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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
I refer generally to the internal antiseptics, but particularly 
to their use in the treatment of intestinal disorders , especially 
those characterized by the presence of undue quantities of gas. 
Here antiseptics work marvellous favorable changes , and the 
administration of one good antiseptic will do more good than all 
the 16 and 32 oz. mixtures from the use of which animals are 
being killed every day. 
Numerous good antiseptics might be used, but my favorite 
in such conditions is carbolic acid in doses of 10 to 20 drops 
given with water and glycerine every half or one hour, accord¬ 
ing to the urgency of the case. 
Salicylic acid in drachm doses is also an excellent antiseptic 
in such cases, but in my opinion not equal to carbolic acid. 
The sterilization of the urinary passage by the internal ad¬ 
ministration of antiseptics is also a reputable procedure. Boric 
acid in drachm doses, exhibited four to five times daily, together 
with the sedative action of fid. ex. buchu, is the treatment par 
excellence. 
I will not take up more of your time in speaking of the 
special administration of antiseptics, for to remember their gen¬ 
eral applicability is but to know their use in special affections. 
DISCUSSION. 
Dr. Stewart: —Antiseptic surgery is a subject in which I 
am very much interested and one which the paper has quite 
happily introduced. The surgeon who does not employ anti¬ 
septics in his practice is certainly laboring at a great disad¬ 
vantage, and the range of its application should constantly in¬ 
crease. In many surgical and accidental wounds where it did 
not seem advisable to close the wound entirely, it was my prac¬ 
tice to employ an old-time agent sometimes called white lotion; 
this compound was made many years before antisepsis was 
thought of, yet its antiseptic action, as well as its curative 
action, is well established. With reasonable care and cleanli¬ 
ness the veterinary surgeon can secure highly satisfactory re¬ 
sults in the treatment of nearly all surgical wounds, and it 
seems strange to me that so few surgeons make full use of anti¬ 
septics in their every-day practice. There is one operation to 
which I will allude to where the results for me have been most 
gratifying, healing by first intention being commonly secured. 
I refer to the ordinary neurectomy for navicular and other pedal 
lamenesses. I would like to hear what Dr. Hansen has to say 
on the subject. 
Dr. Hansen: —I did not come here to talk, but must say 
