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were liquid, and of a slightly green colour, mixed with mucus 
and blood; they died from twenty-one to twenty-four hours 
alter the ingestion of the saline solution. 
The three cows showed the same symptoms, and died from 
thirty to thirty-six hours after the ingestion of the solution. 
Autopsy . — General inflammation of the mucous membrane 
of the intestines. 
Mayr, the author of this observation, put the query whether 
this poisoning is not owing to some foreign substance mixed 
with the chloride of sodium — such as the salts of iron. — Ibid.> 
1869. 
No account of the two remaining. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING, JULY 6th, 1870. 
The President, John Wilkinson, Esq., in the Chair. 
Members 'present — The President, Professor Simonds, Pro- 
fessor Gamgee, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Broad, Mr. Silvester, Mr. 
Withers, Mr. Cowie, Mr. Go wing, Mr. Naylor, Mr. Ernes, 
Mr. Lowe, Mr. Harpley, Mr. Moon, and the Secretary. 
The Secretary read the notice convening the m'eeting. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, 
The President said the Secretary had not clearly under- 
stood what had taken place at the last meeting of the Council 
with regard to the examination of the Glasgow pupils at 
Glasgow. He had therefore written as usual to L)r. Duns- 
mure, in a non-official manner, and had received in reply a 
letter to the effect that the examiners were agreed as to tlie 
necessity of their going to Glasgow, and would do so. It was 
for the Council now to decide whether they would accept 
that statement as an official one from Dr. Dunsmure. 
The Council approved of the suggestion that the correspon- 
dence with Dr. Dunsmure, relating to the subject of the ex- 
aminations being held in Glasgow, should be considered 
official. 
A letter was read from Mr. George Annatage, acknowledg- 
ing with thanks the permission to use the board-room of the 
College for the preliminary meeting of the Central Veterinary 
Medical Society. 
A letter was also read from Professor Spooner, enclosing 
one which he had received from Mr. George Lewis, of Mon- 
mouth, and the Beacon newspaper, relating to the evidence 
in a case of breach of warranty, in which it is alleged that a 
Mr. Constant Morgan, of Usk, stated on oath that he was a 
