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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
the able manner in which they entertained the national meeting 
of the American veterinarians at Omaha last September, he 
touched upon the benefits to be derived from attending these 
conventions. The main object of his paper, however, was to 
reprimand a veterinarian, who, in the course of a clinic before the 
above mentioned national association, acted in a most unprofes¬ 
sional manner and took occasion to belittle a skilled Omaha 
veterinarian. It was Dr. Drasky’s desire that this reprimand 
be not made public, but the members, seeing the opportunity of 
thrusting a blow at u quacks,” unanimously decided to publish 
his paper in the leading veterinary journals of the country. 
“ Cornstalk Disease in Cattle and Horses ” was the subject of 
a most excellent paper by Dr. A. Bostrom, of Minden. He re¬ 
garded death in cornstalk fields as not due always to the stalks, 
but that u fungus diseases ” were the cause of much of the 
trouble. The discussion was long and earnest, and many new 
facts were brought to light, that may be fruitful of much inter¬ 
esting knowledge in the near future. 
u My Experience with Black-leg Vaccine ” * was read by 
Dr. Peters, the author of the paper, Dr. M. V. Byers, of Osceola, 
being absent. Dr. Byers stated in a clear and concise manner 
his extensive experience with the method of preventing the dis¬ 
ease and showed plainly that it was the surest and safest method 
of prevention. 
Dr. A. T. Peters, of the University, then followed with a his¬ 
tory of black-leg vaccination, tracing it from its introduction in 
the old country, up to the present time. He explained how the 
vaccine was prepared and used, stating that it could now be ob¬ 
tained free of charge from the Agricultural Department. He 
said that 33,000 cattle had been vaccinated in Nebraska during 
the past year with most gratifying results. Dr. Peters’ talk 
ended the programme, which, on account of the long discussions, 
lasted until after midnight. 
The association voted to attend in a body the Improved 
Stock-breeders’ and Swine-breeders’ meeting. 
A. T. Peters, Secretary. 
VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW 
YORK COUNTY. 
The regular monthly meeting was called to order at the New 
York Academy of Medicine, 17 W. 43d Street, at the usual 
hour, April 6th, by President Robertson. The following mem- 
* Published elsewhere in this issue. 
