ide; later cor d faeces. The this dangerous to report abo demic in many portions of the world so in such portions of Europe as F Germany. The disease has made its tions of the United States, but in th in its occurrence, although in certai of Mississippi and Delaware, the co disease practically shows that it has demic. During the past season there has break of this disease in this state, a seldom met with in this commonwe advisable to record the conditions sur During July and August, 1899, an the stock on several farms on the Bla Taylor county, Wis. The matter w time and it was not until November Health Officer of the town, Dr. Euge of tissue from a horse that had jus man who had previously lost some sto Y OF OUTBREAK. f Dr. Eugene Le Sage of Medford, tbreak of the preceding summer has h the further data collected by the the region, is herewith presented to ution of the disease. to the banks of the Black River beAlthough several small tributaries the trouble has not appeared as yet out 10 miles down stream, farmers us to the river have lost in all this tock (horses and cattle). The losses ted, occurring on at least fourteen ranging from one to four animals. past season are indicated on the reb. When one considers in addition ace of the disease that the outbreak M (L2. FOUR place much reli Mood poisoning) 29 was anthrax. Inquiry among s Sage of Medi eding summer ewith presented se. he Black River al small tributari not appeared as to place much reliance, one other wn stream, farm have lost in all cattle). The on at least four one to four anim indicated on the considers in addi ase that the out Inquiry among stock owners sh As the discase c me from some p stablished in any c eally certain, in the case, that the i les. But from w f the tannery mai Cannery contains in addition to the soak vats, more or less solid mate, hide, etc. These are discharged ough provision is made by screenarticles, some of this coarse refuse inds its way down stream. river is high and the low meadow or less of this material is floated t, there to remain as the stream and flesh are reported as having ne meadow grass. -SE GERM TO HIDES, ETC. curs most commonly in cattle and sticated animals are by no means blood affection and every drop of ains the living organisms that are nselves if placed under favorable m in the living animal is in the capable of long retaining its vital hides treated came the disease is thoro Europe, and to a les America, and that u rigin frequently ca During the same the tannery operativ any and operated at aratively unsettled there stock became res acquired the d was found subsequ atic origin were addition to less solid mate e are discharge made by scree stream. In the ES, ETC. only in cattle are by no mea and every drop a organisms that d under favor animal is in retaining its g come from some pre-existing cause, established in any contiguous portion tically certain, in view of all the c the case, that the infection was spro hides. But from whence came these of the tannery manager elicited the hides treated came from China. It the disease is thoroughly established Europe, and to a lesser extent in Af America, and that under commercial origin frequently cause outbreaks of tanneries. During the same summer anthra the tannery operatives in a tannery pany and operated at Mellen, Ashlan paratively unsettled and hence there where stock became infected, but a atives acquired the disease, and in s It was found subsequently that in th Asiatic origin were used, and that |