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the hereditary taint. He rather thought that navicular disease was 
occasioned by concussion and other causes. 
Mr. Dobson said the thanks of the whole veterinary profession 
were due to the President for the way he had brought forward this 
subject. Mr. Dobson spoke of the importance of pathology, and 
thought it not improbable that there was a two-fold or even a three- 
fold origin of navicular disease, but he was not inclined to think 
with some that “ hereditary taint” was a convenient term. 
Mr. Strange gave his experience of the use of the cold bath in 
treatment for navicular disease. In every case in which he had 
used the bath he had met with the greatest success. As to concus- 
sion being the only cause, he had cases where horses had been kept 
in the stable for a long time, and then come out lame with the 
disease. 
Mr. Raddle said he thoroughly appreciated the paper and en- 
dorsed the views therein expressed; mal-predisposition did not 
operate manifestly in the production of navicular disease. Predis- 
position operated to a greater extent than many gave it credit for, 
but he thought there must be some existing cause before the 
disease was established. He now begged to apoligise to Mr. Broad 
for having so strongly opposed the theory and practice advocated 
by him in his last year’s paper on “ Laminitis,” for he had since 
adopted it and proved it most successful. 
Mr. Stock said he had great opportunities of seeing the benefi- 
cial effects of Mr. Broad’s plan of treating navicular disease, and 
he did not know of any other method of treatment which could be 
compared with it. 
Mr. Broad, jun., speaking as to the high and low nerve operation, 
expressed his partiality for the former mode, as he had seen so 
many cases of failure resulting from the other. 
Mr. Thomas was of a contrary opinion, and said he had had 
successful operations with the low treatment. 
The President said that the ‘Mow” operation was more difficult 
to perform than the “high” operation, and the failures were too 
many in the “low” operation for him to advise its practice. 
A technical discussion ensued on the “ nerve” operation, in which 
the Secretary and other members took part ; after which a vote of 
thanks was accorded to the President for exhibiting his specimens 
and reading his able paper. It was resolved that the annual meet- 
ing of the society should be held at Taunton on the 8th of June, 
when the Bath and West of England Society would hold its exhibi- 
tion in that town, and Mr. Barker consented to read a paper at the 
meeting. 
At the conclusion of the business, the members sat down to a 
capital dinner at the hotel, admirably served by Miss Hampton. 
Mr. T. D. Broad presided, and Mr. J. M. Broad occupied the vice- 
chair. Several toasts were proposed and responded to, and a very 
agreeable evening was spent. J. A. Collins, Hon. Sec. 
