MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
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At the commencement of the second meeting, Mr. Turner 
favoured the Association with some remarks, as his always are, 
exceedingly valuable, after which commenced the praise of 
another shoe, highly useful in its way ,—the tip —which may be 
worn without injury by some iron-footed horses, but which cannot 
in a general way, afford sufficient protection to the foot on our 
modern roads. The consideration and the eulogy of this shoe 
occupied the remaining part of the second evening. 
These two debates were, after all, very instructive, and will be 
read with a great deal of pleasure; but they did not assume the 
character which they would have done had half a dozen practical 
and scientific men been present. The general question of the 
foot of the horse would have had that consideration yielded to it 
which its paramount importance demanded. Some interesting 
but brief illustrations of the subject were given by the President 
and Mr. Turner, but the proper character and tone was not given 
to the discussion of such a question. 
The practitioners residing in the metropolis and its environs 
would pleasantly and usefully spend those evenings which they 
could contrive to devote to the Association. The theatre in 
which it is held is somewhat distant from the habitation of most 
of us, and the road and the access to it are not the most delight¬ 
ful ; but our friends should recollect how much the character and 
improvement of our profession depends on the nature and worth 
of these meetings. We stand committed before the public gene¬ 
rally. We have won to ourselves some honour. The meetings 
of the last session were highly creditable to us. Neither friend 
nor foe expected that they would have assumed so high a charac¬ 
ter. Do not let us fall back, but, in the language of our zealous 
friend far away, let us say to each other, that we will go on, and 
will deserve to prosper. 
May the Editor be permitted to ask a favour of his veterinary 
friends every where? Will tl)cy kindly, and, if convenient, by 
or before the middle of January, give him a detailed account 
of practices, or modes of management, or general treatment, of 
the horse, cattle, sheep, swine, and, in fact eveiy domesticated 
