UNITED STATES VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
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u The American Veterinary College ” called out Prof. Liau- 
tard, who facetiously referred to the early efforts of the Faculty 
at teaching veterinary medicine, tracing the growth of the Col¬ 
lege from the time they lectured to one student up to the present, 
and predicting that a bright future would enable her to add 
many more able and faithful supporters to the profession. 
After dinner pleasant speeches passed away the time until 
midnight commanded a final adjournment. 
A. A. Holcombe, D.V.S., 
Secretary. 
REPORTS OF CASES. 
A SINGULAR FRACTURE AND ITS RESULTS. 
By Theod. S. Very, V.S. 
On the 21st of March a buckskin horse showed symptoms of 
tetanus. He had been kept in a large box-stall, with plenty of 
straw on a dirt floor, and the accident occurred without any one 
knowing how it happened. 
The peculiar spasm and general appearances of tetanus were 
not so well marked as in most cases, and there was less excitabil¬ 
ity. The muscles of the cervical and abdominal regions showed 
the greatest degree of contraction. There was no particular rigor 
of the limbs, and no erection of the tail. No lockjaw; appetite 
fair, and no symptom of local pain. He was moved about and 
showed no lameness. 
March 23d. Details concerning the treatment of tetanus I 
believe are not of much importance, so I shall not describe mine. 
To-day the animal showed less excitability than yesterday: has a 
tolerably full and regular pulse, not much accelerated, and his 
general appearance was more comfortable. He was able to eat 
and drink, but not inclined to move about. 
March 24th. A messenger brought word that the horse was 
down and suffering intensely. I found him lying on his left side 
