SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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agent at the starting point and have it duly countersigned at Omaha 
by the Secretary and special railroad agent. It is quite probable that 
excursion rates will be even lower than now offered before our meeting 
convenes, and members are urged to inquire about such special rates. 
OHIO-MICHIGAN ASSOCIATIONS MEETING. 
Pursuant to call, a joint session of the veterinarians of Ohio 
and Michigan convened in a court-room in the Lucas County 
Court-House, Toledo, Ohio, Monday, July ii. The meeting 
was called to order at 3 p. m., and organized by seleeting Dr. 
Walter Shaw, of Dayton, Ohio, as Chairman, and Dr. W. H. 
Gribble, of Elyria, as Secretary. 
Chairman Shaw, in a few well-chosen remarks, called at¬ 
tention to the fact that he believed these joint sessions produc¬ 
tive of much good, both socially and professionally, and re¬ 
gretted that the attendance was not larger. 
The Secretary was instructed to make a roll-call, and found 
the following present: 
Ohio. —Walter Shaw, Dayton ; E. H. Shepard, Cleveland ; 
W. E. Wight, Delaware ; T. B. Hillock, Columbus ; H. Ful- 
stow, Norwalk ; R. C. Hill, West Alexander ; J. E. Taylor, O. 
J. Carter, J. V. Newton, W. E. McBaine, W. H. McHugh, Roy 
Davis, Geo. Young,- Cook, of Toledo ; Dr. Smith, Bowl¬ 
ing Green ; H. J. Helwig, Elmore ; C. C. Yule, Leipsic ; J. H. 
Blattenburg, Lima ; P. Dillahunt, Springfield ; W. H. Gribble, 
Elyria ; W. B. Washburn, Tiffin. 
Michigan. —E. A. A. Grange, Detroit; Geo. Dumphy, 
Quincy; Dr. Hawkins, Detroit; J. S. Hamilton, Chelsea ; Dr. 
Buchanan, Detroit. 
The Chair stated that an address of welcome would be deliv¬ 
ered by Mayor Jones, but that he was unavoidably detained, and 
pending his arrival we would listen to a paper by Prof. E. A. A. 
Grange, of Detroit, on the subject, “ Biological Products Used 
in Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases.” Of course his paper 
especially treated of tuberculin, mallein, etc., as a means of 
diagnosis, and while believing in tuberculin fully, he advised 
all to go a little slow and not put too much faith in mallein as 
a diagnosticating agent of glanders. He gave the views both 
pro and con of eminent European veterinarians, showing great 
diversity of opinion, and said he himself had injected five, had 
killed two, finding no evidence of glanders, and, in fact, no 
evidence of any specific disease. He is satisfied that anti¬ 
toxin is a prophylactic in tetanus, and in specially infected 
(if I’m allowed the term) districts, could and should be used 
