SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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roll call, the President, Dr. W. L. Williams, gave his annual address, in which 
he noted a marked increase in membership as well as in interest and fellowship. 
The Association enrolls at present about sixty per cent, of the qualified 
practitioners of Illinois. 
The election of officers for 1889 resulted as follows: 
President, W. L. Williams, Bloomington; Vice-Presidents, J. T. Nathess, 
Delaware; C. S. Green, Richmond ; James McClintock, Galva; Recording Sec¬ 
retary, J. F. Pease, Quincy; Corresponding Secretary, S. S. Baker, Chicago; 
Treasurer, Jno. Scott, Bloomington; Board of Censors, A. H. Baker, Chicago; 
J. F. Ryan, Chicago; R. W. Story, Princeton. 
The following gentlemen were then elected members of the Association: T. 
B. Newby, Shelbyville ; J. W. Harwood, Bloomington; C. E. Sayer, Chicago ; 
Thos. Hope, Waukegan. 
Afternoon session. Meeting called to order at 1:30 with a full attendance. 
Dr. McClintock read an account of “An Unusual Sequel in Tracheotomy.” 
The operation had to be repeated on a young filly, when the trachea was found 
blocked by an hypertrophied condition of the incised edges of the tracheal car¬ 
tilages. The tumors were excised and a silver plate 4x3| inches, slightly rolled, 
inserted. 
Two flanges cut in the center of this plate were bent out through the tra¬ 
cheal incision, one clasping the ring above, and one the ring below. The wound 
healed, imprisoning the silver semi-tube, and the filly is doing well. Discussion 
followed this paper. Dr, Williams had seen an ossified cartilaginous tumor, but 
death of the subject prevented a similar operation. 
Dr. B. B. Page, of Rockford, then read a paper on “A Peculiar Suppurative 
Affection of the External Lymphatics of Cattle.” 
This affection appears in a sporadic or enzootic form. Fifteen to twenty 
animals have been seen affected in one herd. Bunches appear on the sides of head 
and neck and on fore extremities. Deep incision reveals thick creamy pus. Lit¬ 
tle or no constitutional disturbance occurs. 
Treatment not successful with essayist. The symptoms recur. He believes 
it due to actinomyces. Cultivations have been made and inoculation proved suc¬ 
cessful. 
Discussion: Prof. F. S. Billings was called on, and verified the opinion of 
actinomyces. This is an invading , not an infecting organism. Its irritation is 
local. Finds access thro’ decayed teeth or catarrhal buccal mucous membrane, 
and reaches pharyngeal lymphatics. “Big jaw” is a variety where the bony 
structures are invaded. This variety is not amenable to treatment, but iodine in¬ 
jected into the abscess cavities will kill fungus. 
Several members had treated the disease by free incision and escharotics and 
had been successful. 
The standing committees were then appointed by the chair. 
On motion of the Corresponding Secretary, the names of Drs. Mears and 
Stimpson were ordered dropped from the roll, the gentlemen having moved from 
the State. 
The Committee on Legislation reported on salient points for a bill to go be¬ 
fore the next Legislature. The report was discussed and adopted, and on motion 
a new committee was appointed to draught and present the bill. 
