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ing upon its surface, as it was floating in the pan, stringy clots ; I 

 should say round masses, well perhaps an eighth to a quarter of an 

 inch in diameter and having a stringy appearance ; I called the at- 

 tention of the gentlemen to this appearance and it was noticed ; 

 upon being thrown on the strainer the first portion of it passed 

 through readily, but it seemed to clog, and one of the gentlemen, as 

 has been testified, in addition to simply removing the obstructions 

 that were there to its passage, rubbed the stringy masses, crushing 

 them through the meshes of the strainer. 



Q. What were the obstructions ? A. I think it was this clot- 

 ted substance itself, although there were some straws and particles 

 of dirt. 



Q. Did you judge that to be normal milk ? A. In no sense, sir. 



A. From the indications that you then saw of the milk of that 

 cow should you judge that cow to be a healthy one ? A. I should 

 judge from the product that her bag gave that she was not in a 

 healthy condition. 



Q. You saw the cow ? A. Yes, sir ; I saw the cow afterwards. 



Q. What were the cows feeding on ? A. As far as my knowl- 

 edge goes they were feeding on straw. 



Q. What kind of straw ? A. Oat straw, I believe. 



Q. Was there any conversation about the food of cows in the 

 presence of Mr. Doremus ? A. I do not know whether those gen- 

 tlemen were there ; it seemed to me that we were all together pass- 

 ing into the barn. Somebody, I believe it was myself, kicked over 

 a little stuff and said, What are you feeding ? Is this hay ? I would 

 not say that Mr. Doremus was there ; we were all in a crowd together, 

 but my impression is Mr. Doremus was there ; he may not have been 

 beside me and may not have heard me ; I do not know about that ; 

 we were all there together. 



COUNSEL I object to what other people said to him. 



The COURT That is excluded. 



By the COURT Q. Do you say you saw them feeding on oat 

 straw? A. I did, sir. 



Q. You saw them eating nothing else ? A. I saw them eating 

 nothing else. 



By Mr. PRENTICE Q. Now did you receive a bottle from Dr. 

 Chandler ? A. I did, sir. 



