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found ulcerated, the mucous membrane has been observed fre¬ 
quently to be ulcerated in other parts of the intestines, which 
seemed to have been the result of larger portions having 
sloughed off, and presenting the appearance of furunculi. 
These ulcerations are more or less profound, and have a yel¬ 
low-greenish appearance, with raised edges. Though they in 
general only affect the mucous membrane, they are not un- 
frequently deeper seated, and sometimes perforate the intes¬ 
tine. At other times these lesions are absent, and the mu¬ 
cous membrane is only of a grayish-leaden hue throughout 
its whole extent. The caecum and colon, in all the forms of 
this disease, are the seat of remarkable lesions ; they are 
always distended with gas, and contain some liquid, with a 
portion of aliment. The mucous membrane presents the 
same sort of lesions as exist in the small intestines ; these 
vary in number and depth in proportion to the intensity of 
the malady. It is particularly in this portion of the tube 
that the redness, the uneven surface, the infiltrations, large 
ecchymoses, ulcerations, &c., are perceived. The colon is 
mostly half filled with excremental matters; these are some¬ 
times soft and liquid, at others hard : the mucous membrane 
is more or less thickened, and of grayish-leaden, or even black 
colour; very often large portions of this intestine are ulcer¬ 
ated. In the single colon and rectum, the lesions are less 
perceptible. The alterations in the other organs are all mi¬ 
nutely described by the author. Amongst the causes of this 
disease, one of the principal is the assemblage of large num¬ 
bers of animals in the same locality. The treatment recom¬ 
mended bv the author is stimulating and tonic, in which 
quinine and the essence of turpentine figure largely. 
WEST OF SCOTLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of the West of Scotland Veterinary Medical 
Association was held in Glasgow, on the 28th December, 1860. In the 
absence of Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Steele of Biggar was called to the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and approved 
of, Professor Gatngee asked if the society had not yet elected a patron, 
stating that he considered it almost a sine qua non to its progress, the 
fact of having a respectable nobleman, one who took an interest in the 
veterinary profession and agriculture; and if not yet effected, he would 
propose that at this meeting a patron be nominated. 
Mr. Anderson said, that at a previous meeting it had been discussed, 
but that the general opinion of the members was, that before proceeding 
to such a course they had better wait a little to see how the society 
would succeed. 
Mr. Robinson said that Sir M. R. S. Stewart, Bart., M.P., had been 
