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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
year had apparently repeated Millais’ observations staining a 
micro-organism resembling his, which, however, was lost or dis¬ 
appeared during the course of inoculation. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
The Montreal Veterinary Medical Association met in the 
lecture room of the Faculty of Comparative Medicine on Thurs¬ 
day evening, December 13, 1894, with the President, Dr. J. G. 
Adami, in the chair. Professors D. McEachran and Baker were 
also present. After roll-call the minutes of the last meeting 
were read and adopted. 
A letter was read from Dr. Dinwiddie donating a copy of his 
work on “Microbiology” to the library. The secretary was 
instructed to convey the thanks of the association to the donor. 
On suggestion of Mr. Thurston, an additional day was ap¬ 
pointed by the chair on which members can remove books from 
the library, but it is the privilege of the members to consult the 
books at any time during the day. 
Messrs. Clark and Boutelle reported on behalf of the ex¬ 
periment committee, the experiments with anaesthetics. 
Mr. E. H. Lehnert read notes on a case of “Protrusion of 
the Rectum in a Dog,” describing the method of removal by 
sutures, which by constriction, produced sloughing of the 
everted portion. Dr. Adami suggested that blunt scissors, so 
useful in the removal of hemorrhoids, might also be used to ad¬ 
vantage in these cases. Mr. Parker stated that he had used 
blunt scissors in castrating pigs, with excellent results. At this 
juncture Dr. Adami was called away, but before expressing his 
regrets he informed the society that he would exhibit a “Mur¬ 
phy button” at the next meeting and explain the indications 
and methods for its use. 
The honorary president, Dr. D. McEachran, occupied the 
chair during the remainder of the evening. 
Mr. C. A. Boutelle read a paper on the subject of “Enchon- 
droma,” giving a brief resume of the work of German and Eng¬ 
lish writers on the subject, and adducing the results of some 
