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Mr. Piot stated that tuberculosis is rare in Cairo, but that 
when occurring, whether in man or animals, it is always rapid in 
its progress. 
Messrs. Chantemesse, Widal, Galtier, Cadeac and Arloing 
showed that the virulence remains for two months, and even more, 
in tuberculous baccilli immersed in water. 
Mr. Arloing recommended, First—for sick persons who are 
obliged to eat raw meat the use of that of the sheep or the goat. 
Second—That those who drink blood should also confine them¬ 
selves to that of the same animals. Third—That the same blood 
be used in distilleries for the clarification of wines and liquors. 
Communications were presented by Mr. Robinson on “ The^ 
Tuberculosis of Asia.;” by Mr. SoJles, on “ Heredity in Guinea 
Pigsby Mr. Galtier, on “ The Heredity of Animal Tuberculosis 
by Mr. Robeis, on “ The Relation Between Lactation and Tuber¬ 
culosis;” by Messrs. Ferraud and Malvoz, on “ The Heredity of 
the Disease;” by Mr. Agurre, on “Tuberculosis in Chili;” by 
Mr. Arloino;, on “ The Inoculation of Animals as an Element of 
Diagnosis of Human Tuberculosis,” with many others, which shed 
but little light on the great question of the transmission of tuber¬ 
culosis from animals to man. 
Third. — Ways of introduction and propagation of the tuber- 
cidous virus in the economy—Prophylactic measures. 
The following papers were read : Mr. Torkomian : On “ The 
Sequelae of Inoculation of Tuberculous Virus by an Anatomical 
Wound. Result-—An anatomical tubercle without generaliza¬ 
tion ;” by Mr. Jeannel, on “ The Generalization on Experimental 
Tuberculosis;” by Mr. Tscherning, on “ Local Tubercular Infec¬ 
tion, observed in a veterinarian who wounded himself in making a 
post mortem examination—only a local lesion ;” by Messrs. Straus 
and Wurtz, on ‘‘The Resistance of Fowls to Tuberculosis by In¬ 
jection ;” by Mr. Petresco, on “ Contagion by Sputa;” by Dr. 
Jacobi, on “The Tuberculosis of the Thymus Gland,” and these 
were followed by numerous others on the subject, establishing the 
various modes of development of the disease. 
Fourth.— Early diagnosis of tuberculosis in man and ani¬ 
mals. 
