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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
One to one and a half ounces of liquid may be given in each 
cartridge, as I will illustrate. I have no doubt some of you will 
appreciate this discovery of a method of giving liquids ; and 
others of you may not like the balling process, for fear of cut¬ 
ting your hands, but with the assistance of a proper mouth 
speculiim this is avoided. 
There is still another method of giving medicines to the 
horse which is decidedly more effectual than either of the 
methods I have just read of and that is in using the alkaloids 
hypodermically. I claim the credit of being the first veteri¬ 
narian who administered medicine hypodermically to the horse 
in this country. It was late in the sixties—I think in 1868. 
A full discussion followed by all the members present. 
Dr. Lamkin then read a paper on “ Parturient Apoplexy.”* 
This paper also met with a free discussion. 
Moved and seconded that a vote of thanks be tendered to the 
CvSsayists. Carried. 
Moved and seconded that the meeting adjourn. Carried. 
Robert W. EelIvS, D. V. S., Secretary. 
CHICAGO VETERINARY SOCIETY. 
The meeting was called to order on May 12 by President 
Walker. Thirteen members were present. The minutes of the 
previous meeting were read and approved. No report from 
Secretary. Treasurer’s report showed $16.43 in treasury. 
Secretary was requested to read the list of delinquents ; they 
numbered twenty-nine, some of whom had left the city. 
Motion by Dr. Johnson, seconded by Dr. Robertson, that 
the Secretary notify the members two years in arrears that 
unless their accounts were paid by the next meeting that they 
shall be dropped from membership. Voted. Carried. 
Dr. E. E. Quitman desired to withdraw his resignation. 
On vote he was allowed to do so. 
The regular programme in regard to soundness of horses 
was led by Dr. Hughes, as follows: 
PAPER BY DR. JOSEPH HUGHES. 
The great broadness of the subjects assigned to me causes me to 
deal with them extemporaneously rather than prepare a paper on such a 
comprehensive number of conditions. To begin with, I have some rather 
postive opinions regarding 
Splints a7id their Relations to Soundness and Unsoundness. At a certain 
stage of its growth, a splint is merely a localized periostitis attended with 
* Printed elsewhere in this issue. 
