SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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men was a whole head, showing- seven molars in left lower 
jaw, extra one being posterior, and which, having no opposi¬ 
tion had elongated until it had worn its way and passed 
through the sup. maxilla into the maxillary sinus, then on into 
the nasal cavity. What suffering must this poor animal have 
undergone, as she did not die until twenty years of age. It 
was the universal opinion of all present that veterinary col¬ 
leges should teach veterinary dentistry, none doing so (it was 
claimed) except the Chicago College, and that comparatively 
very few veterinary surgeons knew the first principles of 
dentistry. 
Adjourned until 7.30 p.m. 
EVENING SESSION. 
Meeting called to order at 7.30 P. M. by First Vice-Presi¬ 
dent Dr. Shepherd, President Howe being absent. 
Dr. J. D. Fair now read a report of several interesting cases 
of distokia and inversion of rectum, reporting one case we 
had not seen a record of, viz.: distokia due to head passing 
into rectum and out through anus, with front feet out of vulva. 
Quite an interesting discussion followed, describing the var¬ 
ious methods of assistance in cases of distokia, all condemning 
the use of excessive traction in delivery of mares. 
The chair now called for the report of Committee on Vet¬ 
erinary Progress, which was rendered by Dr. Cotton, chair¬ 
man of the committee. He began his report with a history 
of early knowledge of the effect of mind upon matter, giving 
us the Bible story of Jacob and Laban, where means were 
adopted to cause animals to bring forth streaked or striped 
young, which according to the story was successful. Most 
of us had heard or read of this story before, but had evidently 
forgotten it. He then launched out in a description of the 
birth and growth of veterinary colleges and veterinary litera¬ 
ture, giving Prof. Chauveau a glowing tribute of respect in 
regard to his work on comparative anatomy, saying that up 
to the present time no work of its kind was its equal. 
He claimed that the Talmud nearly two thousand years 
ago recognized tuberculosis as due to a bacilli, and influenza 
and other diseases to be due to a germ, and in view of these 
