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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
ton, on Tuesday, March 18th, at 10 o’clock, the President, Dr. 
W. B. E. Miller, presiding. About forty members were present. 
The Comitia Minora recommended to the Association, as 
members, only those candidates present, the absentees to be 
admitted at the next meeting in September. The Comitia Mi¬ 
nora further advised the election of seven Censors in the future. 
It was decided to ask the Association to use its influence to have 
the veteriuary profession better represented in Government ap¬ 
pointments. 
The committee appointed to investigate the Pasteur method 
of inoculation thought its powers should be enlarged and made to 
comprise other and similar methods. The Association then lis¬ 
tened to a very interesting report by Dr. Hoskins of the Com¬ 
mittee on Intelligence and Education. 
Prof. Liautard also gave his report as delegate to the Fourth 
International Veterinary Congress. The Committee on Diseases 
made a verbal report, mentioning the principal diseases prevail¬ 
ing, etc. 
By motion, the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot for 
the applicants for membership. Eugene Burget, V. L. James, 
and R. S. Hnidekoper were admitted as members of the Associa¬ 
tion. The entire afternoon and evening were taken up by essays 
and discussions. Geo. H. Bailey, D.V.S., read the first paper 
on “ Castration of the Stallion and Cryptorchide, with and with¬ 
out Restraint.” This paper elicited a lively and earnest dis¬ 
cussion in reference to the best means of restraint, the methods 
of operating, relative safety of, etc. etc. Dr. Bailey showed his 
hobbles aud urged their greater safety over the ordinary hobble 
in use. 
The existence of foot and mouth disease in this country then 
came up for discussion. There was no doubt expressed but that 
this disorder was imported. That a certain lack of ordinary care 
exists with inspectors of ports was held by most, if not all present, 
as the cause directly of the spread of this disease in Maine. Sev¬ 
eral members spoke of the carelessness or inefficiency of the 
present official veterinary surgeons. Our quarantines as conducted 
at present are in no sense what they should be. Cattle are al¬ 
lowed to leave the quarantine stations, to be driven on public 
