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every quadruped, whose parturition is delayed by reason of the 
suspension of uterine action, it rouses that viscus to more than 
natural contraction, and effects the expulsion of the foetus. It 
should be pulverised and suspended in some fluid. Its power is 
considerably weakened when an infusion of it is made. The 
proper dose is an ounce for a mare or a cow, and a drachm for a 
ewe or large bitch : and this quantity should be given once or 
twice in the day. In order to preserve the full virtue of the 
ergot, it is necessary to keep it in closed bottles from contact 
with the atmospheric air; never to use it when more than a year 
old ; and, also, not to pulverize it until it is wanted. 
VETERINARY CLUB. 
[The wish and advice of partial friends must be pleaded as an 
excuse, if excuse be wanted, for the insertion of this little 
story. The greater part of it was furnished by one of them.] 
The last quarterly meeting of the club was marked by a fuller 
attendance than usual, it being preconcerted on the part of the 
members, that on this occasion, their Treasurer and Secretary, 
Mr. Youatt, should be presented with a silver salver, already 
prepared and engraved with an appropriate inscription. There 
were present, Messrs. King, sen. and jun.; John and William 
Field, Goodwin, Langworthy, J. Turner, Henderson, Percivall, 
and Youatt: indeed, with the exception of Mr. Thomas Turner, 
whose absence was unavoidable, no member was found missing 
on the occasion. There were also three visitors, Messrs. Best, 
Harrison, and Ainslie. 
On the removal of the cloth, the salver (value 20 guineas), was 
placed upon the table, in front of the chairman, Mr. Goodwin. 
Mr. Percivall, who sat on his left, then rose, and addressed Mr. 
Youatt as follows :— 
Mr. Treasurer and Secretary,—I rise for the purpose of ac¬ 
quainting you, it is the desire of the members of this club, that 
I present you, in their name, with the salver I now hold in my 
hand ; no less as'a mark of the respect and esteem they enter¬ 
tain for you, than from a conviction that you have all along paid 
great and unremitting attention to the concerns of the club. I 
believe I am correct when I state, that the present club owes its 
origin to you; and I feel sure I am when I add, that, so much 
is it indebted to you for its support, that but for you I hardly 
know whether we should be found around this table at the pre- 
