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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
not a great way from Boston, which he happened to visit one day, and where he 
saw “strange sights.” 
Dr. Marshall said he thought there was less tuberculosis around Eastern 
Massachusetts than many of our members would have us believe. 
Dr. Sticlmey said he had but little cow practice, but he had seen a good 
deal of bovine tuberculosis. He thought that Dr. Burr’s statistics were not very 
valuable towards showing the prevalence of the disease around here, as the beef 
he inspects comes chiefly from the West. Dr. Burr’s statistics are only correct 
as far as the animals brought to the Brighton abattoir are concerned, but do not 
prove a great deal beyond that. It is not to be wondered at that tuberculosis 
should exist in many of our well-bred dairy herds, as it has been carefully pro¬ 
pagated there for years. 
Dr. Marshall then moved that the essayist be given a vote of thanks for his 
paper, and be elected a member of this Association. Seconded by Dr. Howard, 
and carried unanimously. 
Meeting then adjourned. 
Austin Prteks, Secretary. 
JOINT MEETING OF THE INDIANA AND ILLINOIS VETERINARY 
MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS. 
(■Continued from page 211). 
The morning of the 5th was spent in an enjoyable and profitable manner 
by visiting some of the largest stock farms in the vicinity of the city. 
In the evening at 8 p.m. the meeting was called to order, and Dr. Ferling 
read his paper on antefebrin or acetanilid. 
In the discussion following Dr. Bell mentioned that he had used the drug in 
much larger doses, six drachm doses three times daily. 
Dr. Williams had used it advantageously in pink eye, giving one ounce as a 
dose every twelve hours. This generally reduced the temperature before twenty- 
four hours. Could only recall one case of heart complication, and had used it 
in connection with nitrous ether, giving the latter in one ounce doses every three 
hours. Has found acetanilid to control action of heart rather than interfere 
with it. 
Dr. Knowles: Does the drug cut the course of pink eye short ? The es¬ 
sayist thought not. Dr. Williams thought it did, but was not prepared to say 
that it actually did. 
Dr. Bell: How does antefebrin reduce temperature ? The essayist said by 
its action on heart, while Dr. Bell thought it was more likely due to some power 
it possessed of destroying the fever-producing microbe. 
In answer to a question by Dr. Curphey, the essayist said that half ounce 
doses acted something like morphine in giving ease to the patient. 
Dr. Knowles enquired of essayist if he had ever tried good nursing and no 
medication in cases where temperature was high ? No. 
Dr. Knowles mentioned a case of single pneumonia where temperature was 
108°. He gave three one ounce doses of the drug without any change. He 
stopped giving medicine and patient improved. 
