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eminently satisfactory to all present, although it isr quite prob¬ 
able that some absentees will unfavorably critizise the practice 
of re-electing the same officers for several terms. There are 
two remedies available to them. They can attend the meet¬ 
ings and cast their ballots according to their faith, or have the 
constitution changed so they can vote by proxy. 
The morning of September 16, with the promise of inter¬ 
esting papers, drew out a somewhat better attendance than 
that of the previous day. 
Dr. Lyford, of Minnesota, presented an excellent paper on 
“ Barren Mares,” a topic of great interest and value, which 
has been much neglected in veterinary literature. It was 
liberally illustrated and brought out a fair discussion. Dr. 
Bryden, of Massachusetts, followed with a paper on cattle 
transportation, which was full of interesting information, es¬ 
pecially to those not directly acquainted with the subject. 
In general he claimed that export cattle were badly 
handled, crowded in unsuitable cars, kept on board cars for 
an inhuman length of time, unloaded in muddy, unprotected, 
ill-arranged stock yards, and thus rendered unfit for trans-At¬ 
lantic shipment before being loaded on shipboard. 
The essayist held that the Bureau of Animal Industry by 
its rules was forcing ship companies to undergo great expense 
and inconvenience in making changes in cattle-carrying ves¬ 
sels, which with these changes and expense rendered the. 
transportation neither safer nor more humane, consequently 
he believed the recent regulations governing cattle-carrying 
vessels partook largely of persecution, and that the ocean 
steamers should be more leniently dealt with, while railroads 
and stock yards should receive more attention from the Bu¬ 
reau. His paper brought out a spirited discussion, participa¬ 
ted in mainly by the essayist and the representatives of the 
Bureau of Animal Industry. The latter stoutly maintained 
that no such condition of affairs existed in their various dis¬ 
tricts, and mildly hinted that the abuses were possibly con¬ 
fined to the city of cufture. 
Dr. Williams, of Indiana, presented an illustrated paper on 
“ Rachitis,” the most noticeable point being that he held rachi- 
