SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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A. L. Hummel, M. D., late of the University of Pennsylvania 
and former publisher of the Journal of Comparative Medicine 
and Veterinary Archives^ died at Denver, Col., October 24th, 
aged 40 years. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
MONTREAL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The regular meeting of the society was held in the library, 
the President, Prof. Charles McEachran, occupying the chair. 
There were also present Drs. Martin, Thurston, and Sugden, 
and a full attendance of members. 
After roll-call and the reading of the minutes, the question 
was raised as to the binding in yearly volumes of the various 
magazines belonging to the society, and the President appointed 
Messrs. Spanton and Wallis to look them over and report any 
numbers that might be missing, in order that they should be 
replaced. 
Mr. Pfersick then reported an operation for the removal of a 
fourth upper molar in a horse, by trephining. He stated that 
the patient had been treated by a quack for three months for 
indigestion, and, no improvement being made, the owner had 
come to him. On examination, he found the animal to be suf¬ 
fering from a decayed upper molar on the right side, and that 
there was only a slight extension projecting above the gum. 
An attempt to seize this with forceps failed, owing to the stump 
breaking off, and the owner insisted upon having it removed. 
Mr. Pfersick decided to trephine. This operation he performed 
successfully after placing the animal under the influence of 
chloroform, treating the resulting wound with daily administra¬ 
tions of antiseptic plugs and injections. Two months later the 
owner informed him that the cavity was healing up rapidly and 
the general condition of the animal had improved greatly. 
A short discussion ensued as to the advisability of under¬ 
taking this operation frequently, the chairman stating that out 
of many experiences of his own but few had done well, owing 
partly to the neglect of .attendants in keeping the socket clean 
and to the trouble caused by the opposite molar growing up 
into the vacant space. He requested that the case be again 
reported on. 
Mr. Paquin followed with an essay on “ Rabies.” After 
tracing its history from the time of Aristotle to the present, he 
