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Dr. Micliener has never seen a case of scarlet fever in the 
horse, hut has seen a mild form of purpura hemorrhagica, with 
symptoms similar to those described by Williams as the symptoms 
of scarlet fever. 
Dr. Coates has seen cases of scarlet fever in the human 
family, but has never seen the same symptoms in the equine 
species; says that Williams has taken the statements of other 
men, and copied the symptoms of scarlet fever from some work 
on human medicine. 
Dr. Dixon thinks Williams is right in calling the disease, as 
lie describes it, scarlet fever. Has seen cases similar to it, and 
treated them as such, although the temperature has been higher 
than the temperature given by Williams; the petechial spots lie 
saw, also the swelling of the limbs. 
Dr. Coates wanted to know what kind of spots Dr. Dixon had 
seen. 
Dr. Dixon replied, that the spots he saw were similar to the 
spots described by Williams; they could be seen on the mucous 
membranes of the nasal cavities and on the membranes of the 
eye; would be there one day and disappear the next. Has seen 
cases become worse gradually, and the swellings of the limbs 
were not the swellings of purpura. 
Dr. Robertson has never seen a case of scarlatina in the 
horse the same as the scarlatina in the human family, and does 
not think there is any contagious disease in the equine similar to 
scarlet fever of man. 
Dr. Crane has never seen a case of scarlet fever in the horse 
as described by Williams. 
Dr. Dixon, in answer to Dr. Liautard’s question, as to how 
many horses there were in the stable where he was treating his 
patient; replied there were forty horses or more. 
Dr. Liautard then said, as scarlet fever is contagious, how 
was it there were not more cases in the same stable. Dr. Liau¬ 
tard said that lie did not know of any author, whether French, 
German or Italian, who agree that there was such affusion as 
scarlet fever in horse. 
On favorable report from the Board of Censors, Dr. H. W. 
Bath was elected to membership. 
