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that exhibited the trait of catching - flies even when no flies 
were about. Its appetite was good, yet it became quite thin 
in flesh. It finally recovered under treatment, tonic and 
alterative. 
Dr. Torrence mentioned the case of a dog with internal 
canker of the ear, from which he removed the petrous portion 
of the temporal bone, and the operation was followed by 
recoverv. 
Dr. Shaw reported several interesting cases in dogs. 
Dr. Butler related his experience in the operation of gastro- 
hysterotomy on sows, having had two successful operations 
out of a number performed. 
Dr. Cliffe had so operated on nineteen sows that had lived ; 
and he believed there was less danger in the operation than 
in trying to remove the pigs with sharp hooks. ' 
The committee to confer with the Board of Veterinary 
Examiners now returned. Dr. Gribble reported having met 
with them, being accorded a very kindly reception. He 
stated they had explained that this Association was unani¬ 
mous on the subject of amendments to the law, and desired 
the aid of the Board in trying to obtain them. Previous to 
our leaving this meeting this morning, although the com¬ 
mittee left uninstructed, there was considerable talk as to the 
legality of the present veterinary law ; until a majority of us 
almost believed it unconstitutional on account of a three years 
clause in Sec. I., and rather than proceed with an illegal law 
a great many thought that the better way out was to proceed 
anew, by trying to enact a law or get an amendment to the 
present one, allowing all those in practice to continue by sim¬ 
ply registering within some given length of time; but com¬ 
pelling all those entering practice after the passage of the law 
to pass the examination of the State Board of Examiners, no 
matter where or from what school or college they may have 
received their diplomas ; and that no others, except those 
having diplomas, could enter practice at all after the passage 
of the law. Our greatest opposition to the present law comes 
from an unexpected quarter, not from the empirics, but from 
those graduates who graduated previous to the passage of 
the law, but within the previous three years limit, the majority 
refusing to go before the Board of Examiners, and, in fact, 
organizing to fight the law. They being fresh from college, 
one could reasonably expect them to pass a good examination, 
especially as the Board of Examiners adopted a rule to govern 
themselves for a reasonable time, viz., asking only an average 
of sixty per cent, on examination, which rule was publicly 
