CENTRAL VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY, 
953 
private, cabs, trucks, and, in fact, all vehicles moved by 
horse-power, were in the same predicament. The disease 
first made its appearance on this side of the river on Friday, 
October 11th, at Niagara Falls. 
What the Disease is, and how it should be 
Treated. 
Dr. E. Mink, in Rochester Express, October 21st, says: 
I think it cannot be properly regarded as a new disease. 
It is clearly a form of influenza that has occurred frequently, 
in the United States, as it often has in different portions of 
Europe. Three forms of influenza are spoken of by veteri¬ 
nary authors—the catarrhal, rheumatic, and the gastroery- 
sipelatous form. 
The disease which is now seizing so generally the horses of 
this city is plainly of a catarrhal character. The first no¬ 
ticeable symptoms will be a flow of tears from the eyes, a 
watery discharge from the nose, and general languor. Next 
a cough, which, becoming more frequent, will soon occur in 
paroxysms. In the commencement the membranes of the 
nose will be found pale, or of a leaden colour, and those of 
the eyes presenting a yellowish or reddened appearance. 
Many cases are ushered on with a chill. All this soon suc¬ 
ceeded by a general feverish condition, manifested by heat of 
mouth, membranes of the eyes and nose reddened, pulse 
frequent, though soft and easily compressed, respiration 
quickened and sometimes laborious. At this stage the bowels 
may be sluggish, urinary organs inactive, and the discharge 
from the nose often assumes a yellowish or greenish appear¬ 
ance. 
The disease usually runs its course within ten days, and 
with proper treatment few, if any, cases ought to prove fatal. 
Those that do so are usually complicated with other diseases, 
as bronchitis or pneumonia. 
[Here follows a reprint of the treatment, reported at page 
951 et seep'] 
CENTRAL VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
The usual monthly meeting of the above society was held 
Thursday, November 7th, at 10, Red Lion Square, the President, 
F. J. Mavor, Esq., in the chair. 
There were present 21 fellows and 2 visitors, 
