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Kansas City ; D. Sutherland, of East Saginaw, Mich.; John R. Hagyard of Lex¬ 
ington, Ky. ; M. McNally, of St. Louis, and others. Henry L. D. Breide, V.S., 
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., was admitted to membership. The resignation of E. St! 
George Courtnay, V.S., was accepted. The Secretary read a paper by T. A. 
Edwards, M.D., of Marshall, Mo., on “Professional Worth.” The doctor made 
one novel statement in his essay, that Michael Servetus was burned by Calvin 
because of his teaching the circulation of the blood. Theotarians usually say it 
was because Servetus was a kind of Unitarian. He went on to say that the phy¬ 
sician, even more than the clergyman, must be man of professional worth, a man 
of real unselfishness. He held that as veterinarians rightly conduct themselves 
they will earn respect. He was very severe on people who*belittle the true veter- 
inaiy piofcssion. The paper was decidedly witty and sarcastic in parts. 
Speaking on the paper, Dr. Paquin told of the chair of comparative pathology l 
at Columbia. He showed the necessity of that study for the ordinary practitioner. 
Three men had died of glanders during the last year and no physician was able to 
diagnose their cases. The fact was brought out that the quarantine law was ex¬ 
cellent and very strict, if enforced. 
Veterinary Surgeon James described a case of pannus in a horse’s eye which 
iaa come under his observation. He treated it with mucus from a pink-eye 
patient, then with nitrate of silver, and was thoroughly successful. The disease 
he had seen very frequently in dogs. 
+1 e er P res ^ent called attention to the fact that the sanitary law of 
ie State provided only one veterinary surgeon for the whole State, and provided 
no assistants at any time. Besides, no provision was made for the study of 
special diseases, such as hog cholera. Dr. Tiffany described the provisions of 
1 hnois law where the practical veterinarians over the State were empowered as 
assistants to the Live Stock Commission. They were paid per diem only and 
expenses. 
Dr. Paquin was ordered to consult with Mr. Proctor, author of the law, on 
the subject. 
The Doctor gave an account of his visit to Europe, principally to study hog 
cholera. Dr. Salmon held that the French and American diseases were different. 
Externally the lesions were the same. Dr. Paquin was almost certain that the 
same germ caused each disease. Hog cholera was not vaccinated against with 
success only for certain breeds. They inoculate through rabbits. The operation 
was a particularly delicate one. The Doctor discussed it and kindred subjects at 
considerable length. 
NEWS AND SUNDRIES- 
Prophylaxy of Pabies in Dogs. —From a series of observa¬ 
tions, Mr. Pasteur makes the following conditions in relation to 
the inoculative prophylaxy in dogs that have been bitten. Vac¬ 
cination must, be begun a short time after inoculation, on the 
next day if possible, and the operations must follow rapidly; the 
series of preservative operations must be given in 24 hours and 
even in less time—and the treatment must be repeated once or 
twice successively by inoculation of the same two hours apart.— 
Revue Scientifique , Nov. §th. 
