SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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acted we listened to valuable papers by Dr. C. J. Marshall and 
Dr. S. J. J. Harger. 
The object of Dr. Marshall’s paper in part was to prevent 
our brothers in the veterinary profession from making flippant 
remarks, either to other member of the profession or to our 
clients, about the uselessness of certain drugs, instruments or 
operations, especially those which have stood the tests for hun¬ 
dreds of years and proved themselves useful in the hands of 
skilled men. The incentive for Dr. Marshall writing this paper 
was certain unqualified statements made at the last meeting of 
the A. V. M. A. in the discussions. One was that u 90 per 
cent, of the drugs we use in our practice is a fake.” Another 
one was “ that the firing iron should never be used.” Dr. Mar¬ 
shall would like to know whether the veterinary profession is 
ready to accept these statements, and, furthermore, if we accept 
them as facts, then in his opinion it is about time to revise the 
pharmacopoeia. 
The next paper, which was very educating to all, was the 
“ Anatomo-pathologic Study of Ringbone and Spavin as Indi¬ 
cated by Examination of Pathologic Specimens.” * 
K. M, Ranck, Secretary. 
MAINE VETERINARY MEDICAR ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of this association was held at Hotel 
North, Augusta, January 9th, with President Dr. A. Joly in the 
chair. Among those in attendance were Drs. A. Joly, Water- 
ville ; I. E. Salley, Skowhegan ; F. E. Freeman, Rockland ; C. 
L. Blakely, Augusta; A. B. Fairbanks, and J. G. Goddard, 
Lewiston. 
The address of the retiring President, Dr. Joly, was well re¬ 
ceived, as was that of the Secretary, Dr. Freeman. President 
Joly spoke as follows : 
“ Fellozv Veterinarians : 
“In 1893 Maine Veterinary Medical Association was 
founded, and I wish to consider with you, gentlemen, what it 
has accomplished during nine years of existence and its stand¬ 
ing of to-day. 
• “ It began with a small membership, but kept increasing 
each year; still it has not the number of members it ought 
to have. It seems to me that every veterinary surgeon in the 
State should belong to it, yet it has only about two-thirds of 
the whole number. 1 
* Dr. I larger’s paper will be published in the March Review. 
