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plains the disease is not looked upon with that degree of horror 
as in the east. 
Professor Law, speaking a second time, cited a case of 
glanders in New York City, which was treated, making a com¬ 
plete recovery, a similar case at Ithaca, and numerous cases in 
Wyoming. 
Dr. Joseph Hughes, of Chicago, contends that glanders 
should not be treated, but all animals affected destroyed. 
Dr. John \\ende, of Buffalo, cites a case in which he saw 
three colts which had glanders ; all made a complete recovery. 
Dr. W. H. Pendry, of Brooklyn, believes veterinarians should 
not advocate the treatment of glanders. 
Dr. Wilson Huff, of Rome, asked to hear from Dr. Peters, of 
Nebraska, who believes glanders is curable on the plains, but 
that treatment should not be attempted in cities, as the disease 
is best treated in open air on pasture. 
Dr* J°hn A. Bell, of Jefferson County, read a very interest¬ 
ing report of his county, showing that Watertown has a live 
Board of Health, and the members of the Society felt that the 
local Board of Health should be complimented for having as its 
sanitary officer so efficient a member as Dr. Bell. 
The discussion was taken part in by Drs. Berns, R. R Bell 
Crowforth, Corvie, W r . R. Williams and Huff. 
The report of New York County by Dr. Arthur O’Shea is 
as follows : 
c As County Secretary, I beg leave to submit the following report from New York 
etermary education has taken a decided step in our colleges in this city by an increase 
in the state requirements, it now being necessary for a student to pass the State Board of 
\egems veterinary preliminary examination, and before receiving a certificate must wain 
twenty-four points. This requirement is to be further increased to forty-eight points com¬ 
mencing with the session 1897-98. This means four years in a high school before enter- 
mg college, and with the three sessions means a study of seven years before becoming 
qualified to practice. s 
Our local Board of Health recently passed an ordinance requiring all milkmen to take 
out a license (see papers attached). They are also testing with tuberculin all the cows in 
the city, numbering about 3,500; they are producing at present diphtheria anti- toxine 
mallein, tuberculin and antitetanine. 
One fact I wish to bring before this Association is, that the meat and milk inspectors 
appointed by the Health Department are not veterinarians, and in my mind some action 
should be taken by this Association in the matter. 
The number of veterinarians at present employed in official positions in this city is as 
follows: City Health Department, 2 ; Street Cleaning Department, 5 ; Fire Department 
1 ; Police Department, o. The U. S. Department of Agriculture employs 7 veterinarians 
as meat inspectors at the various abattoirs. 
As to our experience with the use of tuberculin and mallein as diagnostic agents we 
can only say that they have given us positive and gratifying results, and I can say that thev 
are indispensable. 3 
My experience has been that we have not as yet an antitetanine of sufficient strength 
to cure tetanus, but as a preventive I recommend its use. 
