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ally admitted that, among members of families, tuberculosis is a 
disease that kills, but without being named, and physicians, 
accomplices of the pious lie, do not dare to speak or act. 
Professor Grancher has submitted to the same influence ; 
twice he went back on what was his scientific conviction. In 
1893 * le wanted to ask the consultative committee of hygiene 
to make the addition to the list, but met with such objection 
that he did not dare to propose it. 
In 1898 he was more daring, but was met with a u non 
possumus,” which resulted in another failure. Roux alone 
stood with him. 
To-day the situation differs—public opinion acts. It un¬ 
derstands the serious nature of the danger that threatens all 
families, rich or poor, and the truth is asked—as well as 
measures of prophylaxy are required. 
This measure, however,'is already recommended by the ex¬ 
tra parliamentary commission on tuberculosis of the last Con¬ 
gress of Berlin, and the unanimous vote which was carried at 
the last meeting of this commission will certainly have for re¬ 
sult the admission of tuberculosis in the list of contagious dis¬ 
eases for which the declaration will be obligatory. There is 
no doubt that this will prove a great means of prevention to 
the spreading of the disease in the human family, as it does for 
all the other contagious diseases submitted to the same require¬ 
ment. A. L. 
GET READY FOR DETROIT. 
In just two months veterinarians from almost every State 
in the union will be hurrying to this beautiful city of the 
Northwest to attend the thirty-seventh annual meeting of the 
American Veterinary Medical Association, that magnificent 
representative of the profession of the Western continent. The 
command “ get ready ” signifies not only the provision for the 
care of your practice during your absence, the packing of your 
grip and the securing of your railroad tickets, but it means that 
you should “ get ready ” to contribute your quota to the pro- 
