SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW 
YORK CITY. 
The regular monthly meeting of this association was held in 
the Berns Veterinary Hospital, 74 Adams Street, Brooklyn, 
New York, June 5. 
The minutes of the May meeting were read and approved. 
The resignation of Dr. Wilfred Lehmann was unanimously ac¬ 
cepted. 
Dr. D. J. Mangan, of New York City, was then introduced, 
and read an original, exhaustive, scientific paper entitled “Auto 
Therapy.” Its application in the treatment of septic diseases in 
horses. Dr. Mangan stated that he has been working along this 
line of treatment since last September, having been induced to do 
so by reading of the wonderful results obtained by this form of 
treatment, as originated by Dr. Chas. H. Duncan, Attending 
Surgeon, Volunteer Hospital, New York City. 
It will be superfluous to quote from Dr. Mangan’s article in 
these minutes, as it will be published in full before these minutes 
are read to the members at the October meeting. 
Dr. Chas. H. Duncan followed Dr. Mangan, and read an ex¬ 
cellent paper, going into the detail of this form bf treatment as 
used by him in human practice. Dr. Duncan has been working 
and experimenting with this treatment for about five years, and 
has had some wonderful results in cases that were considered 
hopeless. 
Dr. Duncan stated that this form of treatment was first used 
by a veterinarian in Europe by the name of Lux. in the treatment 
of sheep in 1822, but when he tried to get results in another 
province, he failed, and was puzzled by his failure. Dr. Duncan 
explained that Lux’s failure was due to using his original solu¬ 
tions of pus and scab in a different locality where the infection 
probably differed. 
It is due to this same reason that results from the so-called 
stock bacterins are so doubtful. 
When Dr. Duncan had concluded his remarks, Dr. Berns ex¬ 
pressed his appreciation of the excellent papers presented, and 
stated that in view of the fact that the subject' was entirely new 
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