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Gr. ARCHIE STOCKWELL. 
Fully one-third of the members were present. 
John Duane, Jr., and F. W. McClellan were elected mem¬ 
bers. 
Dr. Thayer presented a paper on “ Osseous Nasal Poly¬ 
pus,” which was followed by a general discussion on diseases 
of bone. 
Nineteenth Annual Meeting .—Was held at the American 
Veterinary College, September 19th, 1882. 
Drs. Fred Saunders, Chas. L. Moulton, F. Traver, S. Kent, 
Jr., L. H. Howard, H. W. Atwood, W. C. Deboe, W. Doug- 
erty, J. L. Leighton and W. A. Sherman were elected mem¬ 
bers. The officers of the past year were re-elected. 
Dr. Liautard presented a paper upon inoculation for 
anthrax. Dr. Stickney and Miller presented cases. 
Twentieth Semi-Annual. —Was held in Boston, March 20th, 
1883. Drs. F. H. Frinck, J. Hawkins, Andrew Sharp, A. F. 
Newton, L. M. Crane were elected members. 
.The Comitia Minora were delegated power to appoint a 
Representative to the International Veterinary Congress to 
be held at Brussels. 
A number of cases and specimens were presented by Drs. 
Bryden, Stickney, Michener and Howard. 
(To be continued). 
THE DIARRHEAS OR “SCOURS” OF NURSLINGS: COLTS, 
CALVES AND LAMBS. 
By G. Archie Stockwell, M.D., F.Z.S., Member of New Sydenham 
Society (London). 
(Continued from page 874). 
Another phase also is presented, when we consider the 
character of these insoluble varieties. Mucous is mixed with 
all cheap pepsins during their preparation, and upon drying, 
rapidly undergoes decomposition, such being the result of the 
action of ptomaines. Now the decomposition of mucous 
procures cadaverine^ one of the most poisonous of all the ani¬ 
mal alkaloids, and the effect of administering an insoluble 
