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this length of time we waited a few hours more before coloring 
these with the blue of aniline. The trichinae were colored after 
two hours and a half, and under the stimulus of heat showed no 
movement. 
4 or several weeks the frozen meat has not changed in aspect, 
and presents no difference with that which has not been exposed 
to cold. This agent seems not to destroy the effects of salting or 
smoking. 
It is proper to remark that similar effects of cold upon trich¬ 
inae have already been observed by some of the professors of the 
School of Medicine of Marseilles. 
It is thus well demonstrated that the cause of public hygiene 
has in the use of cold a powerful means of rendering trichinous 
meats harmless .—Societe de Biologie. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
NEW YORK STATE VETERINARY SOCIETY. 
The regular monthly meeting of the New York State Veteri¬ 
nary Society was held at the American Veterinary College, on 
Tuesday evening, December 12th, at 8 o’clock, with the Presi¬ 
dent in the chair. 
After the calling of the roll and reading of the minutes of 
the previous meeting Dr. Ivemp read a paper on Azoturia. 
Mr. President and Gentlemen : 
in selecting a subject to present before the Society this eve- 
ing I have purposely sought one which will admit of much 
discussion, feeling assured that the views expressed by the older 
members will be fraught with advantage to the writer and the 
younger members present. 
1 he term azoturia is one of recent production, proposed by 
Williams foi a disease which has long since been recognized 
in human medicine, and described under the name of uraemia 
or uraemic poisoning, and mentioned by various veterinary 
authorities as hysteria, haeruaturia, sprain of the psoas muscles, 
etc. It is the causation of the violent symptoms presented in 
