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gested a new field of labor for the veterinarian to fill that 
gives great promise of strengthening them as a profession in 
the eyes of our people throughout the entire country. So 
carefully and thoroughly was this paper prepared, and so 
wholly new its character, that its completeness forbid its dis¬ 
cussion, and the Association could only most generously thank 
the author for his kindness in preparing it for the meeting 
with the desire that our Association should give it the pub¬ 
licity it should command. 
The second paper read, by Dr. J. Curtis Michener, on 
“ Open Joints/’ proved a short, terse article on this topic, 
specially considering his plan of treatment. The paper was 
afterward discussed, and many questions asked in regard to 
the result of the plan of treatment outlined. 
This paper was followed by one on “ Fungus Hcematodes 
in Cattle and Horses,” by Jas. A. Waugh, who being absent 
from the meeting the paper was read by the Secretary. 
This was followed by a paper on “Acute Toxic Anaemia,” 
with the reports of some animals dying from this cause, by 
Dr. Jacob Helmar, of Scranton. This paper proved to be 
one of exceptional interest, and was listened to with a great 
deal of pleasure. His investigation of his cases had been one 
of the most thorough character, and the entire history of the 
development, progress, results and probable origin of the dis¬ 
ease was prepared to a state of completeness that won for the 
author the admiration and approval of all who had the pleas¬ 
ure of listening to his paper. 
This paper was followed by one by Dr. Leonard Pearson, 
continuing the subject of “ Tuberculosis,” and the results ob¬ 
tained by the use of tuberculin as a diagnostic agent. Some 
very important and valuable statistics were thus added to 
what he had placed on record some six months before, and 
all pointed to the increased evident value of tuberculin for 
the detection of tuberculosis in the bovine species. He ex¬ 
hibited in conjunction with his paper several specimens that 
had been obtained from cattle where the symptoms had been 
peculiarly interesting and somewhat obscure. His paper 
elicited much interest, and brought forth many inquiries that 
