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high altitudes are failures in the low countries. This concep¬ 
tion of the facts will give to the surgeons about Gotham great 
comfort when they contemplate some of the results which they 
obtain. Dr. Eyford’s radical operation for bursal enlargements, 
for instance, may be all right in Minneapolis, while along the 
Eastern seashore it would probably always be a fatal undertak¬ 
ing. This paper will also be published in the Review a, little 
later. 
Dr. Wm. Henry Kelly, of Albany, did not prepare a paper, but 
gave an interesting talk on “ bob veal,” with some instructions as 
to how it may be detected. 
Dr. C. J. Mulvey was unable to be present, but forwarded his 
paper, “ Some Azoturia Experiences,” to the Secretary, who read 
it before the society. The formation of lumbar abscesses, when 
not occasioned by bed sores, is, so far as we know, unknown as 
a complication or sequel to azoturia, and the opinion was gener¬ 
ally expressed that the doctor was not in the presence of that 
disease at all. 
“ An Abnormal Oviduct in a Chick,” was the theme of Prof. 
G. S. Hopkins, who exhibited drawings of the peculiarity, 
and was an appreciated contribution to the anatomical study of 
birds. 
Dr. A. H. Ide, of Eowville, contributed a paper on the sub¬ 
ject of “ Spaying as a Remedy for Vice in Mares,” being a re¬ 
cital of his experience with the operation, he narrating a num¬ 
ber of instances of its performance. We gathered from his 
remarks that the cures slightly exceeded the failures; but in the 
discussion which followed he was robbed of two of his best 
cases. For instance, the mare belonging to Dr. Wilson Huff, 
operated at the 1900 meeting, and classed among the cured, 
brought the latter gentleman to his feet with the declaration 
that the cure had only lasted four months, when she became 
worse than ever. He had since tried u flogging,” but this also 
failed. Dr. Williams being appealed to at this point as to the 
next thing to be tried, suggested u selling.” All of which goes 
to show that the practitioner must not recommend the operation 
as a certain cure in all cases. 
The subject of “ Anthrax ” formed a most interesting theme 
for discussion. It was opened by Dr. Claude D. Morris, who 
delivered a splendid didactic lecture on the disease, beginning 
with a discussion upon its definition from a lay and from a 
scientific standpoint, going deeply into its history and into the 
causes and preventive treatment, bringing the subject right 
