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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Dr. W. Horace Hoskins, as Chairman of the Committee on 
Legislation, spoke of a bill to prevent the introduction of cattle 
unless accompanied by a free bill of tuberculosis, having passed 
both houses and now only awaits the Governor’s signature to 
become a law. The bill reported at last meeting, which will 
tax all carcasses coming into the State and establish a number 
of meat-inspectors along our border lines, has passed the House 
and is having a hard time of it. The bill to reopen registration 
met the fate which it merited, and did not emerge from the com¬ 
mittee room. It was now explained why the great decrease in 
the State’s income had limited to a great extent the work of the 
State Veterinary Sanitary Board and all similar work for a time. 
The advisability of the veterinarian helping to procure bi¬ 
cycle paths through Fairmount Park, and thus encourage the 
driving public, was discussed. 
It was then moved and seconded that the association enter 
upon the discussion of ‘‘ Lameness.” Dr. Thomas B. Rayner, 
had been designated as the one to open the discussion. He be¬ 
ing absent, this duty devolved upon Dr. H. P. Eves. He spoke 
of the many trials and troubles we encounter in diagnosticating, 
seldom finding the same symptoms indicative of the same seat 
of trouble, and told of the benefit to be derived at times from 
the U£e of cocaine in cases where the effect might be plainly 
apparent while the lesions were obscure. He felt that much of 
our lameness was due to osteo-porosis, in which-theory he was 
upheld by nearly all those present. 
Dr. Jolly, of Atlanta, Ga., was now called upon. During 
the course of his remarks he spoke of a family of about thirty- 
five or forty horses in his vicinity which always show a rigidity 
of gait, going this way probably for years, then while driving or 
at work they suddenly break into profuse perspiration, go down, 
and in a short time ^ie. Considerable discussion followed as to 
the cause. 
Dr. Pearson spoke of one of the great show-stallions siring a 
number of colts which developed osteo-porosis. Yet many 
things seem to indicate that it is infectious. 
Dr. Drake had seventeen cases in one stable within two years, 
and we find many instances of this kind regardless of location, 
environment, breed or work. 
Dr. Pearson said it is barely possible that its cause may be a 
minute parasite, as is Texas fever, roup, cancer, etc., yet it 
is unknown in England or in Germany. 
The treatment suggested was lime in its various forms. 
