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EDITORIAL. 
obtained by a French veterinarian in using- the serum of a 
horse affected with tetanus for the treatment of other tetanic 
patients, with wonderful results. 
Veterinary Prize. —In the January number of the 
Review we were allowed to present our readers with the 
report of the Chairman of the Prize Committee, Dr. Tait But¬ 
ler, which was read in the meeting at Des Moines, last Sep¬ 
tember, in relation to the prize which has for some time been 
offered by the United States Veterinary Medical Association, 
and having courteously accepted additions to its value from 
the editors of the veterinary journals of this country. 
The report was very interesting and presented some valu¬ 
able, just and severe criticisms upon the whole subject; ex¬ 
plained the reasons why no papers could reasonably be 
expected; related the circumstances by which some injustices 
have been (perhaps unwittingly) committed, and concluded 
by asking that said committee be discharged, and the subject 
of a prize from the association be dropped. 
We are not aware of the action taken by the association 
in reference to the matter, but we hope that the conclusions 
of Dr. Butler were not accepted, but that, on the contrary, 
the national body has, in its wisdom, adopted measures to 
encourage the competition and keep up its offer of a prize 
for the best paper presented. As far as we are concerned we 
hope that the association will continue to allow us to add to 
the prize the offer that we have already made, and, should 
we not be permitted to do so, we will—and we do now—offer 
a special prize, of the value stated by us, for the best paper 
that will be sent to us on any subject connected with veter¬ 
inary medicine, the selection of said paper to be made by 
a committee of three, chosen from the members of the profes¬ 
sion in this country. 
Dr. O. Schwarzkopf. —We have received information 
to the effect that Dr. O. Schwarzkopf has resigned his position 
with the McKillip College, of Chicago, on account of personal 
difficulties. From a letter received relating to this serious 
event, we extract the following: 
