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The reading of the paper was followed by quite a discussion, after which a 
vote of thanks was unanimously tendered to the essayist. 
It was moved by Dr. Bell and seconded by Dr. Bowers, that the Secretary 
have two typewritten copies of the proceedings of the Society made, and for¬ 
ward one each to the American Veterinary Review and Journal of Compara. 
live Medicine. Carried. 
Moved by Dr. Bowers and seconded by Dr. Newman, that the Secretary 
order fifty reprints of the proceedings of the Society from the Editor of the 
American Veterinary Review. Carried. 
The Secietary reported that he had communicated with Dr. R. A. McLean 
as directed in regard to the return of Dr. R. R. Bell’s paper on Azoturia, and 
had failed to receive a reply from the gentlemen up to the present time. 
The Chair appointed as essayist for the May meeting, Dr. Samuel Atchison. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
D. S. Breslin, D.V.S., Secretary. 
UNITED STATES VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of the United States Veterinary Medical Association, con¬ 
vening September 16, 1890, will be held in Chicago, Illinois. The committee of 
arrangements are Drs. Iluidekoper, May and Hoskins. 
Bulletin No. 1. 
The Secretary of the United States Veterinary Medical Association begs leave 
to announce that Prof. Rush ShippenHuidekoper, of Philadelphia, will read an 
article at the September, 1890 meeting, at Chicago, entitled : ‘ ‘ Contraction and 
Expansion of the Foot, in Health and Disease.” 
This paper will be illustrated by models and diagrams. 
W. Horace Hoskins, 
Secretary. 
NEWS AND SUNDRIES. 
Etymology of the Word “ Veterinarian.” In his ex¬ 
cellent work: De Verborum Significations , of which but little 
is unfortunately known in its original form, Ferrerius Flaccus, 
who died in the year 14 A. D., embraces under the common 
denomination of Bestia Veterina all animals that work under 
the yoke, and makes this word a derivative of veho (I pull). 
According to this, the veterinarius was the man who attended 
to animals of draught of all kinds. Caton is of the same opin¬ 
ion. Opilius thinks that the word comes from the fact that 
the animal designated by veterina animalis carries its head se¬ 
cured to the belly [ad ventreni onus religatmn )and that it ought 
to be called venterina and not veterina . Varron (116 A.D.) is 
