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have been read at this meeting by Drs. Walmer and French,, 
were continued over to the next meeting. 
Dr. C. B. Robinson reported another case of “ Sonus Neuro¬ 
sis,” which has been under the observation of several of our 
members. In speaking further about this disease. Dr. Robin¬ 
son stated that during his connection with the fire department 
of the district, during the last fifteen years, he had seen more 
than 50 cases of this disease, but had never reported them, sup¬ 
posing the disease had been observed abroad, but after a recent 
search of veterinary literature on the subject he had failed to see 
it mentioned ; therefore, he had taken the liberty of naming 
and describing this disease. The disease is spoken of as “ gong 
lameness ” in tlie Fire Department. 
Drs. Walmer and Robin.son made a report on some tubercu¬ 
lous herds recentl}^ tested with tuberculin. In a herd of 48 
cows, three reacted. Two of these cows were in fair condition, 
large milkers, reaching 108° and 107.°6. Each received 2 c. c. 
of tuberculin and in both cases the milk secretion was perma¬ 
nently stopped and each cow had been milking 3 4^ gallons a 
day. Post-mortem alterations were almost microscopic in size 
and carcasses passed for meat. A “ bulling cow ” in this herd 
whose normal temperature was 102° F. went to 103° F. in 15 
hours. She was killed by request of owner, but no diseased 
condition was found. Another cow in this herd had a large 
ulcerating tumor on the jaw, supposed to be actinomycotic in 
origin. This cow did not react. The tumor was examined by 
Dr. Lamb, of the Army Medical Museum,. and proved to be 
tuberculosis. 
In another herd of 31 cows, 15 reacted and were condemned 
for dairy purposes. The owner 'endeavored to have them 
slaughtered in the District of Columbia, but failed. He then 
shipped them to Alexandria, Va., but the efficient State Veter¬ 
inarian of Virginia, Dr. Niles, was notified, and he refused to 
let them be slaughtered for food purposes. They were then 
shipped to Baltimore and Dr. Clements was notified and he 
promptly turned them down. The owner then (March 8th) 
shipped these 15 cows to Wilmington, Del., and they were there 
slaughtered and sold, since the vState was without any official 
veterinarian who could be notified. This illustrates the value 
of official veterinarians acting in harmony and the loss a State 
bears without having one. 
The recent farmers’ institute held at Alexandria, Va., was 
brought up in this discussion, and the action of Maj. Alvord, 
