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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
On motion, the Chairman of the Board of Censors was voted 
to the chair. The following members responded ^ to roll-call: 
Drs. Amling, C. C. Cattanach, J. S. Cattanach, Hllis, Gill, Cam- 
kin, Cellman, Machan, MacKellar, O’Shea and Ryder. The 
minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
Report of Board of Censors. —Dr. Gill, Chairman, ^ reported 
as follows: Whereas, at the March meeting, Dr. Hnidekoper, 
on the impulse of the moment, unintentionally slighted Dr. 
Bell, by failing to recognize Dr. Ackerman in the de¬ 
bate, as per programme, arranged by Dr. Bell, as Chair¬ 
man of the Ways and Means Committee, and Dr. Hnidekoper, 
having recognized his error, and having made an apology 
to Dr. Bell, it is resolved, that the Secretary be in¬ 
structed to ask Dr. Bell to withdraw his resignation as Chair¬ 
man of the Ways and Means Committee. Moved and seconded 
that the report be accepted. Carried. ^ 
Reading of Papers.— Dr. Lellman then read a paper entitled, 
“ Multiple Sclerosis of the Brain and Spinal Cord of a Dog,” as 
follows : 1 j V 
A very interesting case of paralysis in a dog was observed by 
me last year. When I discuss this case it is done with some 
reluctance, as it was impossible for me to get the animal for an 
autopsy, in order to prove that my diagnosis was correct. 
Nevertheless there is no doubt in my mind. 
In September of last year I was called to examine a dog, 
which according to the owner’s history had been paralyzed grad¬ 
ually during the past six months. When taking the history of 
the case as thoroughly as possible, I found out the following 
facts : The first symptoms which the owner of the animal no¬ 
ticed, were an intense twitching of the muscles of the extrem¬ 
ities when the animal got up to walk or when it became ex¬ 
cited. During rest these symptoms would cease entirely. By 
and by, the owner said, she noticed the appearance of weakness in 
the hind legs, staggering, till finally the animal became entirely 
paralyzed on its hind legs ; the fore legs also seemed to become 
weaker and not to be fully able to perform their normal function, 
the right front extremity more so. The dog, which was trained 
well and and used to know a good many tricks, seemed to have 
forgotten all of them entirely, but one. The owner also told 
me1:hat, according to her opinion, the dog had very poor eyesight. 
The appetite had been fair. When asking the owner whetner 
she noticed any irregularities in passing the faeces and urine, she 
told me that she never noticed any. 
