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“Anaesthetics in Horses,” by Dr. J. C. Meyer, Jr., of Cincin¬ 
nati, who also gave a practical demonstration of an inhaling 
apparatus of his own device. All of the papers were of a high 
order of excellence and were listened to attentively. 
The meeting was followed in the evening by a banquet at 
Evan’s Cafe, at which a good menu was provided. At first 
it looked as if the members were doomed to drink Iowa water, 
but finally the barriers of law were broken and wine and beer 
flowed freely, producing that feeling of cheerfulness, without 
which a banquet must remain a dead formality. President 
Hoskins officiated as toast-master. Congressman J. A. T. 
Hull responded in a very happy style to the toast, “ The Rela¬ 
tion of National Legislation to the Veterinary Profession,” 
and the toasts of Dr. Stalker and Dr. Tait Butler were full of 
the best kind of humor. 
Annual Meeting of College Faculties.— The Second 
Annual Meeting of the Association of Veterinary Faculties of 
North America, was held at the Savary House, Des Moines, 
on the evenings of September ioth and nth. In attendance 
were: Prof. Chas. P. Lyman, President of the Association; 
Prof. Olof Schwarzkopf, Chairman of Executive Committee; 
Prof. Osgood, of Harvard; Profs. Pearson and Harger, of 
University of Pennsylvania ; Dr. Gill, of N. Y. College of Vet¬ 
erinary Surgeons ; Dr. Salmon, of National Veterinary Col¬ 
lege ; Drs. Wattles and Stewart, of the Kansas City Veterinary 
College, and Drs. Stalker and Niles, of the Veterinary Depart¬ 
ment, Iowa State College. As new delegates, were present: 
Dr. Duncan, of the Toronto Veterinary College; Dr. A. H. 
Baker, of the Chicago Veterinary College, and Dr. Brenton, 
of the Veterinary Department of Detroit, Mich. Dr. Duncan 
evinced a great interest in the deliberations of the association 
but the last-named gentlemen were not yet ready to sign the 
constitution. 
President Lyman opened the meeting with a short address, 
and after disposing of some routine business, an animated dis¬ 
cussion took place upon an open letter from Dr. Liautard, call¬ 
ing in question the legality of the association. A committee was 
appointed to draft a reply to Dr. Liautard in connection with 
