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that the majority of cases of colic were treated without a proper knowledge of 
the causes, as many different causes give rise to uneasiness and abdominal pain, 
and when the animal was rolling and tumbling a correct diagnosis could not 
always be made; but he believed the sheet anchor to success in the treatment of 
flatulent colic was to puncture the large intestines by means of a long and small 
trocar and canula, and not delay the operation too long, as he believed was often 
the case. He had practiced the operation for the past ten years with good success, 
and would not hesitate, if called to see the most valuable horse that lives, to 
operate, if enemas failed to bring a free discharge of gas. The most baffling cases 
are those where the fermentation is mostly all going on in the stomach and when 
all medicinal agents seem to have no impression in neutralizing the gases. In 
many cases of colic administers'a cathartic and believes it produces good results. 
Nearly every member present took part in the discussion, and many offered 
valuable prescriptions. 
Drs. Smith and Whitehead gave some valuable information regarding the use 
of sulphate of eserine, both having great faith in its curative properties in obstina e 
cases of flatulent colic. 
Dr. J. C. Meyer, Jr. spoke of using the trocar per rectum successfully in 
some cases, and believed it worthy of a fair trial. Colic was often due to atmos¬ 
pheric causes. 
The evening session then closed, to meet at 7:45 o’clock, a.m., Sept. 3. 
The meeting was called to order by the President, who stated under the head 
of unfinished business, the question of appointing delegates to the National Vet¬ 
erinary Medical Association. After much discussion, the following delegates were 
elected to attend the National Veterinary Medical Association in Washington, 
D. C., in November: Dr. F. Bent Cotton, Mt. Vernon; Dr. D. P. Youkerman, 
Cleveland; Dr. J. S. Butler, Piqua (State Veterinarian). 
Two delegates were also appointed to attend the United States Veterinary 
Medical Association, in New York City, Sept. 15.—Dr. J. C. Meyer, Jr., Cincin¬ 
nati, Dr. W.C. Fair, Cleveland. Both sets of delegates go instructed to endeavor 
to bring about an amalgamation of the two associations, the National and United 
States. 
After considerable discussion about the different veterinary colleges, and the 
loose manner in which many of them admit students without even knowing 
whether they have a common school education or not, the simple requirement 
being age, it was decided and resolutions were passed instructing Dr. Fair, Cor¬ 
responding Secretary, to write to each of the Veterinary Colleges in the United 
States and Canada, expressing a sense of this meeting and urging upon them the 
necessity of a more thorough course of study, and asking them to lengthen the 
term to three sessions instead of two and compel the student to devote the inter¬ 
vening months to study with a qualified practitioner. 
The subject of unprofessional conduct was fully discussed, several members 
present taking the ground that nothing had a greater tendency to prostitute and 
disgrace the profession than professors of veterinary colleges advertising specifics, 
while others were giving long lists of references and seeking newspaper puffs, 
publicly advertising both doctor and patient. Charges should surely be preferred 
against members of the profession who are guilty of such conduct; and until 
