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to answer satisfactorily for him, yet relates to a subject of more 
or less interest to the profession generally. It referred to the 
fact that a bay horse, which for years had always readily obeyed 
the voice of his driver, became entirely deaf in consequence of 
the shooting of a rat in the stable, and from that day became per* 
fectly oblivious to any word of command, whether in the stable 
or while at work. u What can I do for him ? ” asks our corre¬ 
spondent. Affections of the ear are not common in the larger 
animals, and causes of *surdity are very difficult to make out. In 
reference to the present case, while we may somewhat incline to 
attribute the trouble to a sudden rupture of the membrane tym- 
pani, yet we are constrained to say that our diagnosis is very un¬ 
certain, and that our prognosis is serious. The case is interest¬ 
ing^ se , and we would be glad to hear what has been the re¬ 
sult of the treatment to which the patient had been submitted. 
The Subscription Price of the Review. —If wc had ever 
feared for the result of our “ error” in reducing the subscription 
rate of the Review as we did, and that our new departure was 
destined to prove to be a mistake, we should certainly by this 
time have discovered the fact. We are pleased, however, to be 
able to state that such is not the case; that we have received 
many letters approving the change, and that our list of friends 
has considerably increased. For some, the Review at $4.00 was 
cheap enough, and a reduction suggested the idea of the lower¬ 
ing of the value of our publication. But the majority saw that 
the step was wisely taken, and that mainly, the new subscription 
rate meant that the Review was to be placed within everybody’s 
reach. It was not without careful consideration that we decided 
on the reduction, and when we did so, it was because the Review 
could afford it; because it was not a money-making undertaking, 
and because we thought a wider circulation would benefit the 
- journal itself, contribute to the elevation of the profession, and be 
useful to practitioners. We have, however, recently received a 
letter asking for information in relation to our price for clubs, 
which seems to indicate that even at $3.00, there are persons for 
whom the Review is still too expensive. Our experience with 
club-forming and club-rates has been unsatisfactory, and on that 
