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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
most commonly pursued up to the present time. Why our ef¬ 
forts are not oftener rewarded with better results, is in all proba¬ 
bility due to micro-organisms occupying the bursa mucosa. 
Prof. Pflug describes the bursa mucosa as chamberlike (multilo- 
cular) which, in the normal state, can be inflated to the size of a 
middle sized apple; in a morbid condition, as in caulkboil, it may 
be two and three times as large. Should this intricately con¬ 
structed sac be occupied by microbes, which is quite likely to 
be the case, it would be difficult to rid this network of them ex¬ 
cept by applying the elastic ligature, whereupon this bursa will 
necessarily drop off with the degenerated appendage. The sur¬ 
geon then has an opportunity to do all possible good with ther¬ 
apeutics and will have little reason to be disappointed, provided 
he is not too chary about sacrificing the time to watch personally 
the progress of its course, for, in cases of this kind, it is not ad¬ 
visable to trust too much to attendants, for they are very apt to 
slack off in their attention as soon as they see any improvement, 
or if the patient is doing so well as they would like to see, often 
know of a better remedy, or a better doctor, which possibilities 
must be guarded against. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
MARYLAND STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The regular quarterly meeting of the association was held at 
the Hotel Rennert, on Tuesday, July 24th, at two P. M. In the 
absence of the president the meeting was called to order by the 
secretary. Dr. Wm. H. Dougherty was elected chairman pro tern. 
Drs. Dougherty, Lloyd and Clement responded to the roll- 
call. Dr. Robert Ward was present as a visitor. 
The secretary read a letter from Dr. Stewart E. Paulet, ten¬ 
dering his resignation on account of its being impossible for him 
to abide by the code of ethics. It was voted to accept Dr. Pau- 
let’s resignation. The secretary also read a letter from the sec¬ 
retary of the Virginia State Association to this association, 
extending an invitation to the meeting at Norfolk in August. 
