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Mary O. Allen, 719 Cass St.; and Mr. Frederick H. Emnierling, 3007 

 Cedar St., for active membership; the Board of Directors subsequently 

 voted to accept the nominations. 



The subject for discussion was : Mammals as Carriers of 

 Disease. 



Dr. G. J. Kaumheimer read a paper on The Transmission of Bac- 

 terial Diseases of Mammals. Distinguishing- between direct trans- 

 mission and transmission through a medium among humans, and 

 transmission of animal diseases to man, Dr. Kaumheimer enumerated 

 a long series of diseases and their carriers, as far as such are known 

 from the most recent researches. 



Dr. B. G. Washburn read a paper on Plant and Animal Parasites 

 as Agencies in the Transmission of Disease. By means of lantern 

 slides the speaker illustrated the methods and ravages of the King- 

 worm, various Sarcoptcs, T(cnia saginata and others of the Cestodes 

 group, and Trichina spiralis. 



Drs. Kaumheimer, Graenicher, Dernehl and Mr. Burrill discussed 

 topics suggested by the lectures. 



Mr. Ward announced the death of Dr. Whitman of the University 

 of Chicago and moved that a committee be appointed with Dr. Peck- 

 ham as chairman to draft a resolution expressing the sympathy of 

 the members to Mrs. Whitman and convejdng the compliments of the 

 Society to the University of Chicago. Seconded and carried. Presi- 

 dent Barth appointed a committee consisting of Dr. Peckham, chair- 

 man ; Mr. Ward and Dr. Graenicher, members. 



Mr. Ward then presented an inquiry made to him by Dr. Wagner 

 and Dr. Beatty, the secretary of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, 

 Arts and Letters, as to the attitude of the Society toward a meeting 

 of the Academy in Milwaukee. Dr. Graenicher moved that the Secre- 

 tary inform the Acamedy that the Wisconsin Natural History Society 

 would welcome a meeting of the Academy in Milwaukee and would 

 co-operate as heretofore to insure the success of the meeting. 

 Seconded and carried. 



Upon motion the meeting then adjourned. 



Milwaukee, December 29, 1910. 

 Regular meeting of the Society. 

 President Barth in the chair. 8 members present. 

 Minutes of the last meeting read and approved. 



