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persons living outdoors; they are day by day being healed of 

 tuberculosis under these conditions. It is possible in the early 

 stages for a cure to be effected so far as the running of the dis- 

 ease is concerned. If the person would lead the right kind of a 

 life the chances are he will not die of tuberculosis. I know 

 scores of people who are apparently well men, just as healthy 

 as I am. 



Member : Can we cure it in the cow ? 



Prof. Russell: No; the cow is so much more susceptible 

 than the human. You take a human and a bovine strain un- 

 checked, thus in mice, calves or monkeys, and you will find in 

 every case the bovine strain will produce a much worse type 

 than the human. 



Member : Will the application of the tuberculin test cause 

 any ill effects on a healthy animal? And by drinking the milk 

 of a healthy animal where the tuberculin test has been applied 

 will it cause any ill effects upon the person drinking that milk ? 



Prof. Russell : Absolutely none at all. 



Member : What is the best time of the year to make the 

 test? 



Prof. Russell : In the winter or the cool months of the 

 year. Why? Because the conditions are better in the cool 

 months than in the summer and because during those months 

 those animals are in the barn most of the day. In the winter 

 the animals are under normal conditions. When the animals are 

 used to the grass they are nervous or excited, therefore the great 

 bulk of our testing is done between October and May. 



President : I do not know how we can thank Professor 

 Russell for this most interesting talk. I see in the faces about 

 me that we have enjoyed this very much. 



We have some business that we must take up. 



At this point I would like the Chairman of the Resolution 

 Committee to come up here and give us his report. 



