SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
ALABAMA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The fifth annual meeting of the above association met in the 
College of Veterinary Medicine of the Alabama Polytechnic In¬ 
stitute at Auburn, Ala., on the morning of August 2, 1912. A 
full attendance was present. After routine business the follow¬ 
ing program was carried out: Dr. O. W. Payne, of Birming¬ 
ham, read a paper on “ Some of His Findings at the Birmingham 
Slaughter House.” He had several specimens of parasites and 
pathological specimens which he discussed and exhibited to the 
association. Following this paper a number of members took 
part in discussing it. 
Autogenous Bacterins for the treatment of fistulous withers 
was next discussed by Dr. I. S. McAdory, of Auburn. He re¬ 
ported the use of these bacterins in several cases. The paper was 
fully discussed by Drs. Jago, Nixon, Browning, Jackson and 
Carv. 
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“ Pericarditis As a Complication of Influenza ” was the next 
paper by Dr. G. W. Browning, of Montgomery. He stated that 
he lost fully 99 per cent, of the cases and that there was no sure 
cure of this complication, in fact he reported most of them as 
fatal. 
Dr. O. R. Eatman, of Gadsden, Ala., reported five cases of 
the eversion of the vagina. He stated that most of these cases 
were due to the formation of old cicatrices coming from injuries 
of previous time of delivery. His method of treatment was that 
of using the bistoury at several places around the os uteri. In 
other words, he did not cut the os all at one place but at several 
places and then dilated it with his fingers and hands and made a 
delivery. 
Dr. M. F. Jackson reported the results of his treatment of 
fractures of long bones and exhibited a special splint that he 
devised especially to apply to fractures below and above the hock 
joint and about the fetlock. In his treatment of cases for the 
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company he reported good success. 
The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the 
Alabama veterinarians: Resolved, That it is for the best interest 
of the public and for the association that all municipal meat and 
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