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the meat and milk supply, and report the same at the September 
meeting. 
The following resolution was then offered by Dr. Williams, 
and on motion accepted and ordered to be spread upon the 
minutes. 
Whereas , The veterinary profession has reached a stage in 
its development that may properly be designated and independ¬ 
ent, and is protected as an independent profession by the laws 
of the State of Pennsylvania, and 
Whereas, We feel that it is within the power of the veteri¬ 
narians of Pennsylvania to be of great public service to the 
owners and consumers of live-stock and their products, be it 
Resolved , That the matter of the control, eradication and 
investigation of contagious and other diseases among animals 
in this commonwealth should be directed and carried out by 
veterinarians who, indeed, are the only ones capable of serving 
the best interests of the public in the above-named capacity. 
Chas. F. Williams. 
The next report was that of the Committee on Sanitary 
Science and Police by Dr. Formad. This notes no new disease, 
speaks of some length of the diseases of tuberculosis which 
was still existing, and of the value of tuberculine as a diagnostic 
agent in this disease, and of mallein in glanders, etc. 
State Veterinarian, Dr. Bridge, also a member of said com¬ 
mittee, was asked to address the members upon the subject, 
which he did. He said that in the last year 39 herds of 
cattle were reported in the state which suffered from tuber¬ 
culosis, numbering altogether 450 head, 91 of which were 
diseased. Fifty-eight head were destroyed, which fully exem¬ 
plified the diseased, and in 5 head no visible traces of the 
disease appeared. The entire number had been tested with 
tuberculin, and of the 91 which showed some reaction all were 
destroyed. That 150 cases of glanders were reported; of this 
number 61 were found diseased, but that altogether 68 head 
had been destroyed. These, also, were tested with mallein. 
