Evening bulletin., 1910-09-15

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the disease. The one in which no
LESSONS were found had in the mean
time been inadvertently buried. the
carcass being mistaken for that of
another animal, but II is safe to pre-
sumo that LESSONS would have been
found In case careful postmortem
had been made.
"As stated in letter appended to
this report, II is Mr.. lsenberg's de-
sire that all reacting animals be dis
posed of with as little delay as pos
sible, and regardless of cost, and,
further. that no milk be sold or 9th d.
erwise disposed OF from any OF the
reacting animals. IL is, however,
left to the discretion of the manager
as TO how these animals are to be
disposed of with the exception OF the
bulls, which Mr. Isenberg insisted
on should be shot.
The absolute destruction of near
ly 800 head of aniamls without real.
izing anything from the carcass ex-
cept the hide would entail loss
of several thousand dollars. and the
subject Of how these animals could
be most economically disposed OF
was therefore given full considera-
tion In various meetings and confer
ences between the members of the
committee ON animal industry, the
manager of the Waialae ranch, and
Mr.. lsenbergs representative here,
Mr.. Alexander McBryde. The ulti-
mate result of these conferences led
to the acceptance by Mr.. Bailey Of
an offer from Mr.. Charles Bellina to
take on his hands all such reacting
animals which under no circum-
stances are to be retained, they
either being too, old or too poor to
warrant further use even as breed
ing animals, Mr.. Bellina to destroy
them under the supervision OF this
board and to utilize the carcasses
when rendered innocuous by boiling
for feed for his pigs and chickens.
The better class of reactors were to
be kept by Mr.. Bellina in an iso-
lated pasture in the nelghborhood OF
Kahana, on this island, their fur
ther disposition to be decided on
later.
IAN animals which have been
turned over to Mr.. Bellina, that is
sixty-flve head up to the present
date, with about thirty-five more to
be turned over to him during II
week. have been plainly branded
with the official IT r. brand. and
Mr. Bellina has pledged himself to
act In good faith and to dispose OF
none of these animals without the
knowledge and consent of this board.
Mr.. Bellina has further been permit
ted to obtain from those dairy own
ers who have reacting animals on
their premises all such animals that
they With to get rid OF in order that
the, lly obtain clean bill of
health and permit to sell milk.
These animals are likewise to be
kept Is lated and strict account
ut of their numbers and the own
ership OF each individual animal so
that compensation may be given the
owners when the animals are finally
disposed of. The point of this move
ment Is to gather as many OF the
reacting animals in one place as pos
sible. and to assist those dairy own
ers who are anxious to have n clean
dairy to get the tuberculous animals
on their premises without sacriflc-
ing them completely.
ION August 23 to "a the dairy
herd belonging to Mrs. Davis, at Wa
hiawa. was tested by DR.. Edwards,
veterinarian to the Fifth U. s. Cav
airy, with tuberculin furnished by
this Office. His report on the same
has been accepted AZ satisfactory.
None OF Mrs. Davis animals reacted
to the test.
ION September | and two cows
were tested for Harold Dillingham;,
both of which reacted and were
branded. On September and 10
seven cows and one bull were tested
for Mr. "A. NJ. Brown, of which num-
ber one COW reacted and was brand
ed, while six cows and one bull were
ear tagged as sound.
Although no definite policy has
30 far been decided upon by the
Board of Supervisors of the City and
County OF Honolulu In regard to the
enforcement Of the so-called milk or
I dinance. II must nevertheless be said
that the tuberculosis situation has
become an easier solution with each
reactlng animal that is disposed OF
and that public sentiment regarding
this subject and which was unduly
exercised some time ago. is gradually
subsiding to Its normal level.
"The unequiyocal position taken
| by Mr.. Isenberg in forbidding the