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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
PAcad6mie des Sciences ont appel6 au fauteuil de la pr<5sidence le repr6sentant 
de la Science V<5t6rinaire dans cette grande Assemble; 
2° Donner & chaque souscripteur une reproduction en bronze de cette 
m6daille, gravde son nom, et un exemplaire du compte rendu de la fete du 26 
Janvier, avec la liste de tous nos adherents. 
Nous consacrerons ainsi et nous perp6tuerons le souvenir d’un 6v<?nement 
dont nous ressentons tous un 16gitime orgueil. 
Yeuillez agr6ez, Monsieur et clier Confrere, l’assurance de nos meilleurs 
sentiments. 
Les Membres du ComitA d organisation : 
Baeon, Professeur 5, l’Ecole d’Alfort. 
Blano, V^tdrinaire k Paris. 
Capon, Ydtdrinaire principal de l re classe. 
Mollereaxj, Ydtdrinaire k Charenton. 
Webee, Yetdrinaire a Paris. 
To the Editor of the American Veterinary Review. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
NEW YORK STATE VETERINARY SOCIETY. 
The regular monthly meeting of the New York State Veter¬ 
inary Society was held in the lecture-room of the American 
Veterinary College, New York, on Tuesday evening, May 13th, 
1884, President Dr. A. Liautard in the chair. 
The members present were Drs. Robertson, Burden, Liautard, 
Coates, Foote, Field, Cochran, Johnson, Bretherton, Charum, 
Ryder and Allen, New York; Drs. L. McLean, Pendry, R. 
McLean and Newman, Brooklyn; Dr. Bath, Staten Island ; Dr. 
Dixon, Hoboken; and Dr. Boyd, New Rochelle. 
On motion, the reading of the minutes of the last meeting was 
laid over. 
Dr. Field, the essayist of the evening, then read a lengthy 
paper on “ Examination of Horses as to Soundness,” which gave 
rise to a long discussion. The use of the clinical thermometer in 
examinations for soundness was strongly advocated, the essayist 
holding that where the temperature ran over 101°F. the exami¬ 
nation, for the time being, should be postponed. In answer to 
Dr. L. McLean as to whether he would reject altogether if he 
found the temperature much increased, the essayist said, where he 
