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by enema, then insert ball as far as one can reach ; g-ets an ac¬ 
tion in from two to six hours, usually about four hours. 
Dr. Johnston has had good results in this way. 
Dr. Miller uses a capsule. 
Dr. Shipley uses large doses of nux vomica in these cases, 
administered per rectum. 
Dr. Niles reported for Committee on Speakers for Institutes 
saying that several speakers had been placed, but that the in¬ 
stitute season was well advanced before the work was under¬ 
taken. The report was accepted and the committee continued 
another year. 
The meeting was then adjourned until 8.30 p. m. 
Evening Session .—Joint meeting of I. S. V..M. A. and Iowa 
State Agricultural Society was called to order by President 
Johnston. 
Dr. W. B. Niles was introduced and read a paper on “ The 
Practicability of Serumtherapy in Hog Cholera.” 
Discussions were then indulged in. 
Dr. McBirney was called for, giving some of his experiences 
in using the treatment in Page County. He said that on the 
whole, the results were more satisfactory than last year. That 
it had been the means of saving about 80 per cent. 
Dr. Stalker: How is the comparison arrived at between 
treated and untreated stock ? 
Dr. McBirney : The method is to leave an equal number of 
both diseased and healthy animals untreated. It was only used 
in diseased herds. 
Dr. Niles saw two herds in adjoining fields, equally exposed 
and under equal conditions. The treated herd fared much better 
than the untreated one. 
Dr. Peters, of Lincoln, Neb., said they had treated about 
5000 head, 76 per cent, of which were sick, and they had saved 
80 per cent, of all. Used as “ checks^^^ healthy animals of the 
same herds. Of these over 80 per cent, died Much more is 
known of serum to-day than ever before. The serum we are 
using now is much stronger and better. Serum will be practi¬ 
cal as a treatment for hog cholera. 
Dr. Wallace, editor of the Farmer.^ thinks the only way to 
get rid of hog cholera is through quarantine, isolation, etc. 
Dr. Stalker says with proper authority and management, 
giving township trustees absolute control and authority to quar¬ 
antine and dispose of sick hogs, $80,000 will stamp out the 
disease. 
