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and J. F. Mustoe were reported, and suitable action taken. A 
resolution was also recommended by the Comitia Minora and 
adopted by the Association that there should be a more rigid 
adherence to the Code of Ethics on the part of a few mem¬ 
bers of the Association who were reported in violation of the 
same. 
The reports of the various committees, which occupied 
the first day’s session, were, on the whole, the most complete, 
broadest and best that the Association has ever been favored 
with. No field within their jurisdiction seemed to have been 
overlooked, and many valuable suggestions were made that 
are destined to enhance and make better the work of the As¬ 
sociation. It was decided in the discussion of its reports that 
the organization should seek an act of incorporation in the 
present Congress. 
The programme proved to be overloaded with material, 
a very gratifying evidence of the interest taken by the mem¬ 
bers of the Association, and of the importance ensuing from 
the consideration of these topics by the national organization. 
Some of the papers, specially those on “ Millet Disease of 
Horses” and “ Biliary Hepatitis in Cattle,” were particularly 
valuable in brushing away a great deal of material that had 
obscured the proper consideration of these maladies, and of 
outlining in a very clear manner the channels from which 
future work should be done in the hope of mastering these 
serious problems. 
The consideration of “ Surgical Interference in the Treat¬ 
ment of Periodic Ophthalmia ” was a new field for considera¬ 
tion and observation. An utter lack of time prevented a 
thorough discussion of the subject, but the evidence offered 
by the author will lead to a serious consideration during the 
coming year as to its value by many members of the organi¬ 
zation. 
One of the best papers and most complete as to its records, 
etc., on the very old and important subject, that of “ Fistu¬ 
las,” was most exhaustively handled by the author, and there 
is a great deal of promise that the time necessary in the com¬ 
plete treatment of these cases will, in all probability, be very 
