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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Dr. Cotton said that Prof. Smith’s “ Physiology ” hadg.ven 
him the best light on this disease. Dr. Jones in his home 
practice had not considered it a very fatal disease, but lately 
had some experience with it in Cincinnati, and there a large 
percentage had died, ten out of twelve ; he thought it must 
be more fatal in large cities than in the country. Dr. Hillock’s 
experience had been just the reverse of this. Some members 
argued that it required rest, heavy feeding, etc., to bring on 
the trouble, while several present had seen fatal cases where 
the animal had been taken off grass and exercised ; one 
where it had simply been ridden to drive up the cows. When 
it came to treatment, it varied with each individual member, 
being just as diversified as opinions of its pathology. 
It now being quite late the meeting adjourned to meet at 
9:30 the following morning. 
Meeting called to order by President Wight, at 9:30 A. M. 
Visitors present, Drs. Berry, Dollahunt, Michener and 
Dougherty. 
Dr. Cotton reported a case of a cow in which he had 
drawn off per trocar and canula about thirty gallons of fluid 
from the abdomen in two tappings, had come on comparative¬ 
ly sudden, yet at post mortem, internal chronic peritonitis 
was revealed, showing a case of some time standing. 
Quite a discussion arose out of the question, “ What to do 
with a broken limb.” Some members had been very success 
ful, while others, with apparently simple cases, had no success. 
The discussion was very interesting. 
Dr. Gribble reported three horses dying on one farm, pre¬ 
senting similar symptoms, and asked what the trouble was 
It was a large farm, plenty of pasture ground, good water, 
good care, etc. Symptoms .—Temperature 105°, pulse 8o° and 
small. Respiration short and quick, intense weakness, es¬ 
pecially of hind limbs; would eat anything, even up to death’s 
door. One thing observed on all was the relaxed condition 
of the anus ; it was wide open (to express it), and with inspira¬ 
tion and expiration the air would pass in and out of rectum. 
No cough, no sore throat, no discharge from nostrils. Drs 
