and asked that arrangements might be made
for a large number of inoculations, and as, moreover, I had no experience of the
disease in Hill cattle, I deemed it advisable to comply with his request, and
having obtained a supply of serum, I started for Simla on the 10th November.
28. On arrival there, Mr. Meredith informed me that the disease was very
severe at Rorhu, in the Bushire State, but he warned me against attempting any
form of inoculating necessitating blood letting, as owners had objected to it
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