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site, but otherwise they do not antagonize each other. However, 
this is of no importance in veterinary practice, as there can be 
no urgent need of prescribing them together. It might be 
argued that since one is a centric and the other a periphic par- 
alizant, that their union might be useful in depressing the whole 
nervous system in painful afflictions. However true this may 
be in human practice, experience will soon teach a veterinatian 
that belladonna in the horse is not noted for its analgesic prop¬ 
erties. 
In treatment of diseases of the eye, when dilatation of the 
pupil is desired, atropine in a one per cent, solution is dropped 
into the eye three or four times a day; and after the third or 
fourth application the result will be attained, and the pupil thus 
dilated may remain for several days, and in isolated cases for a 
week. On account of this feature homatropine has entirely sup¬ 
planted atropine when dilatation is desired for ophthalmoscopic 
examinations. A one per cent, solution of homatropine hydro- 
bromate will dilate the pupil in from one to two hours, and the 
effect will pass off quite as rapidly, thus entirely overcoming 
the disagreeable feature of prolonged blindness. 
DISCUSSION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. 
All were pleased and highly interested in Dr. Merillat’s 
paper, which was discussed by Drs. Robertson, A. H. Baker, 
and Hughes. 
Drs. Merillat and Robertson entered upon a lively and ex¬ 
tended debate of numerous subjects from belladonna to elec¬ 
tricity and palmistry. 
President Hughes introduced Professor Mauerman, bacteriol¬ 
ogist at Northwestern University, who spoke and showed slides 
of actinomycosis, which was brought about by the discussion of 
Dr. Fish’s paper at the March meeting; at that time the per¬ 
centage of tuberculosis of the udder was brought up, and many 
of the inspectors confessed they had failed to differentiate clin¬ 
ically between actinomycosis and tuberculosis, and as a result 
one of the udders in question was submitted to Dr. Mauerman, 
and on microscopical examination was found to be actinomyco¬ 
sis. After a highly interesting discussion it was resolved to ad¬ 
journ. Jos. B. Ceancy, Secretary . 
VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW 
JERSEY. 
The forty-sixth annual meeting was held at 882 Broad St., 
Newark, May 10th, 1900. Meeting called to order at 12 
