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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
out of its present rut. The report was ordered to come up for 
further discussion. The Secretary was instructed to forward 
application blanks to certain veterinary surgeons whose names 
had been suggested. 
Dr. Cooper, one of the delegates to the United States As-; 
sociation, at Boston, reported attending the meeting and hav¬ 
ing had a most excellent time. Numerous instructive papers 
were read and the delegates were handsomely entertained. 
There was a feeling that more delegates should have attended 
from local societies. Mr. F. B. Kilmer, chemist at Johnson 
& Johnson’s, was introduced and invited the members of the 
Association to visit the establishment of Johnson & Johnson 
and view the process of manufacturing surgical appliances. 
The invitation was accepted. 
The topic of “Tuberculosis” was discussed to some ex¬ 
tent. Dr. W. B. E. Miller; of Camden, who is in the employ 
of the Agricultural Department at Washington, said that in 
the first year of his inspection in Philadelphia he had found 
that about 2 \ or 3 per cent, of all the animals inspected had 
tuberculosis. Since then the percentage has fallen about 1 
per cent., not because there was less tuberculosis, but because 
the farmers and stock raisers recognize it now and do not send 
animals affected to the market. But there is scarcely a day 
but that tuberculosis is not found. There is more tubercu¬ 
losis in South Jersey to the square inch than in any other* 
part of the country he had visited. It exists to a great ex¬ 
tent throughout the whole of New Jersey. 
Dr. Hunt, of the State Board of Health, thought the dis¬ 
ease was abating. It is only abating because the farmers dc 
not send animals so affected to the markets. Dr. Miller in¬ 
stanced the case of diseased animals seized in Camden a few 
days ago. There were nine; four of which had tuberculosis, 
one had actina and the other four were free from disease. 
These cattle had been picked up by the dealer about the 
country. He also told of visiting a slaughter house in Cam 
den and finding several cases. One of them was the hand 
somest case of tuberculosis he ever saw. Fifteen cattle were 
in the herd, and all were killed. Five of them were suffering' 
