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and vicinity, organized October 7, 1882, has continued in active 
existence ever since its first meeting and added each year its 
assistance to the welfare of the veterinary profession. More 
active than ever, its work during the present and past year has 
made each of its members justly proud of its labor and acliieve- 
ments. 
With our other local associations of the Schuylkill and 
Wyoming Valley, most of whose members are active in this 
organization, I assure you, fellow-members, I am justly proud of 
the record made by Pennsylvanians, and I am more than proud 
of the honor of your recognition as President of such a body of 
earnest men and, after an active career of nearly forty years in 
the pursuit of veterinary practice, the greatest honor I could 
wish for has been bestowed upon me by this organization and 
at a time when illness prevented my presence, but your recogni¬ 
tion and esteem was never worn more proudly and witli more 
earnest and devout wishes for the good of yon all, than my 
whole heart has wished for the advancement and welfare of one 
and all of you. 
I now welcome you all to Philadelphia and invite your close 
attention to the excellent programme that has been prepared 
for you and to every enjoyment of it possible. 
TREATMENT OF PARTURIENT APOPLEXY. 
By W. H. Welch, M. D. C. 
A Paper read before the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, at Bloomington, 
February i6, 1898. 
Parturient apoplexy is a disease of very common occurrence, 
and one with which, until recently, I had unsatisfactory results ; 
and from what I can learn I am not the only one who has had 
this experience. 
Having seen good results from the administration of homoe- 
pathic drugs in veterinary practice, I decided to try them in 
this disease. 
Not expecting such good success, I did not keep a very ac- 
