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doctor said, "That doesn't amount to much." He took off his coat, 

 put him on the table and turned around and looked down into the face 

 of his own little son! And somehow or other, something seemed to 

 come over him all of a sudden; he seemed to realize that perhaps It 

 did amount to something. But he tried to be brave and carry out the 

 idea that he hadn't made a mistake in the past. He treated the little 

 boy as best he could, but in about a week or ten days the little fellow's 

 arm began to twitch and turn and double up, and he got cramps in 

 his legs and suffered untold tortures, and he died under the care of his 

 own father. And then that father admitted that there is such a thing 

 as hydrophobia, and after that he was Avilling to help stamp out that 

 awful disease. 



I tell you the science of yesterday is becoming the practice of today. 

 And you gentlemen have a right to expect, as I have said before, that 

 our agricultural college shall get together the very best material that 

 is available along agricultural lines, and assist the many other agencies 

 that are engaged in distributing that material, so all may avail them- 

 selves of it. I think of agricultural organizations as having high stan- 

 dards along their own chosen line — ^high standards of living — ^high 

 ideals. And I think of the splendid combination of agricultural organi- 

 zations working hand in hand with agricultural colleges everywhere; 

 and I like to think of the unlimited blessings and benefits that may 

 flow out over our great state when these great forces are working 

 together. 



The President : The next number of the program that Ave Vv'ill call 

 for at this time is Dr. W. B. Niles, who is connected with the 

 veterinary department of the Department of Agriculture of the 

 United States, on this hog cholera proposition. 



HOG CHOLERA TREATMENT. 

 By Dr. W. B. Niles. 



Dr. Niles: I have been so much interested in these papers and dis- 

 cussions that I was rather in hopes the president was going to forget 

 that my name was on the program. 



When your secretary asked me to give you a talk this morning on 

 the subject of hog cholera, I hesitated somewhat, for the reason that 

 so much has been said and written on this topic within the last few 

 years that anything more might be superfluous. However, as there 

 seems to be some disputed questions in connection with the serum 

 treatment for hog cholera, I am glad to be with you this morning. I 

 do not care to take very much of your time; I wish simply to give you 

 a kind of a rambling talk covering a few of the more important points, 

 and then give you some time for asking questions. 



