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SOCIETY MEETINGS 
The President’s annual address was omitted and the election of officers was 
proceeded with. 
Dr. Williams was nominated for President, to succeed himself, by Dr. Nat- 
tress. Dr. Williams earnestly begged to be relieved, after three years of ardu¬ 
ous service in this capaeity, and nominated Dr. Reid. Dr. Reid took the floor 
and nominated Dr. S. S. Baker, who in turn nominated Dr. J. F. Pease. The 
nominations were then closed and a ballot resulted in the election of S. S. Baker 
as President. 
The following Vice-Presidents were then elected, the Secretary casting the 
ballot of the Association for each: 1st, J. D. Robinson, Canton; 2d, J. F. Reid, 
Decatur; 3d, J. S. Spangler, Aurora. 
J. F. Pease, Quincy, Recording Secretary, and J. T. Nattress, Delavan, 
Treasurer, were elected to succeed themselves. 
Dr. Williams was elected Corresponding Secretary, and Drs. Jno. Casewell, 
W. F. Weese and S. H. Kingery as the Board of Censors. 
The following candidates for membership were proposed and, on motion, 
were elected by acclamation, viz: M. Wilson, (Royal College), Mendota; N. 1. 
Stringer, Fairbury; Jno. H. Ullrich, (Ontario), Decatur—all proposed by Dr. 
Williams; J. J. Brougham, (Chicago, ’89); S. Rudberg, (Chicago, ’89); R. O. 
Walker, (Chicago, ’86), all of Chicago—proposed by Dr. Baker. 
Dr. Weese then presented a paper on “Scrofulous Ostitis in Foals,”* which 
elicited the following discussion : 
Question by Dr. Reid: How do you account for the metastatic nature of 
this inflammation? 
Ans. The micro-organism has a selective affinity for serous membranes. 
Dr. Reid: How then do you account for the abscesses in the lungs and 
liver? I believe it due to infection through the umbilical vein, either after birth 
or from the mare before birth, the cord having been ruptured. Have examined 
hundreds of cases, and in all cases have found signs of present or previous in¬ 
flammation of the umbilical cord. 
Ans. No reason why other tissues may not become affected through the 
blood. Essayist has examined cases where no signs of inflammation of the 
umbilicus were visible. 
Dr. Reid thought this should be called septic arthritis. 
Dr. Williams agreed with Dr. Reid in the cause of this disease, but pre¬ 
ferred the name of pyro-septcemia, given by Diekerhoff. If the umbilical vein 
becomes closed by a firm clot, we have an abscess formed—purely local. 
The sequence of inflammatory troubles is as follows: 1st, in the liver; 2nd, 
in the lungs, then in serous membranes, from thrombosis of the blood vessels. 
He thought the changes might occur inside of two days. It is not necessary to 
have an abscess follow the passage of a micro-organism up the vein. 
Dr. Williams uses iodoform, oxide zinc, and starch as a powder to the 
part, and when used early after birth has never bad a case follow. 
He thought some of his earlier cases were rachitis. Is opposed to ligation. 
Dr. Reid bathed with bi-chloride solution and inje’cted into the opening. 
Dr. Thompson used local antiseptics and salicylates internally with good 
results. 
* Published in this issue of the Review. 
