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mares that are stabled near his slaughter house and al- 

 ways without success. 



The following medicinal agents are said to be a cause 

 of abortion : Cantharides, Tansy, Savin, Cotton-root 

 bark, the various forms of ergot, and probably other 

 fungoid bodies that are frequently found in musty 

 fodder. 



