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ported a case of purpura haemorrhagica, followed by trismus, 
to that extent that the patient was unable to eat much but slops, 
and is in this condition at the present time. Considerable dis¬ 
cussion followed the report of these cases. 
Drs. Russel and Murch were appointed to read papers at the 
next meeting. 
Voted to adjourn to meet at Bangor in April. 
I. L. Salley, Secretary. 
NEWS AND ITEMS. 
William Duguid, F.R.C.V.S., a former professor and vice- 
president of the Royal Coll, of Veterinary Surgeons, died Jan. 16. 
Dr. J. S. McClure, of Oxford, Pa., has received the ap¬ 
pointment of Assistant State Veterinarian of Montana. 
A Few Drops of Camphor in water used as an enema will 
promptly evacuate the bowels. 
Tincture of Iodine applied daily for three days, has caused 
the disappearance of hemorrhoids. 
Veterinarian James A. Marshall, of Philadelphia, has 
been elected Vice-President of the Turf Club. 
Dr. R. C. Moore served as official veterinarian for the an¬ 
nual bench show held by the Kansas City Kennel Club, March 
14 to 17. 
Dr. G. W. Pope, of Boston, has been placed in charge of 
the Garfield Station, New Jersey, to succeed Dr. W. B. E. Mil¬ 
ler, transferred to Philadelphia. 
The automobile does not find Kansas City an inviting field 
of usefulness. As yet but two have climbed its hills to excite 
the curiosity of the public. Their appearance was transitory. 
Dr. Wm. FolsETTER, of Dallas, Texas, and Dr. W. A. 
Knight, of Houston, Texas, took a postgraduate course at the 
Kansas City Veterinary College during January and February. 
The Kansas City Dog Show, held the middle of last 
month, was a great success, both in number and quality of en¬ 
tries and in attendance. 
Dr. William A. RushworTh, of the B. A. I. force at Buf¬ 
falo, N. Y., has resigned his position to accept the assistant 
managership of the Pasteur Vaccine Co., at Chicago, Ill. 
Dr. A. F. Martins, recently microscopist of the B. A. I. 
force of Boston, has been ordered to Buffalo, N. Y., for similar 
duties, vice Chas. Bullard, who has accepted the position of as¬ 
sistant botanist at Harvard College. 
