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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
years later an abscess formed in the flank, and on being opened 
the piece was found and removed. 
^ Dr. Brown reported a case where a sharp-pointed, headless 
nail had ' been swallowed by a cow with the food, and passed 
from the stomach through the diaphragm to the heart. 
Several other cases of a similar interesting nature were re¬ 
ported by Drs. Campbell, Walrod, Austin, Gibson, Miller and 
others. 
Report of Committee on Articles for Newspaper Publication 
was made by Dr. W. B. Niles, Chairman. 
Report of the Auditing Committee stated that the Treasurer’s 
accounts had been examined and found correct. Report was 
adopted and committee discharged. 
Regarding papers by veterinarians at institutes, etc.. Dr. 
Gibson moved that Dr. Niles be made a committee to assign 
papers, or subjects, and essayists as suggested in the Secretary’s 
report. Seconded and carried. 
Dr. Gibson offered a resolution referring to the U. S. V. M. A. 
meeting at Omaha. 
Dr. Brown moved that a committee of three be appointed by 
the chair on resolutions, and that this resolution be referred to 
them. Seconded and carried. Chair appointed as Committee 
on Resolutions Drs. W. B. Niles, S. H. Johnson and J. H. Mc¬ 
Leod. The chair was authorized to appoint a committee to in¬ 
vestigate the printing of the report of the meeting and to report 
at a later session. Chair appointed Drs. Brown, Niles and Gib¬ 
son. 
Dr. S. H. Johnson moved that two delegates be elected by 
ballot to represent this association at the meeting of the U. S. 
V. M. A. Seconded and carried. 
Meeting adjourned until 7.30 p. m. 
Evening Session .—Joint meeting of I. S. V. M. A. and Iowa 
Agricultural Society was called to order by President Johnson, 
at 7.45 p. M. 
Dr. J. I Gibson was introduced and read a paper on the sub¬ 
ject of ‘‘Actinomycosis.” 
Dr. A. T. Peters, of Lincoln, Neb., read a paper on “ Im¬ 
munity.” After the reading of this paper, a large number of 
very fine stereopticon views illustrating the two papers were 
thrown upon the canvas, and were greatly enjoyed by all 
present. 
Discussions were indulged in for only a short time until 
President Jno. Cownie, of the State Agricultural Society, arose 
