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Show DISEASE SPREAD BY ANIMALS Scientists and Physicians Have Pre. pared a Strong Indictment Against the Beasts. Although animals are not affected by the sickness and communicable diseases dis-eases of man, yet, for some unexplain-able unexplain-able reason, the scientists and physicians physi-cians declare that a whole host of ofttlmes fatal ailments of mankind an traceable to the beasts, says Popular Science Monthly. The horse Is blamed for spreading glanders, rabies, lockjaw and other diseases dis-eases of five or more syllables. Do?! and cats are branded as the circulators circula-tors of rubles, parasitic worms of different dif-ferent kinds, fleas and ticks. The cow is the worst offender. Ths list of diseases laid at her barn door is headed with tuberculosis and grow! constantly more blood-curdling, until we wonder why physicians and scientists scien-tists consent to the use of milk, butter and cheese which still lead the dietitians' dieti-tians' list of nutritives. Itnts, squirrels and fleas spread tin bubonic plague. We are prepared to believe that lice and bedbugs, flies and mosquitoes are the rapid transit line! for yellow fever and malaria. We art willing to forego tiie luscious oyster all the year around, If need be, to avoid typhoid fever. |