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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
The following amendments to the Constitution and By-laws 
were offered and will be acted on at the next meeting : 
Article II. Sec. i. Resolved , That Art. II., Sec. i, be amended to 
read “ December,” instead of “ November.” 
[Signed] A. H. Baker. 
Robert G. Walker. 
Amendmg Article II, See. i, to read as follows : 
“ The meeting of the Association shall occur annually in Chicago 
during December, at such times as may be designated by the President 
and Secretary. [Signed] C. G. Glendenning. 
W. H. Welch. 
W. B. Lewin. 
A vote of thanks was given the Sherman House for use of 
room. Society adjourned to meet in Peoria in February at call 
of President. W. H. WELCH, Secretary . 
MISSOURI VALLEY VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
On the morning of October 23d the veterinarians in attend¬ 
ance at the Missouri Valley Veterinary Medical Association and 
the Missouri State Veterinary Association witnessed a surgical 
clinic, which was held at the hospital of the Kansas City Veter¬ 
inary College. Dr. J. S. Anderson, of Seward, Neb., demon¬ 
strated the operation of myoneurectoiny for the cure of crib¬ 
bing ; also the operation of arytenoideraphy, for the cure of 
roaring. Drs. Martin, of Perry, and O’Brien, of Hannibal, Mo., 
demonstrated the use of the stomach tube for gastric tympany, 
by passing the tube and irrigating or flushing the stomach. 
Dr. E. M. Nighbert demonstrated the use of the rocker operat¬ 
ing table, employed at the Kansas City Veterinary College. 
After luncheon the association inspected an exhibit of 
pathological specimens, displayed at the plant of the Armour 
Packing Company. This exhibit of specimens was arranged by 
Dr. A. G. G. Richardson and other inspectors of the Bureau of 
Animal Industry, and proved a most interesting one, as it in¬ 
cluded a great variety of diseased tissues found in the large 
food-producing animals. The collection was especially rich in 
specimens of tuberculosis, as found in cattle and swine, and in¬ 
cluded a display of carcasses and individual visceral organs, 
showing the disease in all stages from the involvement of a 
single lymph gland only, to the invasion of all parts of the body. 
Actinomycosis of internal organs was another interesting 
feature. Numerous cases of hog cholera of various types were 
shown, including carcass and viscera. In sheep two diseases 
