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“ Mr. Ernes asked the parole , which is the rule before any 
member can take part in the proceedings of the meeting, and 
related a similar case which occurred in his practice about 
two years ago. The subject was a well bred horse, the 
property of a miller, used by him in a gig, for the purpose of 
calling on the bakers. The pace at which he w T as driven was 
from eight to ten miles in the hour ; but there were necessarily 
frequent stoppages. The horse had been out from half past 
nine in the morning till about four in the afternoon, when on 
coming round an obtuse angle, caused by the junction of two 
roads, he suddenly fell lame and was unable to proceed. He 
was taken to an inn close by, and Mr. Ernes sent for, who on 
examination discovered a fracture of the humerus, and 
advised the owner to have the horse at once destroyed. 
“His opinion as to the cause of this fracture was, that, 
in the absence of an external injury, which seemed to be the 
case here, as w*ell as in the instance under consideration, 
inordinate muscular contraction alone could have produced it. 
This statement called forth some controversy. Many members 
agreed with Mr. Ernes and others disagreed. Some contended 
that no muscular power could fracture bones of the thickness 
of the humerus ; and others thought that there was a want of 
density in the structure of the bones, and suggested the 
analyzation of them ; but this seemed to be contradicted by 
a careful examination of them, made by Mons. Rossignol. 
“ The next subject in order was a ruptured bladder of a 
dog, laid before the members by Mons. Leblanc; but as the 
time of the meeting had expired, its investigation was not 
entered into.” 
We have thus ventured to throw out a few suggestions, with a 
view to copy from others that which might prove beneficial to 
ourselves. We speak, “as unto wise men,”being convinced that 
the present state of things is favorable to much being done. 
The profession has made considerable advance of late years, 
and we are anxious to promote its continuance in well being 
and well doing. All we desire may not be effected at once. 
Indeed it may be that a future age alone will fully realise it; 
yet the plans being laid down by us, and the preliminaries 
