SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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Dr. Jos. Hughes, Chairman of the Legislative Committee, re¬ 
ported the result of the committee's inquiry into the sentiments 
and attitude of the recent candidates for the mayoralty, and 
found that it is perfectly and absolutely useless to make any fur¬ 
ther effort to persuade the present mayor to do anythin© - favor¬ 
able in our behalf. 
The applications of Drs. H. Busman and A. J. Pistor for 
membership were favorably reported on by the Board of Censors 
and they were duly elected. 
TEMPERATURE AND ITS RELATION TO SOUNDNESS. 
Dr. A. M. Casper presented the subject of “ Temperature and 
Its Relation to Soundness, which was discussed at length and 
proved very interesting to all present. 
Dr. Casper : I would like to ask the members of this society 
what in their opinion the temperature of a horse has to be in 
order to pronounce same unsound. Should an animal with a 
temperature of 103, that is green and is for sale at the yards, be 
rejected ? That is, if there are no other symptoms of disease 
present. Although this high temperature is a deviation from a 
normal point, I do not think that such an animal should be re¬ 
jected. If you would ask me if that animal is absolutely sound 
I would say “no,” but ordinarily I would pass an animal like 
that, advising the owner to watch him for a day or two. I 
would like to hear the opinions of the members on this subject. 
Dr. Campbell; I do not think that I would pass a horse that 
has a temperature above normal. 
Dr. Griiner: I bought two horses a few weeks ago and just 
for curiosity took their temperatures. They had an elevation of 
two degrees above normal. I do not think it amounts to much. 
These horses are all right now, and as most of the green horses 
have a rise in temperature we ought to be very lenient. After 
they got accustomed to the barn they were all right. There 
was a slight loss of appetite for the first day or so. 
Dr. Baker : Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, this idea of taking 
the temperature of horses without any symptoms that may cause 
suspicion that something is wrong is a new idea to me. I never 
think of. doing such a thing unless there is something to arouse 
m y suspicion that there is something wrong. If there is no 
cold nor loss of appetite present I think it is superfluous. I never 
had the curiosity to take the temperature anyway, so that I am 
unable to add anything to the history of such cases, but if it is a 
fact that these green horses all have an elevation of temperature 
