SOCIETY MEETINGS 
779 
Peary, Delaney, McCully, Cochrane, Robertson, DuBois, Bell, 
and a number of students of the college—the proceedings were 
very interesting, and mutually instructive, and it seemed as 
though an interest was springing up which promises well for 
the society’s future. 
Dr. Wilfred Bellman presented some interesting specimens 
and gave very full and accurate histories of the cases. First, 
the heart of a dog which had died of endocarditis, the specimen 
showing the thickened semilunar and tricuspid valves, with 
stenosis of the pulmonary artery. The doctor had treated this 
patient for some time, and had been able by auscultation to 
diagnose through the heart sounds the insufficiency of the val¬ 
vular structures, and had advised against excessive exercise. A 
long run was sufficient to bring on a death which he thought 
might have been delayed for several years possibly. His theory 
of the cause of the condition dates back to the severe distemper 
from which he suffered in his youth, he being about seven years 
old at the time of his death. Another specimen exhibited was 
the two navicular bones from the front feet of a horse which he 
had been called to* treat, and which showed ulceration of the 
cartilage, and even into the bony structures. The interest in 
this case, to the doctor’s mind, resided in the fact that the feet 
were wide and flat, as against the popular notion that navicular- 
thritis is only found in the narrow, contracted foot. 
Upon this latter specimen an extended discussion took place, 
as to the means of diagnosis of the disease, the various forms of 
treatment, especially the neurectomies, and the prognosis from 
a practical standpoint. 
But those present did not confine themselves to the subject 
of navicular disease, but digressed in all directions, from treph¬ 
ining the sinuses to the removal of the lumbricoid from 
puppies. 
For the December meeting a surgical clinic will occupy the 
evening. Two subjects will be submitted for the demonstra¬ 
tion of various surgical procedures. Dr. Ryder will perform 
vaginal ovarectomy and tarsal tenotomy; Dr. Clayton, median 
neurectomy ; Dr. Peary, peroneal tenotomy ; Dr. Delaney, a 
dental operation, and others will demonstrate some practical 
method of performing some of the operations that the city 
practitioner is daily called upon to do, if time will permit. 
We are sincerely glad to see this evidence of a rekindled in¬ 
terest in the society, and hope that it is but the beginning 
of many such pleasant occasions. 
