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OHIO STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
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A meeting of the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Association was held at Day- 
0., Jane 16th, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall. Dr. T. Bent Cot- 
1 , President of the Association, called the meeting to order in a neat and appro- 
iate speech, stating that he thought best not to occupy the valuable time of the 
isociation by making a lengthy speech but he hoped that the present meeting 
mid prove as pleasant and profitable as other preceding meetings had, and also 
ted that he hoped the Association would continue to work as harmoniously as it 
d m the past, that there was a great many important subjects to be discussed, 
d thought we had better proceed at once to the business of the Association, 
ping to the absence of Dr. Lubrow, Recording Secretary, Dr. J. 8. Butler was 
animously elected to the office for the present meeting. 
About 25 members answered to the roll call from different parts of the State, 
iwing the interest that is taken in the work of advancing the veterinar} r art in 
io. 
Seveial shoit communications were read from different members of the pro- 
sion expressing regret that they could not be present and assist in the good 
rk. Two very encouraging letters were received. One from Dr. Liautard, 
i acipal of the American Veterinary College, another from Dr. Smith, principal 
he Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, Ontario. 
Two members were admitted to membership under a suspension of the rules, 
h being graduates of the Ontario Veterinary College, John E. Campbell, Al¬ 
ice, 0., W. Shaw, Dayton, O., both being vouched for by two members. The 
lot being passed and found clear they were both duly elected and introduced 
lie members present. 
The following gentlemen were elected to honorary membership : Prof. Geo. 
tiling, author of several excellent veterinary works; Prof. A. Liautard, prin- 
il American Veterinary College ; Prof. A. Smith, principal Ontario Veterinary 
lege; Prof. McEachran, principal Montreal Veterinary College. 
! The Corresponding Secretary was instructed to inform each gentleman of the 
on of this Association. 
Dr. J. C. Meyer, Jr., read a very able paper on the different methods of 
| m « horses and showed some very good specimens of fractured vertebras, the 
: It of careless casting and confining of horses. A majority of the members 
lent expressed their views on casting. 
The operating table was discussed and the members were somewhat divided 
pinion as to its merits. 
Dr. Howe, of Dayton, spoke of the use of cocoine and its advantages in oper- 
A prominent physician of Dayton spoke of the administration of chloroform 
)gs, and out of about seventy-five which he had administered it to all died 
ir its influence. 
i Dr. Fair stated that he was much surprised to learn that the doctor had met 
| sucl1 dl scouraging results and he feared it was all due to not admitting suffi- 
!/ fresh air wlli,e the drug was being given, that from his own experience lie 
never lost one that way and never hesitated in giving it to dogs. 
