SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
697 
SECOND DAY. 
MORNING SESSION. 
Association called to order at io A. M. by President 
Thomas. 
Roll-call elicited “ present ” from twenty members. 
Dr. John McBirney presented a paper on “ Alcoholic So¬ 
lution of Mercuric Bichloride in the treatment of Fistulous 
Tracts.” * 
DISCUSSION. 
Dr. Norton; It has been my opportunity to care for quite 
a number of cases of this character, and as you perhaps know 
they are usually old, bad cases which the country hoss-doctor 
has tried a long time to cure, before they find their way to 
the college hospital. These cases were given constitutional 
treatment by liberal doses of sodium hyposulphite and always 
with decided advantage. I think these cases persist in a de¬ 
cidedly chronic course for lack of proper general medication. 
Dr. Edwards : I am interested to know whether your ob¬ 
servations correspond with mine.' I have seen quite a number 
of poll-evils and fistulous withers which seemed to be a sequel 
of distemper, and my experience leads me to think these 
troubles are usually preceded by some debilitating condition. 
These cases all yielded to treatment. 
Dr. Niles : Did you use constitutional treatment ? 
Dr. Edwards : I did not. 
Dr. Derwent: I believe the best results are obtained by 
frequent dressing of diseased parts; it is more important than 
the special medicines used. 
Dr. Ovens: I treat these cases quite differently. I use a 
caustic but once and then dress the diseased tracts only once 
a week. I think it a disadvantage to disturb a diseased tract 
every day. 
Dr. M. E. Johnson though the best results are obtained 
by dressing the parts frequently. 
Dr. G. A. Johnson : I find cases of this character do nicely 
* Printed in this issue of tli§ Review. 
