SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
805 
Messrs. W. Shaw, W. Gibb, J. W. Faskin, W. J. Wilson, John 
Wende W. Steele, W. Cowan and R. F. Golden. Auditors, 
Iessrs. C. Elliott and J. D. O’Neil. Delegates to the Western 
Fair Association, Messrs. J. H. Wilson, Sr., and J. D. O’Neil 
Delegates to the Industrial Fair Association, Toronto, Prof A 
Smith and Major Rloyd. 
, T HC !y' r ' n S President having vacated the chair in favor of 
le President-elect, a hearty vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. 
Hopkins for his able conduct in the chair and the interest he 
had taken in the association during his term of office. 
Major Dioyd on assuming the chair, thanked the members 
cordially for the honor conferred on him, and promised to do all 
m his power for the best interests of the association. Amongst 
other matters he urged upon all the members the benefits that 
might accrue if each one were to give an account at the next 
meetmg of some case of special interest during the past year 
even if it were only one case. But he hoped every one would 
endeavor to contribute something. 
Prof. N. Reed, of the Guelph Agricultural College, o-ave 
an interesting account of some cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis 
that he had met with ; he mentioned particularly the paralysis 
of the muscles of deglutition as one of the symptoms. He had 
had bacteriological examinations made of the water used 
and he believed the cause of the disease to have been patho¬ 
genic bacteria in the water. Hyposulphite of soda and also 
nux vomica had been used in the medicinal treatment of the 
disease. 
Mr. R. P. Golden, V.S., of Windsor, Ont., gave an account 
oi the disease among swine that had existed in the county of 
Kssex. He described the symptoms he had observed, also the 
post-mortem appearances. He mentioned that in some cases the 
bowels showed more indications of disease than the lungs, while 
m other cases the reverse was apparent, and frequently both the 
lungs and bowels were implicated. 
Mr. Gibb, V.S., of Stratford, Ont., read an excellent paper 
on the value of action and position as indications of lameness in 
the horse, and the diagnosis of its location. 
Interesting discussions took place at the close of each, in 
which many members participated, and a hearty vote of thanks 
was tendered to each of the gentlemen mentioned for his valu¬ 
able contribution. 
A discussion then came up, in which many took part, on the 
need for better legal protection to the profession, and the best 
