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difficult to auscult that portion of the lung, we have to be on 
our guard. Dr. Sallade thought the injury was an old one. 
A vote of thanks was extended for a report of the case. 
Dr. Plart said that fifteen years ago no veterinarian would 
dare acknowledge a mistake. But to-day they will call a 
brother practitioner in at any time and talk over a case, as 
true men should do. We are here to exchange ideas; it is 
seldom we find every one of the same opinion. 
Dr. Hoskins reported his visit to the New Jersey Associa¬ 
tion and expressed himself as being well pleased with his visit. 
He spoke of receiving a letter from a veterinarian censuring 
him for encouraging quacks [non-graduates] to join our 
Association. The paper that the letter was written on was 
illuminated with a barnyard scene, explaining the place of 
graduation, etc. It is needless to say that the writer received 
a very caustic reply. He said we made no mistake when we 
take in gentlemen who were non-graduates ; some of our best 
workers are non-graduates. 
Pres. Kooker advised the local veterinarians to form 
associations. We should have these all over the State. 
Dr. Kellar reported a case of a mare that had a discharge 
from the vulva. She had aborted a short time before. On 
examining vagina he could not find anything to cause the 
trouble, but on dilating he found a hard substance inside. He 
removed four calculi and then found another one which was 
so sharp he had to wrap a chamois around it before removing 
it. 
In following July he saw a similar case. The hymen was 
not ruptured; found os entirely closed; dilated with forceps 
and removed four calculi. A short time after saw another 
case of a western mare which had a discharge from vulva, 
and was returned. On examination he found a calculus in 
uterus. These stones resembled those lying in the road, and 
at first he thought they had been placed in the' uterus to 
prevent evertion, as mare aborted a short time before, but 
when he came to the case of unperforated hymen, he could 
not imagine how the stones could have gained entrance. The 
stones were sent to Dr. Hooker to be examined. 
