SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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A report of last year’s clinic was made by Dr. Talbot, briefly 
as follows: Radical operation for hernia, unsuccessful; opera¬ 
tion on quittor, successful ; operation for double stringhalt, 
successful on one side; division of cunean tendon for spavin, 
lost sight of ; operation on cryptorchid, successful. Discussion 
followed on the subjects of hernias, sutures, stringhalts, neurec¬ 
tomy, etc. 
Dr. Heck opened the discussion on azoturia, and some time 
was given to the subject. 
Dr. G. A. Johnson gave the modus operandi for treatment of 
scirrhous cord. Two washings with creolin solution, then dis¬ 
sect out the tumor ; pack the cavity with surgeon’s gauze, 
using two drams each of boracic acid and acetanilid. The after 
treatment consists of daily cleansings by turning the water from 
the hydrant through the wound. He thinks that in dressing 
the cavities of all large or deep wounds large quantities of 
boracic acid and acetanilid should be used. 
Dr. Johnson also reported a case of colic which had been 
given tr. opii, § iii, and ol. peppermint, ? i, in a douche. The 
colic ceased, but enteritis supervened, and the horse died. The 
question was raised, was it the oil of peppermint in that quantity 
that produced the enteritis ? Also on post-mortem in this 
horse was found a rupture in the pericardial sack—apparently 
of some time standing. He then learned that several days 
previous to this attack of colic the horse had run away, and he 
believed the rupture had occurred at that time. 
The Auditing Committee then reported having checked up 
the Treasurer’s accounts and found them as given in his 
statement. The report was accepted and the committee dis¬ 
charged. 
Some further arrangements were then made for the next 
morning’s clinical demonstrations, and the meeting adjourned 
to meet next morning at 9 o’clock at Dr. Talbot’s hospital. 
Jan . //, 1900 .—This forenoon was given to the clinics, 
and a general interchange of ideas concerning methods em¬ 
ployed in veterinary surgery—special and general. The fol¬ 
lowing operations were made : For quittor, abscess or fistula 
in sacro-coccygeal region ; caudal myotomy ; removal of cli¬ 
toris ; radical operation for hernia, using silver wire suture. 
Afternoon Session .—Meeting called to order by President 
Shipley. Secretary called attention to the fact that in 1898, 
Dr. W. A. Heck, who had for some time been an active member 
of the association, engaged in B. A. I. work, and being assigned 
