SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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ILLEGAL PRACTICING IN NEW YORK. 
Vice-President Berns occupied the chair while President 
Bell brought forward the subject of. the prosecution of those 
who are practicing veterinary medicine in New York State 
without a legal right to do so. The substance of his remarks 
were the same as those contained in an editorial in the Septem¬ 
ber Review, showing that on account of the inactivity of the 
profession in hunting down offenders, the latter were becoming 
emboldened and were getting to be so numerous as to be men¬ 
acing. He thought the society should take steps to begin the 
systematic prosecution of such cases, believing that a few vigor¬ 
ous examples would cause most of them to fold up their tents 
and seek more congenial localities. The method of proceeding 
seemed to be the only question. A number of cases were re¬ 
ported of either convictions or the offenders had left the locality 
when the alarm was sounded. Considerable discussion upon all 
phases of the subject was indulged in, the result being that Dr. 
Williams moved that the Executive Committee should proceed 
to prosecute cases of flagrant violations in the manner which 
seemed to it the best, which was seconded and carried. 
THE SURGICAL CLINICS. 
The distinctive feature of the meeting at Ithaca, however, 
was the clinical demonstrations, the facilities for which were 
well-nigh perfect. The arrangements for the clinics were in 
charge^ of Prof. Williams, and it was the loudly expressed 
opinion of every one that they far surpassed anything of the 
kind ever held in this country. The arrangements moved with 
the precision of clock-work, and not a minute of time was lost. 
Whenever an hour, or even a half-hour could be spared fiom 
other parts of the programme, it would be announced that a 
subject was ready for operation, and away the membeis would 
fly to the clinic room. Even when the members and visitois 
were being entertained by the faculty on Wednesday night 
after the stereopticon and microscopical sections had been com¬ 
pleted, and before refreshments were served the indefatigable 
Williams had a subject on the table, upon which, under com¬ 
plete chloroform anaesthesia, median neurectomy, tarsal ten¬ 
otomy, the new double neurectomy for spavin, and plantar 
neurectomy were performed by various operators. The assei- 
tion will never again be made by those who attended this meet¬ 
ing that surgical clinics should be omitted from the programme 
of a veterinary association meeting, as everybody with whom 
