SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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a most interesting paper by Dr. E. J. List, of Havana, entitled 
“A Peculiar Disease Affecting Horses.”* This was an able 
description of a brain or spinal disease in the horse caused by 
the feeding of swamp hay from the river bottoms. It brought 
out an interesting discussion. 
Dr. A. G. Alverson then read his paper entitled u The 
Advantages of a Post-Graduate Course to a Practitioner.” 
Dr. Alverson had just returned from taking a post-graduate 
course at McKillip Veterinary College, and was very enthu¬ 
siastic in regard to the good derived from the same. In this 
day of rapid advancement of our profession, we need to make 
use of every opportunity to keep abreast of the times. A 
post-graduate course refreshes our memories, gives new ideas, 
and sends us forth with renewed vigor and confidence. 
Dr. C. E. Hollingsworth, of La Salle, now reported several 
cases f that had come under his observation, and proved of 
much interest to the association. One was a ruptured uterus 
in a Jersey heifer from dystokia, one a case of acute indigestion, 
another a fractured scapula in a canine, which showed the in¬ 
genuity of the Doctor in enclosing the scapula in a plaster cast, 
rendering it immobile and the patient making a nice recovery. 
Dr. W. J. Martin, of Kankakee, now read a very interesting 
report of u A Penetrating Wound of the Lung,” J which made 
a nice recovery. 
The meeting then adjourned to meet in Chicago in Novem¬ 
ber at the call of the President. W. H. WELCH, Secretary. 
VETERINARY ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA. 
The annual meeting of this association was held in the City 
Hall, Winnipeg, on February 19, the President, Mr. J. G. Ruth¬ 
erford, in the chair. The following members were present: J. 
G. Rutherford, S. A. Coxe, W. E. Martin, J. Welch, W. J. Hin- 
man, J. J. Irvine, J. G. Cruikshank, R. E. Monteith, A. E. 
Williamson, H. J. Johnston, W. A. Hilliard, W. A. Dunbar, J. 
A. Stevenson, W. R. Taylor, J. W Routledge, J. D. McGillivary, 
G. Hilton, W. Swenertou, J. H. Lipsett, J. Golley, W. S. Hen¬ 
derson, H. J. Elliott^ C. Little, H. D. Smith, W. H. Smith. 
After routine business, the report of the Secretary-Treasurer 
and Registrar was presented, showing the association to be in a 
^Published elsewhere in thi^ number. 
fWill be published in May Review. 
% Published in the department of “ Reports of Cases,” in this number. 
