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present: Drs. C. C. Lyford, M. H. Reynolds, N. S. Erb, J. P. 
Anderson, S. D. Brimhall, E. Hay, S. H. Ward, A. Yonngberg, 
K. J. McKenzie, A. Dallimore, E. N. Chute, J. McGillivray, J. 
N. Gonld, J. W. Gould, J. H. Dietz, W. Amos, and Dr. Shoen- 
lefer, of Chicago. 
Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports were read and adopted. 
Dr. Reynolds then, as chairman of the Committee on Infec¬ 
tions Diseases, presented a lengthy report on dealing with in¬ 
fectious diseases (hog-cholera, tuberculosis and glanders) in the 
State, suggesting means of eradication. Several members urged 
the necessity of providing some means of compensating owners 
of glandered horses ordered killed by the boards of health. 
Dr. Brimhall related some of his experiences in dealing with 
glandered horses, and told pitiful stories of circumstances sur¬ 
rounding poor owners of horses killed. 
Dr. Amos thought compensation would be an incentive to 
owners to have their animals tested and destroyed, rather than 
trade them off, thus preventing the chief means of spreading 
the disease. 
Dr. Shoenlefer also made some valuable suggestions on deal- 
ing with infectious diseases. 
Election of new members then took place, and the following 
were admitted as members : Dr. Amos, Owatonna ; Dr. J. N. 
Gould, Worthington, and G. McGillivray, Spring-Valley. 
Meeting adjourned. 
The meeting was called to order on 14th, at 8 A. m., by the 
President, and Dr. Yonngberg, of Lake Park, Minn., gave a very 
interesting paper on “Malignant Catarrh of the Ox.”- This 
was followed by a lively discussion, which brought out the fact 
that the disease is quite as prevalent in the southern part of the 
State as in the northern. Dr. Amos reporting a number of cases 
about Owatonna. 
Dr. Amos then presented some excellent specimens of tuber¬ 
culosis, which were carefully discussed. 
Dr. Reynolds spoke briefly of legislative effort to control 
tuberculosis. 
Dr. Brimhall, of Minneapolis, gave a short talk on intra- 
laryngeal injections of bitter almond water and morphia in 
cases of acute and chronic cough. 
The meeting then adjourned till i p. m., when Dr. Eyford, 
of Minneapolis, exhibited specimens of horses’ feet and gave a 
demonstration of his way of operating for contracted feet. 
The meeting then adjourned to Dr. Amos’ office, when Dr. 
