NOTES ON TUBERCULOSIS. 
59 
tion of the animal.” Roughly speaking, this is from 3^ to 5^ 
minims. The solution being a ten per cent, one, gives approxi¬ 
mately a dose of from one-third of a minim to one-half of a 
minim of tuberculin. This article I took as my authority and 
guide in making my first test, and as a matter of some inteiest I 
subjoin the chart of the herd with post-mortem notes. The 
autopsies were made in the presence of Dr. M. O Connel, State 
Commissioner, the Pittsfield Board of Health and myself. 
Shortly after this I met Dr. Pearson, and communicated with 
Dr. Conrow, and from them learned that the dose they use is 
0.2 to 0.35 cc. of tuberculin. The statement that they used that 
amount of a ten per cent, solution was a typographical error. 
W. F. MELTON HERD (DURHAM COWS), PITTSFIELD, MASS. TESTED FEB. 6, 1894. 
NORMAL. 
No. OF Cow. 
IO A. M. 
5 P- M. 
IO P. M. 
2 A. M. 
Feb. 7. 
88 
99k 
ioo| 
102 S 
105 
N 
Slaughtered. 
Diseased. 
Blank. 
102 
IOI# 
io 3k 
102^ 
1 . 
108 
IOI 
IOI# 
i°3k 
i°3k 
( ( 
IOI 
99k 
101# 
102# 
i°3# 
> 
<( 
90 
77 
ioof 
ioof 
102# 
IOI# 
1Q 4 s 
io 3k 
106 
102 
H 
C 
X 
(( 
it 
44 
IOO 
IOI 
ioof 
IOlt 
L w 
r d 
i ( 
( ( 
04 
99 k 
£ OI o 
IOl| 
103# 
0 
0 
it 
it 
89 
IOO-g- 
99# 
98 | 
IOIg 
104 
105 
24 
103 
ioo| 
loot 
ioof 
IOI 
roo 
IOI 
$ 
C/3 
“ Not. Diseased. 
117 
112 
99 
99 s 
xoxt 
I02t 
IOI 
104 
IOlf 
104 
ii 
Diseased. 
34 
IOI 
IOI§ 
103 
105 
131 
Blank x. 
IOI 
I02§ 
IOlf 
IOlt 
IOI# 
IOlf 
IOI# 
IOI# 
132 
IOO 
IOlt 
IOI 
IOO# 
r Yearlings. 
Blank 2. 
99k 
IOlt 
IOO# 
IOI 
“ 3 - 
ioo| 
xoif 
loot 
loot 
The matured cows were tested with a dose of two-thirds of a minim (Koch s); the 
yearlings with one-third of a minim. 
NOTES ON TUBERCULOSIS. 
By E. P. Niles, D.V.M., Blacksburg, Va. 
(Read before the Virginia State Veterinary Medical Association.) 
Before introducing my subject for discussion, let us inquire 
into the true standing of the veterinarian and endeavor to ob- 
tain a proper definition for the term. Until a few years back 
