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Dr. Burr reported similar case that Dr. Bryden had. 
Dr. LaBaw had similar case. Horse had been cast. On at¬ 
tempting to rise, failed. Rolled him over and he got up, but 
was unable to support body on that leg. 
Drs. Bunker and Parker reported undesirable effect from 
calomel. Swelling of lips, tongue and profuse salivation. 
Howard P. Rogers, M.D.V., Secretary. 
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THE U. S. V. M. A. PRIZE. 
Brooklyn, Feb. 12, 1896. 
Editor A merican Veterinary Review : 
DEAR Sir :—Your editorial comments in this month’s REVIEW 
on Dr. Tait Butler’s report as Chairman of the Prize Committee 
will meet with the approval of a large majority of the members 
of the U. S. Veterinary Medical Association. 
You say that you hope his conclusions, that the prize be dis¬ 
continued for a few years at least, will not be accepted, but on the 
contrary, the national body, in its wisdom, will adopt measures to 
encourage the competition and keep up its offer of a prize for the 
best paper presented. 
I have been a member of a Prize Committee for the past eight 
years, and so disgusted was I with the non-action of the various 
chairmen during that time, that when the President of the Asso¬ 
ciation again asked me to become a member of the said committee 
I positively declined, unless the chairman was to be a live and 
energetic one. Upon these conditions I consented to act; but, to 
my surprise, Dr. Butler was as dead as his predecessors, until he 
suddenly seems to awaken to the fact that he should do some¬ 
thing, when he immediately acts upon his conviction, and “ through 
a misunderstanding of his own,” utterly neglects to notify the 
members of his committee as to his revelation. He neither 
directly nor indirectly communicated with me as to what should 
or should not be done, and I must say that I read, with much 
surprise, his one-headed report at the last meeting of the Associa¬ 
tion. For what purpose is a committee appointed, if not to act 
in conjunction with its chairman? One would feel surprised that 
so prominent a member of the profession as Dr. Butler would so 
far neglect the important duties of a chairman. He unsparingly 
and justly condemns previous presidents of this committee for non¬ 
action, while he presumes to bring this recommendation before 
the Association without even offering to the members of his com¬ 
mittee the courtesy of a voice in the matter. Surely, in this case 
