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on their laurels; no, they ought to be the most anxious candidates 
for these prizes, and though we hear that, so far, only one paper 
is to be presented, we hope others will be sent in to be read, dis¬ 
cussed, and rewarded according to their merits at this next 
session. 
But not only that, we have a number of committees whose 
reports will prove, no doubt, of much interest, and certainly, 
amongst them, the Committee on Diseases will have ample mate¬ 
rials to keep the members together and sufficiently interested to 
forget the time of parting. 
If, besides, we bear in mind that the occasion will be the 
second birthday of the American Veterinary Review —born 
from the Association at one of its meetings—considering the suc¬ 
cess which has crowned this represen tan t of our professional 
interest, we cannot help thinking that this meeting will prove to 
the American veterinarian a regular holiday, and that most of 
the members will feel it their duty to answer the roll call. 
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By A. Liautard, M.D., V.S. 
HERNIA OF THE UTERUS IN A SLUT. 
A mongrel slut, seven years old, had a litter of six or seven 
puppies in 1876, after what she exhibited a tumor at the 
posterior part of the left mamanae, round, and of the size of a 
hen’s egg. The following year she was covered, and shortly 
afterwards this tumor began to enlarge. Her abdomen had also 
increased ; she was pregnant, and soon gave birth, through the 
natural passages, to a well-made dog, which lived only four days. 
As the tumor had increased, was more depressible and fluctuating, 
medical advice was asked. At first the whole trouble was sup¬ 
posed to be only a mammary tumor, but after another examina¬ 
tion it was found that the tumor had ulcerated, and that through 
it a greyish puss was escaping. At the same time a small paw 
having protruded through the opening, the slut had torn it and 
pulled it off. Then the ulcer of the skin had the size of a pencil, 
