SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW 
YORK CITY. 
The regular monthly meeting of the above association was 
called to order by President Berns in the lecture room of the 
New York-American Veterinary College at 8:45 p. m. 
The minutes of the April meeting were read and approved. 
Dr. C. S. Chase, of Bayshore, L. I., was then introduced, 
and read an interesting and instructive paper on “ Hog Cholera.” 
In this paper the doctor went quite deeply into details as to 
cause, treatment and results, having had quite some interesting 
personal experience with this scourge of swine. Also explained 
the preparation of the serum which is used to combat this 
disease. 
The doctor stated that he had used the serum, but not always 
with satisfactory results. 
In one herd of twenty-seven head which were inoculated 
during the early stage of the outbreak, eight recovered. In an¬ 
other herd of seventy-five, in which the injections were made 
rather late, twelve were saved. He stated to get good results, 
the serum must be used in the early stage of the disease, and 
rigid measures taken to prevent the spread of infection. 
The final loss to hog raisers in the United States alone in 
1908 was $40,000,000. In New York State in 1910 the loss 
was $66,800. 
Dr. Chase also exhibited several beautifully mounted patho¬ 
logical specimens. 
Dr. P. K. Nichols, of Staten Island, led in the discussion, 
and stated that at Sailors Snug Harbor, where a herd of swine 
are kept, five miles from any other herd, an outbreak occurred, 
and the only explanation of the source of infection was that it 
must have come from a railroad passing near the place, which 
transported hogs and other live stock. It was thought that 
some of the litter from the hog cars had carried the infection. 
Dr. Weaver, of Glen Cove, L. I., stated that the disease is 
known as true hog cholera, swine plague and contagious pneu¬ 
monia. The presence of the filtrable virus is the true diagnos¬ 
tic agent. Reported good results where the intestinal symp¬ 
toms were present, but when the pneumonic symptoms and con¬ 
ditions were present it had little effect. 
Dr. Berns asked Dr. Chase as to the means taken to disen- 
fect the hogs and hog pens. The doctor stated that the hogs 
were dipped in hot creolin solution, thoroughly scrubbed, and 
