SOCIETY MEETINGS. 769 
Dr. Gribble had had paralysis follow in several cases, but had never had the 
luck to find an owner with a nine months patience, for after a few weeks treat¬ 
ment they had invariably killed them. 
Moved by Dr. Cotton, seconded by Dr. Newton that we adjourn. Carried. 
EVENING SESSION. 
Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. with Vice-President Shepherd in the 
chair. 
An essay by Dr. Cotton, on “ Remedies for Parturient Apoplexy” was read. 
His pet prescription is the following : 
Spts. ammon. aroma., 1 part; spts. aetheris nit., 2 parts. Dose—three 
ounces every half hour for five hours ; then three ounces every hour for five 
hours. 
Also give 24 ounces of magnesia sulph. Large doses of stimulants were in 
his opinion curative, to be followed with nux vomica if necessary ; also rectal 
injections of hot water. 
Drs. Shaw, Butler, Torrence, Derr, Newton and Prof. Townsend lauded 
olei tiglii even when degulation was paralyzed. 
Committee on contagious diseases rendered report. 
Dr. J. D. Fair undertook to explain the hair splitting difference between 
contagious and infections ; he differed from Dungleson and Gross. 
Dr. Hillock was of opinion that actinomykosis was contagious, citing 
several reports in proof of same, one being five cases on one farm from trying 
to cure one. 
Drs. Shepherd, Torrence and W. C. Fair reported and gave descriptions of 
an extensive outbreak of stomatitis in Cleveland. 
Dr. J. D. Fair believed in a volatile virus in glanders. 
Dr. Gribble could not believe in such a virus; had had some experience with 
the disease and was well satisfied it resulted from actual inoculation ; had never 
seen a case wherein there was proof of spontaneous origin. If he believed as 
Dr. Fair, $4.00 a day when actually in the employ of the great State of Ohio 
would be no inducement to stand before a case of glanders, for he might be 
making an examination just at the time this volatile virus was expelled. 
Dr. Fair presumed Dr. Gribble would not be a week making the exam¬ 
ination. 
The theory was not championed by any other member. 
Dr. Howe reported several cases of death occurring on one farm that puzzled 
him. Temperature and pulse were about normal and from examination of these 
would not think anything wrong, but their facial expression showed otherwise. 
There was some paralysis and groom stated inability to swallow. Lived but a 
day or a few hours after being first taken. Youngest seemed to die in shortest 
time. 
Post-mortem (Gross) revealed nothing to satisfy him as to cause of death. 
Dr. Hillock suggested diphtheria. 
Dr. Fair thought corn stalk disease, as the description tallied with letters 
received from western farmers. 
Dr. Butler thought it not proven that horses have diphtheria. 
Dr. Hillock said diphtheria was epidemic among the dogs and cats of 
Columbus at the present time. 
