SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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blit never since I have been in the government service. Cystic 
kidney is not due to a kidney worm, but I believe them to be 
retention cysts, due to obstruction of uriniferous tubules or 
possibly to the ureters themselves. I believe that when a large 
amount of urine has accumulated the carcasses ought to be con¬ 
demned. 
Stewart: I wish to express my sorrow that an en¬ 
lightened veterinarian should think that these cysts contained 
urine. I always supposed that it was a limpid fluid that lacked 
everything of urine but its fluidity. 
{To be contimLed.^ 
CHICAGO VETERINARY SOCIETY. 
The regular monthly meeting was called to order December 
8th at 8.30 p. M., President Robertson in the chair. Roll-call 
showed sixteen members present. Dr. Butterfield visiting by 
invitation of Dr. B. A. Pierce. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap¬ 
proved. 
President Robertson passed over the usual remarks in order 
to expedite the businCvSS of the evening. The reports of the 
Secretary and Treasurer were dispensed with and a communica¬ 
tion from Dr. W. J. Martin, President of the Illinois State Vet¬ 
erinary Medical Association, calling attention to the great need 
of veterinary legislation in the State of Illinois was read and 
referred to the committee on legislation. 
The application of Dr. Walter E. Howe, a graduate of Toronto 
Veterinary College, 1896, and New York State Veterinary 
College, 1897, was favorably reported on from the Board of 
Censors and his admittance to membership was voted on and 
carried. 
A communication from a committee representing the Iowa 
and Nebraska State Veterinary Medical Association, asking this 
society to consider the advisability of organizing and becoming 
a part of the proposed Trans-Mississippi Veterinary Medical As¬ 
sociation, which was laid over from the November meeting for 
consideration, was re-read and discussed, resulting in the Secre¬ 
tary being instructed to inform the committee that this society 
would take no action as a body; the decision of the society not 
to be construed as an indication of unkind feeling toward the 
matter, as individually the members recognize the vast good 
derived from veterinary societies and looked very favorably upon 
the proposed organization. 
