Word: anthrax
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...continent lay between them and their clover-clad African home; not enough that they had been rolled and tossed in a creaking steel ark over thousands of watery miles. But now they were suspicious characters. They had been sequestered until Government veterinarians could be sure they did not harbor anthrax bacteria. Nearby were 15 African antelopes and four African wart hogs, similarly sequestered, suspect...
...successfully combatted cattle anthrax and chicken cholera by vaccination...
...State Department now has a splendid as well as indignant reply to those who charge it with coldness toward the League of Nations. It has just agreed to co-operate with the League in trying to prevent the spread of anthrax. Previously it had announced its willingness to join in ending the smuggling of opium. Also, in the matter of the international white-slave traffic, our, Government is ready to help out the League. Of course, this benevolent attitude has to be carefully guarded. The State Department severely points out that its share in the good work is purely "unofficial...
...against narcotics. We can't lift a hand to prevent Armenians and Greeks from being massacred, but we can throw ourselves into the struggle to save cattle. When the churches and philanthropists find fault with the Administration, its answer is ready and complete. Only see what we are doing--anthrax and opium! The New York Times...