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tic ” man by mail, but he didn’t try ; he evidently thought he 
had him by the genital glands, and produced in evidence a cut 
of a cavalry horse, backed by an out-of-date trooper, said cut 
showing the legend of the cure underneath, and offering the 
formula for $20, cold cash ; and he proceeded to apply the vise 
to the grip he thought he had on that part of the anatomy 
where the appendage is supposed to be abbreviated. 
For the benefit of numerous acquaintances and a few friends 
in the profession veterinary, I take this opportunity of disclaim¬ 
ing any connection with the advertising scheme above referred 
to, for proof of which see stoppage of ads., not because I feared to 
antagonize the opinion of any individual or body of individuals, 
but because I was unaware of the ads. until they brought in a 
number of orders, which were not filled. The scheme origi¬ 
nated in the mind of a friend with an eye to the omnipresent du¬ 
cat, regardless of other considerations ; the ads. referred to made 
their appearance in the Horseman and Horse Reviezv during the 
month of August, I believe, but were unknown to me until or¬ 
ders began to arrive, as I am not a subscriber to these papers, 
although I must thank the proprietors for forwarding marked 
copies during the run of the ads. The stuff advertised was a 
liquid blister that has been prescribed in my practice for several 
years, and has no advantage over other ordinary blistering prepa¬ 
rations except as to uniformity of strength and cleanliness. My 
friends in the Association need have no fear of defection from 
its tenets on my part without first offering my resignation as a 
member ; but, to show that no ill feeling exists, I am willing to 
furnish the gaping hiatus in the spissitude of the cranium of the 
active Alexander with the formula of the “ Cavalry Caustic,” 
^^free^ gratis?'" Yours euphemistically, 
G. E. Griffin (Vet), New York. 
OBITUARY. 
ALEXANDER W. STEIN, M. D. 
The profession, and especially the alumni of the American 
Veterinary College, will learn with the most sincere regret of 
the death of this distinguished surgeon, which occurred at his 
residence, 30 West Fifteenth Street, New York City, on Sunday 
morning, December 5th, after a long illness, of cirrhosis of the 
liver, aged 57 years. There is probably no one outside of the 
profession of veterinary medicine who was a better friend to it, 
nor one who did as much disinterested work for its advance- 
