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of. The members expressed themselves as well satisfied with 
the innovation, and, although the pleasure programme was in 
consequence somewhat restricted, the convention of 1897, at 
least, appeared to have no other concern than the programme of 
education. 
Is this the solution of the “ section ” question for the present ? 
We think so. We believe that under all the circumstances it is 
the best for the immediate future. 
VETERINARY EXPERT TESTIMONY NEEDED. 
The Medical Record in a recent issue editorially deplores 
the discrepancy in the evidence of so-called anatomical experts 
figuring in the sensational trial of Enetgert, who disputed over 
the identity of the bones found in the sausage vat. The public 
is amused by the flat contradiction of alleged scientists regard¬ 
ing certain points which distinguish the bones of a woman from 
those of a hog. 
The Medical Record'll inclined to believe that the cause of 
the disagreement in the evidence lies in the fact that the so- 
called experts were hired and that this case shows the utter 
fallacy of hired expert testimony, and recommends that the 
court appoint an impartial commission of skilled anatomists. 
In most matters we have a high opinion of the views of our 
worthy contemporary, but we are not ready to believe that mem¬ 
bers of our sister profession would be guilty of the crime ascribed 
to them. Our humble opinion is that the trouble lies in the 
fact that human anatomists were talking on a subject that they 
actually knew little or nothing about—namely, comparative or 
veterinary anatomy. We are proud to say that there are a hun¬ 
dred or more veterinary anatomists in this country that could 
give the necessary points of differentiation off-hand. w. h. i.. 
Dr. W. H. Darrympre, of Eouisiana, delivered a most 
scholarly address before the twenty-first annual convention of 
the American Humane Association, at Nashville, Tenn., on 
October 15, his subject being “The Close Relation Existing 
