To the Editor of the Nonmu-Camva Daur Naws. much aggrieved that no imation of the present epi domic among cattle was given by th where duty it is supposed to be to warn public of auch matters, as through ie ance of the oxistonco of the disease I have lost @ valuable and much-prized cow. I sent ti al to the Farm on the 10th mat., and she was twice admitted to the mals without anything said as to the disease then actually raging there. In due course the cow sickened, and not until two day: she was attacked did I loarn—and then by accident—that she had been unwittingly exposed by myself to the contagion of adeadly disease, So hopeless is this com-
the manifestation of the first symptoms.
recently been stiociiog See: cattle on that Tam informed at the Farm they
Had I had any suspicion of this state of things I would as soon have sent my cow to the Farm and Feques ed them to shoot her at once, as to exposed her as I did, Now I have reason to believe the existence of this disease in the neighbourhood was known by those whose duty it in supposed to be to report such matters to the Council, at least a month ago, and the question arises whether it was so reported, and if s0 why the public was not properly i oft. Ifnot reported, why was the ion withheld from the council? Io the published reports made by the Inspector the Council for the last six weeks there has not been one word of allusion to the matter. It is difficult to see where the value of such employes comes in keep to themselves the information acquire in the Council's service. by your article this morning that Mr. Dasilva says he has come to the conclusion that "the disease is in the air." This, though it may be very satisfactory to him, will appear perfectly absurd to anybody at all familiar with modern scientific discoveries. In the case of my own cow, there is not the slightest doubt that she took the discase by being sent to the Farm, and after the proper period of incubation it broke out in her. She had been in my possestion two years and when she came up from Australia ras accompanied by a calf, This disposes of Mr. Dasilva's statement that the disease was confined to calves, and that the milch cows died of sporadic complaints. The disease is not confined to the Farm Tike similar outbreaks it exists in other dairies, and could no doubt be traced to one common source. What guarantee have the public that they have not been using milk from an infected cow, yielded before the disease had caused the drying up of the supply altogether? I think these facts should be known, and will thank you to make such use of them as will be for the of the public.
Your obedient servant,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.