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marking that he had discovered by interviewing various mem¬ 
bers that the feature was greatly appreciated, and its continuance 
thought best. It was regretted, however, that better facilities 
did not exist for viewing the field of operation. A number of 
members spoke upon the subject, and on motion a sum not to 
exceed $20 was authorized to be used by the local Committee of 
Arrangements in securing proper facilities for clinical work at 
the next meeting. Many of the members were not familiar 
with the details of the operations and it was resolved that each 
surgeon should present to the association a paper explaining his 
operation prior to the clinic. 
After some routine business the subject o£ 
MEAT INSPECTION 
was taken up, the President launching it in a few appropriate 
words. 
Dr. W. H. Hoskins, of Philadelphia, opened the debate by 
considering it from the aspect of “ Educating the Public to the 
Necessity of Meat Inspection,” which he treated in a broad and 
liberal manner, charging the members to use all means of im¬ 
pressing the subject upon the minds of the public—through 
their local press, by addresses at farmers’ institutes, etc. Dr. 
Salmon explained that Dr. Hoskins was mistaken in asserting 
that P'ederal meat inspection was for the protection of foreign 
buyers alone, as it was just as careful in its guardianship of in¬ 
terstate traffic in meat; but it had no right to interfere with 
products for home consumption—that is, when consumed within 
the State where slaughtered—and the only means the consumer 
had of securing inspection of such meat was through the muni¬ 
cipal inspectors. He contended, therefore, that the securing of 
municipal meat inspection was the most essential desiderahini 
for the members of the association to accomplish. 
Dr. Leonard Pearson, of Philadelphia, spoke upon “ The 
Concentration of Slaughter-Houses into Central Abattoirs and 
Disposing of the Flesh of Tuberculous Animals.” The speaker 
dealt largely with this subject as he had witnessed it upon the 
Continent of Europe. It was found, for instance, that the con¬ 
centration of the slaughter-houses into central abattoirs greatly 
reduced the cost of butchering, insured cleanliness and veteri¬ 
nary inspection, which was impossible where they are scattered 
all over the cities. In regard to the disposition of the carcasses, 
he cited the case of Saxony, where the percentage of tuber¬ 
culous animals was very high—27 per cent. If the carcasses of 
