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of strangles, the weight of opinion being against this point. 
Essayists were appointed for the next meeting. After a vote of 
thanks being extended the essayists and the President, the meet¬ 
ing adjourned to meet in Philadelphia the coming March. 
OHIO STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The semi-annual meeting of the Ohio State Veterinary Medi¬ 
cal Association took place in the Tyndal Room, City Hall, 
Columbus, on the 3d and 4th of Sept. The meeting was called 
to order at 7:30 P. M. on the 3d, by the President, Dr. W. C. 
Fair, Cleveland, who stated the objects of the present meeting 
and then called on the Secretary, Dr. Waddel, Columbus, to call 
the roll. The following gentleman answered to their ttiames : 
W. C. Fair, V.S., Cleveland; J. V. Newton, V.S., Toledo; T. B. 
Colton, V.S., Mount Vernon; W. A. Labron, VS., Xenia; 
J. M. Waddle, V.S., Columbus; J. S.Butler, V.S., Piqua; T. B. 
Hillock, V.S., Columbus; W. R. Howe, V.S., Dayton; L. B. 
Chase, V.S., Berlin ; R. W. Whitehead, V.S., Youngstown; J. C. 
Meyer, M.D., V.S., Cincinnati; C. C. Crane, V.S., Akron; J. B. 
Crane, V.S., Sharon Centre ; W. Huntsberger, V.S., East Union ; 
W. E. Wright, V.S , Deleware; A. H. Tanner, V.S., Ashtabula ; 
J. E. Taylor, V.S., Toledo; J. B. Hillock, V.S., Lancaster. The 
gentlemen present who were not members, were: G. W. Butler, 
V.S., Circleville; L. A. Severcool, V.S., Norwalk; E. A. Eber- 
sole, Eostoria; S. D. McClure, V.S., Sandusky; James A. Lee 
and T. E. Jones, Mount Vernon; A. J. Smith, Pleasant Hill, 
and Dr. Salmon, D.V. M., of the United States Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were then read and 
approved, and the following gentlemen were proposed for mem¬ 
bership : G. W. Butler, V.S., Circleville; L. A. Severcool, V.S. 
Norwalk; and A. J. Smith, Pleasant Hill. The two former, 
being graduates, were admitted to membership, and the latter 
gentlemen referred to the Board of Censors. 
Dr. Salmon was then called upon to address the meeting and 
describe briefly the disease, pleuro-pneumonia contagiosa, and 
