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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
fleeted much credit upon the essayist, who had several com¬ 
plete recoveries of hopeless roarers through the operation 
described. It was thoroughly discussed by many of the ;; 
members, and a thousand copies were ordered printed. A 
generous offer was then made by Mr. Teufel, and accepted 
with thanks, of a series of cuts to illustrate more clearly the 
operation and to enhance the usefulness of the paper. 
A report on the so-called uterine stones reported at the 
semi-annual meeting was made by Drs. Ridge and Formad. 
Their examination revealed the fact that they were not con¬ 
cretions formed within the bodies of the animals from which 
they were taken, but were ordinary stones and had been 
placed in the uterine cavity for some deceptive purpose. 
In the absence of Dr. Waugh his paper on “The Veter- ; 
inarian—Intellectually, Socially and Morally,” was read by : 
Dr. Alex. Glass. It proved a very interesting paper, and 
plead forcibly for the higher and broader education of the 
future members of our profession in the colleges. 
The Treasurer’s report exhibited a balance of some forty- i 
eight dollars, and the payment of a large amount of initiation 
fees and dues enabled the Association to draw orders for 
every outstanding bill against it. 
The new officers were then seated, retiring President 
Kooker introducing the new President in a very compli¬ 
mentary manner. Some remarks on accepting the office of ; 
President were made, after which the meeting decided to hold 
their semi-annual gathering at Allentown in September next, i 
A motion for adjournment then prevailed. 
N. N. S. 
WESTERN IOWA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The fifth meeting of the Western Iowa Veterinary Medi¬ 
cal Association was held in the parlor of Burk’s Hotel, Car- 
roll, la., on Wednesday evening, March 23, 1892, pursuant 
to the call of the Secretary, and was called to order by Pres¬ 
ident G. I. Gibson, after which, in a few well chosen remarks,, 
the President thanked the Association for the honor con¬ 
ferred upon him at the last meeting during his absence, also 
