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substantial benefit and interest from it has been largely due to* 
the conduct of the competition by the various prize committees 
who have had charge of it. One of the many letters received 
by us is printed in this issue from Dr. Hinebauch, which shows 
a careless administration of the interests of both the association 
and the contestants, all of which is quite sufficient to produce 
the lost interest that the chairman of that committee recently 
complained of and urged as a reason for discontinuing the con¬ 
test for an indefinite period. The Review urges upon the Na¬ 
tional Association the continuance of the prize offer, with the 
addition of the one offered by this journal, with the full assur¬ 
ance that it will stimulate original research and awaken an 
interest in individual investigations that cannot but redound to 
the credit and profit of the science of veterinary medicine 
everywhere. 
In the reorganization of the Kansas City Veterinary College, 
Dr. S. Stewart, of Kansas City, the efficient Secretary of the U. 
S. V. M. A., has been appointed Dean of the Faculty, and his 
sterling qualities as an executive will undoubtedly redound to 
the benefit and credit of the college. Under his directorship, we 
predict much success for the institution. 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
MILK AS A FACTOR IN THE CAUSATION OF DISEASE. 
By Jno. M. Parker, D.V.S., Haverhill, Mass. 
A Paper read before the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association. 
In considering the subject of “ Milk as a Factor in the Caus¬ 
ation of Disease ” I shall not attempt to do more than skim the 
surface. The subject is so large that I have been unable to do 
more than touch on some of the more important parts. There 
are several points of great interest closely connected with this 
subject, such as, “ the influence of food stuffs on the healthful- 
