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gums were not so affected. The use of turpentine he advised, re¬ 
garding it almost as a specific. 
Mr. Hunting expressed an opinion that purpura was confounded 
with other affections, believing it impossible to have effusion 
without a rupture of the vessels. 
A. long discussion ensued on that point, the general opinion 
being that the redness was due to the effusion of hsematine from 
the walls of the vessels. 
Mr. Price afterwards replied to the observations made, and 
a vote of thanks was passed to him on the proposal of Mr. Gowing , 
seconded by Mr. Woodger, senr. 
The President announced that Professor Tuson, of the Royal 
Veterinary College, was nominated as Honorary Pellow ; and Mr. 
Axe, also of the College, was proposed as a Pellow ; both gen¬ 
tlemen will be balloted for on the next night of meeting, Thursday, 
May 2nd. 
It was then announced by the President , that Mr. P. J. 
Mavor would read a paper on the next night of meeting, the 
subject being, “ Animal Heat and Rise of Temperature from 
Disease.” 
The meeting then adjourned. Present, 15. 
James Rowe, Jun., 
Hon. Secretary. 
WEST OP SCOTLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
A meeting of the West of Scotland Veterinary Medical Asso¬ 
ciation took place at the “Athole Arms” Hotel, Dundas Street, 
Glasgow, on Wednesday, the 10th April, 1872. 
Present —Messrs. Brownlie, Pollock, Blackie, Pottie, Prentice, 
Sharp, Robinson, Wm. Anderson, and the Secretary. 
The President, Mr. Daniel McLean, occupied the chair. 
The President directed the notice of the association to a dis¬ 
ease which has been of late and is still very prevalent, namely, 
sloughing of the skin covering the coronet, heel, and pasterns. 
He remarked that it is a very obstinate disease, not yielding 
readily to treatment, and one which he thought that the society 
should make the subject of discussion. His experience of the 
disease had enabled him to affirm that the best means for pro¬ 
ducing a healthy action is the use of cantharides ointment in the 
proportion of about 1 to 8. He objected very much to carbolic 
