SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
79 
following present at roll call : Drs. Allen, Benner, Collins, Con- 
arc!, Felton, Foelker, George, Goentner, Good, Hart, Harger, Hart¬ 
man, Helmer, Houldsworth, Keely, Knight, Keil, Kooker, 
Larzelere, Lintz, Lusson, McAnulty, McClellan, Michener, Mil¬ 
ler, Moyer, Nicholson, Oyler, Pearson, G. B. Rayner, T. B. 
Rayner, Jas. B. Rayner, John B’ Rayner, Rechtenwalt, Reinhart, 
Rhoads, Ridge, Ross, Schreiner, Senseman, Stanton, Timber- 
man, Turner, Williams, Zuill. 
The President called upon the chairman of Committee on 
Sanitary Science and Police for their report, to which Dr. Conard 
responded, he reporting outbreaks of glanders, tuberculosis, hog 
cholera, the usual influenza, strangles and epizootic abortion, 
which he considers the cause of more loss to dairymen than that 
of tuberculosis. 
Report of committee was received and ordered filed, and the 
committee discharged. 
Report of Committee on Legislation by Dr. Hoskins then fol¬ 
lowed. Report was accepted, upon motion, and ordered filed, 
and committee discharged. 
It was moved by Dr. Kooker, and seconded by Dr. T. B. 
Rayner, that a vote of thanks be tendered Dr. Hoskins for his 
valuable services rendered in the interest of the profession, which 
was carried unanimously by a rising vote. Dr. Hoskins in a few 
well-chosen remarks thankfully accepted the offering. 
The discussion that followed was participated in by Drs. 
Goentner, Conard, Harger, Zuill, Rechtenwalt, Michener, Jobson 
and Hoskins. 
Dr. Hoskins spoke upon the measures adopted for the pre¬ 
vention and spread of abortion by local irrigation through the 
means of overhead tanks filled with bichloride of mercury solu¬ 
tion, also injection of carbolic acid solutions. 
Dr. Goentner had used vaginal injections of antiseptics and 
fumigations, and had not had a recurrence ; he believed in the 
injection of one to two ounces of a 2 per cent, solution of carbolic 
acid; after a second injection he has not had abortion. 
Dr. Conard knew cases where herds have been inoculated by 
the male during coition. 
Dr. Harger favored an injection of a 2 per cent, solution of 
carbolic acid, five injections, one every two weeks. 
Dr. Zuill said that carbolic acid was effectually used in Eng¬ 
land about two years ago. 
Dr. Conard asked whether an abortion by injury could form 
a nucleus for the spread of the disease. His manner of treatment 
