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how a young man is to get work against contract work ; he 
asked Dr. Ferguson if he would be willing to give up contracts 
when fakirs were frozen out. Older men should not be jealous 
if young men are called. 
Dr. Rogers thought young men could often underbid older 
men ; he had had chances to do so, but had not done so be¬ 
cause he had not thought it right. 
Dr. Ferguson said, if there had been no quacks, there would 
have been no contracts. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
John M. Parker, Secretary. 
The regular monthly meeting of the Massachusetts Veterin¬ 
ary Association was held at 19 Boylston Place, on Wednesday, 
November 22d, 1893, at 7.30 P.M., the President, Dr. Burr, in 
the chair. 
The members present were Drs. Becket, Blackwood, Bry- 
den, Burr, Emerson, Towle, Howard, LaBaw, Marshal, Osgood, 
Parker, Rogers, Simpson, Winchester and Dr. Stickney, honor¬ 
ary member. 
The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and 
approved, the chair called for report of delegates to the Chicago 
meeting. 
Dr. Emerson reported that the attendance was large and the 
papers good. 
Dr. Winchester said that delegates from France and Aus¬ 
tralia were present. Masachusetts was well represented, as 
were other States. Some of the papers and discussions were of 
the greatest interest. The matter of advertising had also been 
taken up, and was at present receiving the attention of Dr. Hos¬ 
kins. Instead of the present illumination, the seal of the asso¬ 
ciation will be used for letter-heads and envelopes ; this change 
will not be made until the association becomes incorporated, 
when the seals will be distributed for the use of the members. 
Dr. Becket said that Dr. Winchester had pretty well gone 
over the ground. There was some good papers on “Tubercu- 
