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This, in the rare circumstance, when it gets well, must have 
for its result, as much as bronchitis, to produce roaring. Since the 
time when my attention was called to this subject, I have seen it 
often. All these complications of gourme, angina, bronchitis, 
and pneumonia are occasioned by the external influences which 
were in old time considered as sufficient causfes of the true disease. 
These are the exposures to cold, the emigration, &c., which I 
have already discussed, and upon which I will say no more. 
When they act upon an animal contaminated already and under 
the influence of the disease, in the incubative or eruptive stage, 
they give rise to the appearance of these complications because 
they interfere, and prevent more or less, the natural development 
of the disease. 
{To be Continued .) 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
MEETING OF THE UNITED STATES VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 
The seventeentli semi-annual meeting of the United States 
Veterinary Medical Association was held at Young’s Hotel, Bos¬ 
ton, Mass., on Tuesday, March 16th, 1880. At the meeting of 
the Comitia Minora, held at 11 a. m., there were a number of 
names proposed for membership. The subject of altering or 
amending Article 4, Section 1, of the By-Laws wuis discussed, 
and referred to the regular meeting. 
At the regular session of the Association quite a large num¬ 
ber of gentlemen answered to their names. The Secretary, Dr. 
A. A. Holcombe, being absent, the Society chose C. B. Micli- 
ener to act in that capacity during his absence. The following 
gentlemen were elected as members of the Association: F. S. 
Billings, M.Y., Win. J. O. Sullivan, M.R.C.V.S., Chas. 
Winslow, V.S., Win. Zuill, D.V.S., Walter Ii. Hornblower, 
