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ROYAL COLLEGE OE VETERINARY SLRGEONS. 
by Mr. G. Armatage, which had been presented to the Idhrarv 
of the College. 
A letter was read from Mr. George Fleming, of the Iloyal 
Engineer Train, in which he desired to present to the Museum 
of the College a number of ancient and model horseshoes, 
which had been sent to him from various parts of the country, 
as well as from the continent of Europe. He also desired to 
present a wax impression from an ancient seal belonging to 
the middle of the fourteenth century, representing Edward 
III, reared upon a lion couchant, a horseshoe and horsenails 
on each side of the head. These were laid on the table, 
when— 
It was moved by il/r. Wilkinson^ and seconded by Pro¬ 
fessor Simonds — 
That a vote of thanks be accorded to Mr. Armatage and 
Mr. Fleming; and the Secretary was ordered to have the 
presents made by the latter gentleman enclosed in a glass 
case, and a suitable mounting for the seal for better preserva¬ 
tion.^’—Carried. 
Professor Gamgee said during the past twelve months he 
had been engaged under the auspices of the American Go¬ 
vernment in investisratinof diseases in the United States. In 
connection with the Army Medical Department there, a number 
of gentlemen had been appointed to write the medical and 
surgical history of the w^ar. As an aid to this work a pho¬ 
tographic department had been established, and photographs 
had been made in large numbers of a great variety of speci¬ 
mens, the most remarkable of which referred to the micro¬ 
scopical objects. Major Edward Curtis, one of the assistant- 
surgeons, had devoted himself for many years, with the 
greatest possible success, to this subject, and he (Professor 
Gamgee) had endeavoured to get some specimens of what had 
been done. The Surgeon-General of the United States Army 
had kindly sent over forty-four photographs for presentation 
to the Museum of the Iloyal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 
Among them were some pathological specimens, showing 
the lesions of typhoid fever. He also wished to present to 
the College a photograph of Dr. John Busteed, who has 
devoted his life and a large amount of money to the establish¬ 
ment of a veterinary college in New" York. That college 
was placed on a permanent basis, and the founder was not 
at all disposed to facilitate the multiplication of veterinary 
surgeons who are incompletely educated. 
The letter from the Surgeon-General of the United States 
to Professor Gamgee, accompanying the presentation of the 
specimens, was read. 
