70 THE ITINERANT HORSE PHYSICIAN 



Chinaman trying a dishonest trick was at a rou- 

 lette table. He had placed a chip on a corner 

 and tried to shove it on the whole number when 

 the wheel stopped ; the caller caught him at it. 



I remember a most amusing incident that hap- 

 pened in connection with my practice among the 

 Chinese in the Rio Grande Valley. 



With all of them pulling on the rope we "flopped him over," and 



up he jumped 



A rich Chinese gardener there sent for me for 

 the purpose of having me treat a horse at his 

 farm, eight miles down the valley. When I 

 arrived at the place I found a pretty good look- 

 ing horse lying flat on his side and ten or twelve 

 Chinese lads standing in a circle around him. 

 The horse had been down flat since early morning 

 at least ; when one of the Chinks went to give him 



