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SITTINGS OF THE COUNCIL. 
To be given as a draught, and to be repeated, if requisite: after a 
few hours I give the draught as follows:— 
Spt. ether, sulph. 
Tinct. opii. 
Sol. aloes alk. 
Aquae. 
vel Jiij 
M. 
To be followed by tonics for a few days. The aloes are given 
to remove the putrescent matter from the primee viae, and tend 
greatly towards the recovery of the animal. 
The alkaline solution of aloes I make as follows:— 
Aloes Barb.Jij 
Sodae com.Jij 
Aquae, by weight. xxxij 
To be gently simmered over the fire, to be dissolved. Thus, each 
ounce, by measure, of the solution contains 3j of aloes. It will 
keep any length of time, and is one of the best solutions of aloes 
I ever knew: if the aloes are good, there is no sediment. 
Time will not allow me to enter more at large into this subject 
at present. 
I am, Mr. Editor, } r ours obediently, 
Arthur Cherry. 
August 20th, 1849. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL 
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
Sitting of July 27, 1849. 
Present,—The President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, 
Messrs. Henderson, James Turner, Arthur Cherry, 
Braby, Ernes, Wilkinson, and King. 
The minutes being read and confirmed, 
Mr. Arthur Cherry drew attention to the circumstance of the 
last Quarterly Meeting having been duly convened, and there being 
only six members present. No meeting was held, as the Charter 
directed that there must be seven members present to form a 
meeting of the Council: this being the first time that such a thing 
had occurred since the granting of the Charter, he thought that a 
minute of the circumstance should be made. 
The Secretary was therefore directed to enter such minute. 
The Secretary laid before the Council a report from the Com¬ 
mittee appointed to re-consider the By-Laws, reporting the pro¬ 
gress that the Committee had made. 
