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The essay was listened to with marked attention, and gave rise to 
considerable discussion, at the conclusion of which Mr. Dudgeon , 
in a few able and appropriate remarks, proposed that the Secretary 
be instructed to write Mr. Armatage and thank him for his very 
able paper, the proposition seconded by Mr . Mann y and carried by 
acclamation. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to 
the Chairman. John Meikle. 
Hon. Sec., South Hetton, Durham. 
LIVERPOOL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSO- 
CIATION. 
The twenty-fourth quarterly meeting of the Liverpool Veterinary 
Medical Association was held on Friday evening, the 13th of May, 
at six o’clock, at the Medical Institute, Hope Street, Liverpool, 
Thomas Greaves, Esq. (P.R.C.V.S.), President, in the chair. 
Present — Messrs. Leather, Proctor, Morgan, Ackroyd, Harwood, 
Heyes, Liverpool; Smith, Ormskirk; W. C. Lawson, Woolton ; A. 
Lawson, Bolton ; W. A. Cartwright, Whitchurch ; Whittle, Wors- 
ley; Storrar, Chester; Woods, Wigan; and the Secretary. 
A letter from Mr. P. Taylor, and telegram from Mr. Thomas 
Taylor, were received. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
Mr. Joseph Leather then read the following paper on “ Indiges- 
tion in the Horse.” 
It is not my intention to waste your time with any lengthy 
introduction, nor do I intend to make any apology for bringing 
before you the important subject of indigestion in the horse. 
My means of information being very limited, should I fail to 
perform my task in as lucid and comprehensive a manner as it might 
be done, I must ask you to accept the will for the deed. 
In human medicine there are few subjects on which more has 
been written, and in veterinary medicine less, than derangement of 
the digestive functions. I am not aware of a single veterinary 
author in this country who has dealt with it in anything but the 
most trivial manner ; therefore, what I am about to introduce this 
evening is mainly the result of my own observations. 
It is true the horse is not subject to anything like the variety of 
gastric derangements that man is ; although living in an artificial 
state, and on food in a great measure artificially prepared for his 
use, he is not allowed, like man, to overgorge his stomach, and 
derange its functions by the excessive use of brandy and water, 
cigars, &c.,but, as a rule, has his food and water carefully dealt out 
to him in such quantity and quality as will generally insure him 
against dyspeptic attacks. Nevertheless, circumstances do occur, 
and those by no means rare, when the necessary attention is not 
