SOCIETY MEETINGS 
475 
The author was fortunate in the selection of a subject than which there is 
none of more importance to veterinarians at the present time, and following the 
reading of the paper an interesting discussion of the subject took place. 
Dr. Stickney said there was now no doubt of the transmissibility of the dis¬ 
ease from animals to man and vice versa ; many physicians cannot appreciate the 
disease as we see it because they have not the facilities for observing it post mor¬ 
tem that we have. They only see it post mortem in an aggravated putrefactive 
form, and consequently a small tubercle is not enough for them ; when we show 
them the disease in its infancy, the glands perhaps involved only, they do not 
recognize it because the lungs are not affected. Now under favorable circum¬ 
stances, cannot the disease be transmitted from a tubercle the size of a pea as well 
as from one larger ? We never shall get rid of this disease until it is recognized 
that such is the case. In time this will be as important a factor in cattle raising 
West as is contagious pleuro-pneumonia. 
Dr. Howard related the action taken on this subject by the U. S. Veterinary 
Medical Association at its meeting the week previous, and Dr. Winchester sug¬ 
gested that if the veterinarians in this State would collect the facts in regard to 
the disease here it would be something interesting in the way of statistics to pre¬ 
sent to the meeting of the U. S. Association in Boston next March. He said that 
of many herds examined by himself there were only two in which he had not 
found tuberculosis affecting from ten to thirty per cent, of the animals. On mo¬ 
tion of Dr. Peters it was voted that the Secretary cast one vote on the admission 
of Dr. Ferguson to membership, and a unanimous vote of thanks was subse¬ 
quently tendered him as essayist. 
Meeting adjourned to fourth Wednesday in October. 
L. H. Howakd, Secretary. 
NEW JERSEY STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
Regular meeting of the New Jersey State Veterinary Medical Association 
was held at the American Home, Trenton, Thursday December 13, at 11 a. m. 
The President, Dr. Dimond, called meeting to order. Twenty-eight mem¬ 
bers responded to roll call. 
The by-laws being suspended, Dr. J. Gerth, Jr., of Newark, was regularly 
elected an active member, he having previously been an honorary member. 
On motion, Dr. Gerth was duly elected Chairman of the Board of Censors, 
pro tem, in the absence of Dr. Miller. Meeting then adjourned to allow Censors 
to confer. 
On resuming business the Board of Censors made favorable report on the 
application of N. W. Curry, D.V.S., for active membership, and recommended 
that the application of C. A. Fithian be laid over till the next regular meeting, in 
order to allow him to come before the board for examination: also recommended 
that the communication of I. A. Krowl, D.V.S., of Passaic, be placed on file. 
The reading of papers being next in order, Dr. W. H. Mook, of Metuchen, 
read an essay on “ Contagious Pleuro Pneumonia.” He spoke of the history of 
this disease in Europe, its introduction into the United States, then entered min- 
