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VERANUS A. MOORE. 
the highest honor in the gift of the profession of the Western 
Hemisphere, and we are risking nothing when we say that the 
ermine has never fallen upon worthier shoulders. Dr. Win¬ 
chester has been one of the strong supports of the Association 
almost since his eligibility, and in the days when the great 
structure was being erected, before there were so many robust 
pillars to divide the burden of holding up the framework, his 
shoulders always bore a large share of the weight, which was 
sometimes so great as to threaten collapse. Now, when the 
edifice has been so far completed as to be in position to resist 
all the elements, it has done honor to itself by thus honoring 
one of its truest dependents. We congratulate both, and feel 
assured that when he turns the gavel over to other hands the 
Association will be stronger for having had Winchester as its 
head. 
ORIGI NAL ART ICLES. 
PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON SKIN DISINFECTION 
AND WOUND INFECTION.* 
By Veranus A. Moore, Ithaca, N. Y. 
It has been my privilege during the last few years to study 
somewhat closely, and to have certain investigations made con¬ 
cerning the bacteria of the skin, the efficiency of certain disin¬ 
fectants, and the bacterial contents of various wound infections, 
more especially in the horse. While our work in these lines is 
but fairly begun, the results already obtained seem to warrant a 
discussion of the preliminary findings, in so far as they bear 
upon antiseptic and aseptic methods. In carrying on these in¬ 
vestigations,! wish to acknowledge the aid received from Doctors 
R. J. Standclift, C. W. Gay and C. B. Shaw, who as students in 
advanced bacteriology have rendered valuable assistance in this 
work. I desire also to express my indebtedness to Dr. W. L- 
*A Paper read before the 38th Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical 
Association at Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 4, 1901. 
