SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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Reports of Cases. —Dr. Robertson reported a case. of sudden 
death ; young green horse falling dead after ascending a hill, 
in which post-mortem revealed internal haemorrhage as the 
cause of death, due to the rupture of some large vessel, but as 
the post-mortem had to be held by the light of a lantern, they 
did not learn just what vessel it was. 
Dr. Clayton reported several cases of sudden death that had 
come under.his notice. One, while scoring heats on a race track, 
another in which death occurred while performing neurotomy, 
the animal being cast. Post-mortem revealed heart rupture, 
and a third one suffering with purpura hsemorrhagica. 
Motion by Dr. Bell, that as an adjournment to Dr. Clayton’s 
paper on “ Median Neurectomy,” read at the last meeting, he 
perform the operation upon a subject which he would furnish. 
After some discussion, it was regularly moved and seconded that 
the Secretary notify the members of the association, that a sur¬ 
gical clinic would be held at the American Veterinary College, 
on Tuesday, April 11 at 4 p. m. Seconded. Carried. 
Ways and Means Committee. —Dr. Bell, Chairman, reported 
that there would be two papers at the next meeting and a sur¬ 
gical clinic in the interim. 
Moved and seconded that the meeting adjourn. Carried. 
Robert W. Ellis, D. V. S., Secretary .. 
MONTREAL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
A meeting of this society was held on March 21st in the 
library of the college, Prof. Chas. McEachran occupying the 
chair. 
After disposing of some business the Chairman called upon 
Mr. Stanbridge for his case report, which was one of rupture of 
the suspensory ligament in an eight-year-old mare. While out 
driving this mare she became suddenly lame in one foreleg, was 
rested and blistered along the course of the flexor tendons, where 
the trouble seemed to be. She recovered for a time, but while 
out driving she became again lame, came down on her fetlock 
and foot turned up. She was destroyed and on post-mortem 
examination showed the suspensory ligament to be ruptured and 
in a gelatinous condition. The conclusion reached was that she 
had at some time been nerved. 
This was followed by an essay by Dr. Moore on the subject 
of “Tuberculosis,” as follows : 
Tuberculosis is a contagious disease, due to the tubercle 
bacillus, discovered by Koch in 1882. Its prevalence in man is 
