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W. R. COOPER. 
of the occurrence of the great Columbian Fair in Chicago to 
participate in the scientific part of that exhibition by means 
of a representation of its membership convened in a congress, 
who will officially receive the foreign delegates who it is 
hoped will respond favorably to the official invitations to be 
transmitted to them, and who it is hoped will, by their dis¬ 
cussion of the interesting matters which will be brought for¬ 
ward for investigation, invest with a historical character what 
will be not only the twentieth annual meeting of the Associa¬ 
tion itself, but the First International Veterinary Congress of 
A meric a. 
To insure the success of this most notable occasion, every 
veterinariy association on this continent should consider it¬ 
self bound to contribute its best efforts, and a glance at the 
report, published in the present issue, of the meeting of the 
Comitia Minora , held but a few days ago in New York City, 
will show that the officers are fully awake to the importance 
of the work entrusted to their care, and are giving evidence 
of the earnestness with which they are now laboring. 
We take great pleasure in recording the minutes of the 
meeting of the Comitia Minora , and we invite our friends 
throughout the land to avail themselves of our pages for any ! 
remarks or suggestions they may be disposed to offer to the 
chairmen of the various committees, or to any others who 
may have charge of the arrangements for the meeting. 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
A STUDY OF SEPTIC GERMS, 
By W. R. Cooper, D.Y.M. 
(A paper read at the Iowa State Veterinary Medical Association). 
The study of septic germs necessarily embraces the sub-;- 
jects—septicaemia, pyaemia, osteomyelitis, and puerperal fever 
These diseases have been ascribed to many causes. Theii 
etiology has been a study of considerable interest, as well asj: 
importance to the medical profession. Septicaemia arises fron 
