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After the regular routine business had been disposed of Dr. 
R. W. Ellis gave a very favorable report on the army bill, and 
also mentioned and commended the remarkable unity of purpose 
in support of this measure throughout the veterinary profession 
of this country. 
Dr. J. F. De Vine, of Goshen, N. Y., also spoke at some 
length on the progress of the bill, and asked that a vote be taken 
to indicate who would promise to write to their Senators urging 
the support and passage of this important measure. 
Drs. Glennon and Smith, representing New Jersey, also gave 
some interesting information as to the support of the army bill in 
their State, and stated that all the veterinary associations in 
New Jersey are doing their utmost to' further the passage of the 
same. 
A motion was regularly made, seconded and carried that the 
same resolutions be forwarded to the Senate Committee on Mili¬ 
tary Affairs as had been sent to the House Committee on Mili¬ 
tary Affairs. 
Dr. A. Sehlesinger, of New York City, was then introduced 
and read a very interesting and instructive paper on “ Miliary 
Tuberculosis in a Dog,” also exhibiting a tubercular heart with 
ulcerative endocarditis, and a report on the gross specimens, as 
well as the microscopic findings, by Dr. Ewing, of Cornell Medi¬ 
cal College. The doctor also exhibited excellent photos of this 
case. 
This paper was productive of a very interesting discussion, 
in which Drs. Ackerman, Blair and several others took an active 
part. 
Mr. Thomas Deaken was then called upon and read a paper 
entitled “ Distemper and Chorea Antitoxins.” 
Dr. Blair opened the discussion, following the reading of this 
paper, and spoke of the remarkable fatality of distemper in wild 
animals; also stated that he had used Mr. Deaken’s serum with 
beneficial results in a toy bull dog suffering from chorea. 
Drs. Mangan and Ellis gave some of their experiences with 
distemper vaccine and antitoxin. 
Dr. Chase gave the history of a kennel where seventeen 
cases of distemper were treated with antitoxin, but with poor 
results, as nearly all of them died. 
A general discussion of the different vaccines and antitoxins 
used in the treatment of canine distemper followed. 
Dr. Ackerman reported having had several cases of dogs 
which were suddenly taken ill and died in a few days. These 
