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wound was completely healed over and the animal using the foot 
quite well. No remedies were used in the treatment of the 
wounds except carbolic acid solution (1 to 20) with an occasional 
painting of the granulations with nitrate of silver. At no time 
did the constitutional symptoms become marked, the temperature 
never rising beyond 102.8° F., which was on the fourth day after 
the operation; the appetite was retained throughout and the 
animal lay down nearly every day. The inflammatory new. 
formation at the coronet, always quite prolific in these cases, is 
rapidly undergoing resorption from the stimulus of a cantharides 
blister, so that there is a probability of the convalesence termin¬ 
ating shortly, without even a perceptible impairment of function. 
A. A. Holcombe. 
NEW YORK STATE VETERINARY SOCIETY. 
2Sth REGULAR MEETING. 
The regular monthly meeting of the New York State Veteri¬ 
nary Society was held at the American Veterinary College, on 
Dec. 12 th, at S o’clock p.m., the President, Dr. Robertson, in the 
chair. 
The following gentlemen answered the roll call:—Drs. Liautard, 
Robertson, Burden, Bell, Lockhart, McLean, Coates, P. Nostrand ? 
Field, Hopkins, Holcombe and Rose. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted, 
with the following correction:—A gold medal to be offered to the 
student who shall pass the best examination at the American 
Veterinary College, on any subject selected by the Committee, 
instead of a pocket case. 
The Committee appointed to investigate the standing of Mr- 
J. B. Coleman, reported progress. 
Dr. Liautard offered the name of C. H. Hall, D.V.S., of 1436 
3rd Avenue, New York City, graduate of the American Veterinary 
College, as applicant for membership, which was referred by the 
chair to a committee, composed of Drs. Lockhart, Burden, and 
P. Nostrand, to report at the next meeting. 
