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racici, aa 3 ij; bals. Peru, gr. xxx ; vaselini, 3 iv—vj. Mix et 
fiat unguent. The above is also a fine local remedy for anal 
ulcers, and pruritis of the genitals in both sexes. 
Antiseptic Adhesive Ointment.—F Zinci oxidi, gr. v ; 
zinci cliloridi, gr. xx ; gelatinae, 3 v ; listerin, 3 j. This dress¬ 
ing protects the surface of the wounds and dispenses with the 
use of bandages. It is especially of service for the dressing of 
wounds on the face. 
For Pruritis Ani. —Berger introduces into the anus a 
pleget of cotton soaked in a saturated solution of chlorinated 
lime, and leaves it there until a slight smarting manifests itself. 
The region should be washed and left undried. Itching disap¬ 
pears as if by magic, but the proceeding must be repeated when 
it returns. 
Fcetid Nasae Discharge. —Remarkable results are ob¬ 
tained by painting the nasal cavities with a solution of tri¬ 
chloracetic acid. The painting is done by means of a piece of 
cotton-wool fixed on the end of a flexible wire, steeped in a t E- of 
1 per cent, solution. The operation is done three times daily 
for the first few days and then once a day. The strength of the 
solution is gradually increased. 
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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
. PENNSYLVANIA STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
Address by President Dr. Leonard Pearson.* 
Fellow-members of Pennsylvania State Veterinary Medi¬ 
cal Association .—The years that have just passed have made 
great changes in onr profession and in our work. The decade 
preceding 1893 was one of marvelous growth in veterinary 
schools, and in the number of veterinarians graduated in this 
country. During this period horses sold for unprecedented 
prices, and probably abnormally high. A great many inexperi¬ 
enced men engaged in breeding horses, and there was great de¬ 
mand for the “horse doctor.” I use the term “horse doctor” 
advisedly, and in order to distinguish between him and the 
veterinarian, who is a much broader man. The domain of the 
veterinarian includes not only the horse, but every other species 
of domestic animal. Meat inspection, milk inspection, dairy- 
inspection and veterinary sanitation in general. At present the 
*Read at meeting, March 3. 
