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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
is no good reason he should be placed on the, market on a par 
with a perfectly healthy one. This scheme may not be near at 
hand, but this question will never be at rest in my mind until 
it is consummated, and the sooner the people come to under¬ 
stand the situation the sooner will it be realized. 
GENERAL DISCUSvSION ON SLAUGHTER-HOUSE INSPECTION. 
Dr. Joh 7 ison : If there is one thing that I am prouder of than 
another it is that I am an American citizen, and I am also proud 
that we have a good system of inspection, and that we are under 
no danger of consuming meat that is loathsome and disgusting. 
I feel that the best is not too good for us, hence I do not want to 
see engrafted into American systems, some of the European 
methods. We want to see the American people have the best 
of the American products. 
Dr. Stewart: I am quite interested in the two papers just 
read, and as many of us are inspectors there ought to be a good 
deal to say. My paper was necessarily condensed so as not to 
make it too voluminous. The dominant thought was to arrange 
some ideas which would help in formulating some conception 
in regard to the work of inspection. My acquaintance with vet¬ 
erinarians without any experience goes to show that they enter 
the business with very crude ideas, and lacking in matters of 
judgment. The paper was not written with the idea of enlight¬ 
ening those in the service, but to help others in organizing mu¬ 
nicipal inspection at home. I would like to see some of our 
progressive men take up this work and elaborate it into a book. 
One phase of the question was not entered into by either paper, 
viz., reasons for inspection. If we had reasons to put before the 
public, our position could be better maintained, and this thought 
was intended to stimulate in this direction. As to criticisms 
they are most gratifying, probably too flattering to make a good 
debate. If the gentlemen had gone into it tooth and nail, it 
would have provoked a lively discussion. Malignant oedema 
the writer stated was not found in this country. Probably he 
made the statement without much thought. I have seen several 
cases which I thought were malignant oedema, and, therefore, I 
felt justified in adding it to the list. The subject of rabies ex¬ 
cited my interest. As a state official I once had occasion to 
visit a head of cattle exhibiting signs of this disease, and came 
to the conclusion that rabies was present. Some communities 
have a natural dread of this disease and destroy the animals, 
others again are not so fastidious, and have the habit of ship¬ 
ping animals to market forthwith ; therefore,it is not improbable 
