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lie adduced the belief that the disease was contagious, at least in 
this country. He said that it seemed to be most common among 
fashionably bred cattle, the half bred and the grades, especially 
the latter, seeming to defy its ravages. He discussed the sub¬ 
ject of treatment, claiming that there was no cure for it, but 
that gratifying results were often obtained from a palliative 
treatment, with a view of fitting the infected bovines for market, 
to enable the owner to reap some benefit. In regard to the ques¬ 
tion of danger to the human family of being infected with the 
disease from partaking of the meat of these animals, he 
thought there was no danger if the meat was well cooked, 
which, in his opinion, should be the case with all meats. In re¬ 
gard to using the milk from infected animals he thought this 
should not be allowed, until human practitioners had experi¬ 
mented in this direction and made known the results of their re¬ 
searches. The paper was well written and listened to with 
marked attention. 
After a genial discussion of the paper, the Association ad¬ 
journed to meet on Wednesday of State Fair week in the city 
where the State Fair is held. 
MASSACHUSETTS STATE VETERINARY ASSOCIATION. 
At a meeting held at Young’s Hotel, March 18, 1884, of 
veterinary surgeons practicing in Massachusetts, it was voted to 
organize a State society. There were fifteen gentlemen present. 
F. H. Osgood, M.R.C.V.S., was chosen President and M. Bunker, 
D.Y.S., of Newton, Secretary. 
It was voted that the charter members shall be composed of 
graduates of regular veterinary schools, and that such gentle¬ 
men shall exhibit their diplomas to a committee hereafter to be 
appointed, by acclamation, for acceptance. 
The following gentlemen were chosen the committee: J. S. 
Saunders, L. H. Howard, W. Bryden, F. S. Billings, C. P. 
Lyman of Boston. The meeting adjourned to gather at the call 
of the President. 
