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0 THE INTER-STATE 0 VETERINARIAN. JUNE, 1918. AZOTURIA. Tuesday, June 25. -Morning Session, 9.00 'Infectious Abortion," Dr.

W. By Richard Price, V. St Paul Minn, Consideration is asked for any disconnections that may appear in carrying out arguments or statements throughout this paper. But as you are all active and busy practitioners and realize that in the preparation of this paper many hours, days, months and even years of study, observation and hard work are represented, and that in ithe writing of it many, months have, been occupied: at diverse mo-ments( snatched from a busy life, often when the writer is more fit for a good rest than for the hard work, to us, of scratching words on paper after racing our tired brains for the material. Even then too often the, telephone or some other rest-disturber summons us to a colic or parturition case, which if not attended to promptly may' lose us a patient, or a client, as well as a fee.

Consequently our much beloved paper (I believe we all like to add our quota to scientific knowledge) has to go over until well the next opportunity, favorable or otherwise, for the work. The glandular organs have certain functions to preform, which, when properly carried on maintain the body in a state diseases, or subjects. Following is our program Monday, June 24. Call to order at 9.00 a. m.

i Opening address by. State President Dr. H. G. Wells, of Protection, Kans.

Response address by National President Dr. R. E. Gilbert, of Pittsburg, Kans. Address of welcome by the mayor of the city of Lakin.

Talk on the higher ideals of our association by National Secretary Dr. L. G. Atkinson, of St. Paul, Kans.

Roll call. Reports of committees. Secretary's and treasurer's reports, Reading of minutes of last meeting. Bills and communications. Afternoon Session, 1.00 Papers and discussions "The Value of Practical Experience," Dr.

S. C. Freeland, Marion, Kans. "How to Overcome Pitfalls in a Country Practice," Dr. E.

J. Robinson, Cheney, Kans. "The Effects of the Automobile on the Country practice," Dr. H. N.

Viers, Minneapolis, Kans. "Practical Experience," Dr. M. N. Miller, McDonald, and Dr.

W. Way, Columbus, Kans. Night Session, 7.30 "Equine Influenza," Dr. H. R.

Heiser, Independence, Kanis. and Dr. H. M. Mott, Herrington, Kans.

Nelson, Liberal, Kans. and Dr. Melvern, Kans. The Best Method of Controlling Contagiouts arid Infectious Diseases," Dr. E.

F. Wolf, Ndck-erson, Kans. "Stomatitis in Cattle," Dr. J. C.

C. Keelch, Stafford, and Dr. J. J. Redman, Hutchinson, Kans.

Afternoon Session, 1.00 Clinics. Ra'dical operation of fistula arid pollevil, by Drs. J. S. Win-get, D.

K. Goodale, E. S. Char-tier, and J. P.

Ryan. This is a new operation. Herneas, umbilicus, and (scrotal operations, by Dr. L. -Willson, Erie; and Dr.

J. P. Freeman, Inman. Spaying of the dog and cat, by Dr. L.

N. Akers, Stafford; and Dr. W. J. Fleming, Chanute.

Doctors, I certainly wish that you will all come, and will consider yourselves in duty bound to solicit your veterinory friends to come with you. If they do not wish to become members, have them come anyway, and help make this a banner meeting. Yours fraternally, dr. c. n.

Mccarty, Sec. Kans. Branch V. A. Lakin, Kans.

Have you secured a new member for the V. A. lately? If you haven't don't you think it is time to get busy? National meeting at Nevada, in August be there. Kansas Branch meeting at Lakin, June 24 and 25. of health.

Under abnormal con- ditions the action of these glands is interfered with, primarily by either congestion or anaemia, which, if continued long enough, produce diseased conditions of the glands them-slaves and consequently perverted action. The liver being one of the most important glands, through whose bloodvessels and "Tuberculine Testing," Dr. W. H. Marshall, Norton, and Dr.

G. I. Smith, Cedar Vale, Kans. "Obstetrics," Dr. W.

E. Long, Preston, Kans. and Dr. E. Da-vies, Clay Center, Kanfe..