The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-02

sions. Every up-to-date text and refer
enre book urges the necessity OF meat
and especially dairy inspection. b-l
there are still some people "uo 90 my
believe 10 TO be contagious disease an"
OF course they have right 10 tltl oplH-
ions. but they certainly cannot assert
with any sound reason that milk from
uberculous COWS is iit FOR human food,
as DO is beyond any question pioA"D1
OF am animal affected with iOathsOme
disease. and being "a part or "a diseased
animal DO is cCnclusire.y impure, ana
should not ne used as 1000.
IL is. OF course. admitted that the Guy
cannot make AN ordnance l-dt tO"I"
force any dairyman located in Tie county
10 uIOw bis COWS 90 Dee tested D.t lNe GU,
can make an ordinance thai "lA prevent
any man selling milk within the CRY
limits who refuses TO allow MS Cow
TO Doe tested. or who refuses 10 comply
with any rule or regulation OF the bodid
Oi Health.
HE tests made so far. as well as facts
obtained in private practice. prove conc4i-
siveiy that the percentage or ilneiculola
COWS in This vicinity is exceedingly hish.
and 10 naturally follows that many COWS
now producing milk for consumers 90 TINS
city must bee excluded from as, but the
public need nave 30 fear that there are
not others To- take their place. promi-
nent c4ttle-nrOker told me yesterday thdt
if au the dairy COWS boz this vicinity were
destroyed. he could hll their places ia
twenty days.
There is no use in people saying what
they VIII do or what they viii not do,
The law of Virginia 200 regard TO conta-
giols diseases Of animals is very plain,
and n enforced. ass 10 viii Dee. people must
DO what tne law says they shall DO or
suffer the consequences.
The law says that tuberculosis Is a high
ly contagious and Infectious disease. ANA
cal M
drive. SELL trade. or give away any ami
NAL affected with O. contagious or ln-
fictitious disease. or amy animal which
has been exposed 10 such Infection or
cOntagion. and The penalty FOR disobey-
ing This JAYS is not less than one hundred
dollars. nor more than five hundred doll
lars and the law further says that
any person who owns or Us in possession
of live stock which g. reported 90 Dee az
fcctel with any infectious or contagious
disease. who shall refuse 90 allow AN eN-
animation of such stock. or who shall
hinder or Obstruct properly authorized
persons 10 tile examination. shall Dee fined
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than I've hundred dollars.
Tile law requires tlat any owner or
person JOB charge shall report the exist
cuce of Infectious or contagious diseases.
and further. the law says. WHO di,cov-
crs. suspects. or has reason % believe
are arected with any Infectious or con-
tagtiOus disease. shall report immedl-
alely'
We are not required 90 walk I'LL the own
fr ls willing to have bis herd tested. the
Jaw 0i this State does nor intend us 10
wait till a. contagious disease Als spread
and committed great havoc. but f0rtu-
nafcly we can proceed ou suspicion.
threats OF damage suits o. The contra
rv Notwithstanding
Unfortunately This good law does not
extend IT'S protection 10 the human be-
ing. but We must NOW begin where it
leaves OF. and make % law which Will
Doe "a guarantee tnat we are gctt.u. milk
and meat from healthy animals. and this
must be done hy ,hc city. as the state
cannot provide for inspection iu the cities
Interstate Commerce law demands thar
AN animals slaughtered ia the large abat-
toirs shah hc properly inspected iy ye-
l.. S. Agricultural Department and con-
seQuenuy no meat can Dee shipped from
those abattOirs into another State with
out inspection, but meat sold in the
State where the abattOir is located does
not come under tho regulations OF the
Interstate Commerce Law. All West
ern meats we get here bear the gov
crnmcnt inspectors tags. and require 10
further inspection.
In conclusion. / desire 10 reiterate thar
the small quantity of tuberculin inject
ed into q COW FREQ from tuberculosis
does not harm the COW. and does not
harm her milk. and positively has no ef-
feet on the persons who drink her milk.
W. H. HARBAUGH. V. ;.