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cal conditions. He intended if possible to establish a course of 
horse-shoeing at the Ohio State University, and asked all veteri¬ 
narians to co-operate with him. Mr. Adams in reply said he 
was pleased with the remarks made ; all must remember that it 
was new ground ; he thought his paper was the first of the kind 
ever read before a State veterinary association, and, while he 
would admit that man’s actions are governed somewhat by self- 
interest, still there was more than that in this matter ; it would 
benefit others. We must frown down rebates, tips to grooms, 
and such like, and raise the farrier’s art to a higher plane. If a 
driver comes to me and orders a horse shod so and so, I shoe it 
just as he says, and if it’s a failure that driver knows that he 
didn’t know quite as much as he thought he did ; while I have 
learned something. I learned the driver’s plan was a failure. I 
do not consider that I compromise myself at all when I shoe a 
horse as the owner desires it done. One of the greatest injustices 
to legitimate trade is the department store ; such as Siegel- 
Cooper Co., of Chicago, where a person can buy anything from 
a paper of pins to a steam engine, and he heard they intended 
adding a veterinarian and a farrier. He spoke of the teaching 
of horse-shoers at their local meetings. Dr. White asked if prac¬ 
tical work was expected of the farriers association. Dr. Shepard 
said he was veterinary lecturer at the Cleveland horse-shoers 
meetings, and he found it hard work to prepare his lectures suit¬ 
ably, as there were no text-books, so he made diagrams and 
quizzed the members after the fashion of a school. Dr. Fair 
thought that the professor on shoeing at the American Veteri¬ 
nary College had a text-book. Mr. Adams said the National 
Horse-shoers Association now own The Horse-shoer's Joitrnal^ 
of Detroit, and used it as a medium of education. 
Prof. White read a paper on the “Tuberculin Test,” * which 
was one of the most concise and explanatory papers ever read 
before this association. The paper was well debated, all pres¬ 
ent being interested in the subject. The essayist said that old 
cows undoubtedly tubercular ofttimes did not react, even when 
tested two or three times. 
Moved by Dr. Shaw, seconded by Dr. Derr, that a vote of 
thanks be tendered all essayists, and that the papers be handed 
the Secretary, who should have them published. Carried. Pres¬ 
ident Shepard now asked : “ Where shall we hold our semi-an¬ 
nual meeting ? ” Drs. Hillock and Howe named Cleveland. 
No other city being named, the motion was put to vote and de- 
* Will be published as soon as possible in the Review. 
