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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
The minutes of June and September meetings were read 
and approved. 
Letter read from Dr. Formad, regretting his inability to 
be present to read his paper on account of his being com¬ 
pelled to go to New York unexpectedly. 
A communication from Robert Formad, tendering his 
resignation as a member, was referred to the Board of Trus¬ 
tees for action. 
The application of John Macfayden for associate member¬ 
ship was received, with the endorsement of Charles Lintz, 
V.M.D. Referred to the Board of Trustees for their report. 
The President said that according to the communication 
received from Dr. Formad we would not have a paper from 
him on tuberculosis to-night. He was very sorry and 
thought those present were also. The subject is one that is 
of great interest to the sanitarian, whether he be a veterinar¬ 
ian, human practitioner or one of the laity. There is some 
obscurity on the subject that was to be discussed to-night, 
upon which he hoped there might be some light shed. The 
subject as announced was “ Can tuberculosis be transmitted 
from the animal into the human system by milk ? ” 
Dr. John W. Gadsden, being called upon, remarked that 
he was sorry he had not known that he was to be called to 
say anything on the subject, for he then would have been 
prepared with data as to facts. The preponderance of evi¬ 
dence is that tuberculosis is transmissable, and in his own 
mind there is no doubt of the fact; but there is some scien¬ 
tific investigation needed to prove it. In his own practice 
he quoted a case of a gentleman residing on Walnut street 
having a cow to which his attention was called professionally. 
Upon examination he found conclusive evidence of tubercu¬ 
losis, and ordered her destroyed. The owner refused and 
continued to use the milk. His wife drank a great quantity 
of the milk, most of it while warm, fresh from .the cow. She 
contracted tuberculosis and died. 
Dr. W. B. Werntz is convinced that tuberculosis is trans¬ 
missible by the milk from animal to animal and from animal to 
the human family. While a student at the University (Vet. 
