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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
10th.—Cerebro-spinal meningitis or choking distemper, or 
fungus toxicum paralyticus, by Dr. Michener, of Pennsylvania. 
lltli—Case of hernia, one of a piece of wire in the heart of 
a cow, by C. H. Peabody, of Phode Island. 
12th.—A case of ostea porosis, by W. Pheinhard, of Penn¬ 
sylvania. 
13th.—An interesting fatal case of colics, by Dr. Zuill, of Penn¬ 
sylvania. 
14th.—Observations of muco-enterites, by J. Pice, of Con¬ 
necticut. 
15th.—A case of rabies in a mule, by C. Crowley, Missouri. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS, 
UNITED STATES VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The twentieth annual meeting of this Association was held at 
the American Veterinary College, Tuesday, Sept. 19th. The 
Comitia Minora met at 10:45 a.m., with the President, Dr. W. 
Bryden, in the chair. 
Some of the Board of Censors being absent, Dr. Stickney 
was selected to act in that capacity. Dr. Stickney declining to 
serve, Dr. W. J. Coates was chosen in his stead. The Comitia 
Minora were engaged chiefly in the consideration of proposed 
alterations of the By-Laws, and in reference to candidates for 
admission to membership. Because of the absence of some of 
the candidates, as well also as of those proposing them, several 
gentlemen will be admitted to the Association at the March meet¬ 
ing in Boston. The Secretary was directed to notify all candi¬ 
dates to be present in person at future meetings of the Comitia 
Minora, or, if unavoidably absent, to forward to the Secretary 
their credentials. 
The regular meeting was called to order by the President at 
1:30 p.m. About twenty-five members were present. The min¬ 
utes of previous meetings were read and accepted. After con¬ 
siderable discussion, it was finally decided, upon motion of Dr. 
L. McLean, that, in consideration of the reduced fees, Sections 2 
