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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
WISCONSIN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION. 
This society was organized on the 18th of March and met in the rooms of 
the State Agricultural Society. The following officers were elected : 
President, V. T. Atkinson, V.S., Milwaukee; Vice-President, J. L. Scott, 
V.S., Beaver Dam ; Secretary, W. P. Freeman, V.S., New Richmond; Treas¬ 
urer, C. H. Ormond, V.S., Milwaukee ; Censors, J. F. Raub, D.V.S., Monroe; 
L. R. Baker, V.S., Madison; A. Kurtz, V.S., Appleton. 
MONTREAL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The usual fortnightly meeting of this Association was held on March 12th, 
Prof. D. McEachran in the chair. 
Prof. Mills reported that the “ Reference Handbook of Medical Sciences,” 
consisting of eight volumes, published by Wood & Co., had been received and 
placed in the library. He also reported that experiments on temperature of dogs, 
horses and other animals were being made by Drs. Parker, Robertson, McKech- 
nie, himself and others. Mr. Miller and Mr. Macaulay have been investigating 
the action of chloroform on horses. 
Mr. Simpson read a paper on eversion of the uterus and the methods em¬ 
ployed in dealing with these cases. He recommended 1^ ounce doses of chloral 
hydrate as a calmative. A lively discussion followed on the comparative merits 
of chloral and opium for this purpose, in which Dr. Mills, C. McEachran and 
Baker took part. Mr. Comstock referred to two cases of amputation of the 
uterus on range cattle which had come under his observation in Montana. The 
chairman also referred to serious cases of eversion in both domestic and range 
cattle. Dr. Mills recommended Bat ley’s sedative solution in preference to tinct. 
opium in these cases. Dr. Nelson Walsh referred to a case of eversion in a mare. 
Mr. Gorham communicated a case of fissured teat in a cow, a fistula nearly 
half way up the teat, the result of an injury. He treated it by making a fresh 
w T ound, when the cow was not in milk, and stitching it up, resulting in complete 
closure of the fistulous opening. 
Mr. D. McDonald presented a case of laryngitis healed by poultices and 
saline febrifuge medicines, and Mr. Watson read a paper on premature labor 
pains in a cow, which led to a discussion on the action on the foetus of drugs ad¬ 
ministered to the mother for the purpose of quieting the animal and lessening 
the tendency to straining. The chairman explained that owing to there being no 
direct circulation of blood between the mother and foetus, the latter was thereby 
protected from tne action of such drugs, whereas, drugs given the mother was 
directly communicated to the foal after birth and recommended this means of 
giving medicines. He had seen far better results in foals from drugs so admin¬ 
istered. Drs. Mills and Johnston followed by some remarks on the subject. 
Mr. St. Louis followed by communicating a case of rheumatic arthritis in a 
foal, leading to an animated discussion on the pathology of rheumatism. Dr. 
Johnston related the post-mortem of calves at Munich suffering from this disease. 
Mr. McCrank read a paper on azoturia or “ hsemoglobinuria,” a disease pe¬ 
culiar to idle horses which receive full complement of food without exercise, 
resulting in a plethoric condition, and when the animal is exercised the muscles 
