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has been so strongly recommended by the essayist is the best known 
for the purpose at the present day. It would appear that it is not 
essential to success to pay attention to the bowels in these cases. 
On the motion of Mr. Broad, seconded by Mr. Bray, a vote of 
thanks was awarded to Mr. Lawson for his excellent paper. A 
similar compliment was also paid to the President, and the proceed¬ 
ings terminated. 
Mr. Howell, of Rochdale, kindly volunteered to read a paper on 
“Puerperal Fever in the Cow,” at the next meeting, in December. 
NORTH OF ENGLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The fourth quarterly meeting of this Society was held on 
Friday, October 21st, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and was tolerably well 
attended. 
Amongst other business which occupied the attention of the 
members was the subject of holding meetings alternately at New¬ 
castle, Durham, or other towns, as may be decided upon by a 
majority of the members at a preceding meeting. A notice of motion 
to this effect was laid on the table for being finally dealt with at the 
next meeting. The full importance of such a step on the part of 
the Society was readily admitted by all present; and it was deter¬ 
mined to meet the proposition with all the consideration which it 
deserves, under the hope that those practitioners in the south part 
of Durham county will come forward and meet their professional 
brethren of the Association, and thus aid in perfecting a great prin¬ 
ciple so successfully commenced, viz., that of cementing together 
one whole brotherhood in one common bond of union, good feeling, 
and desire for advancement. 
It was also agreed that, at the general annual meeting to be 
held on Friday, January 20th, 1865, when the election of the 
officers for the year takes place, and other business of importance 
is transacted, the members shall dine together. 
Mr. Hunter, of Newcastle, afterwards read his promised paper 
on “ Navicularthritis,” from which we extract a few points. 
Mr. Hunter said— 
“ It does not occur that I have anything novel to advance with 
regard to this disease; but rather that I am anxious to have it 
thoroughly ventilated by a free discussion and statements of the 
members present. It is only by such means that we can arrive at 
an approximation of the truth. 
“ I believe this disease to be very generally prevalent wherever 
there are hard roads, and horses are required for quick work. 
Being recently in Antwerp and other Continental towns, I was 
quite astonished at the number of lame horses which 1 saw, mostly 
cab-horses, many of them suffering from this disease. It is in this 
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