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think he shows the inefficiency of the causes adduced by these 
who have preceded him to account for those two conditions, i. e., 
turning up of the toe and convexity of the sole. 
The remedial treatment is up to the highest knowledge of the 
profession at the present day, but it would have added very ma¬ 
terially to the work had the author inserted the result of others’ 
experience as to the prophylaxis of parturient laminitis. 
The objections to watering when warm apply if reference is 
had to any considerable quantity of water. It is cruelly inhuman, 
however, to withold from a horse, no matter how warm, from 
four to six mouthfuls of water, the exhibition of which will not 
be productive of evil results. 
The wood-cuts serve remarkably well to illustrate the writer’s 
position. We regard the work as a valuable adjunct to the liter¬ 
ature on this subject. 
0. B. M. 
MEETING OF THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAN 
VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
The last regular meeting of this Association for the session of 
’79-’80 was held in the lecture-room of the College on Saturday 
afternoon, Feb. 21st 1880, the President in the chair and nearly 
every member present. After the roll-call, on motion of Dr. 
McLean, reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting was 
dispensed with. The committee on prize, consisting of the 
donor, Dr. McLean, Dr. Coates and the President, reported that 
the prize had been unanimously awarded to Mr. Geo. H. Bailey, 
of Portland, Maine, for his paper on “ The different breeds of 
American horses, their uses and liability to disease.” The Presi¬ 
dent, Prof. Holcombe, made the presentation address, in which he 
said ; “ Mr. Bailey : It has been determined by the committee, 
