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vious, had purchased a horse at the horse-auction 

 in Philadelphia. This animal was supposed to 

 have a slight attack of what is commonly called 

 " distemper.'' In a short time some of Mr. B.'s 

 other horses showed symptoms of the same dis- 

 ease, several of which died. Mr. B., becoming 

 alarmed at his repeated losses, called in my assist- 

 ance. I found (if my memory serves me right) 

 five of the seventeen horses glandered, three 

 of which I ordered killed. The others which 

 had not shown symptoms of disease, I ordered to 

 be at once removed from the stable, so as to pre- 

 vent all possible communication between them 

 and those in which the disease was not fully 

 developed. Mr. B. loaned Mr. H., a neighbor, 

 one of his horses to work in a lumber team ; 

 soon after which the disease made its appearance 

 in Mr. H.'s stock of ten horses. My attention 

 was called to these animals, also, several of whict 

 I found laboring Irom the same fatal malady 

 Two of these animals in which the disease was 

 fully developed I ordered killed. Kemoving my 

 residence from Philadelphia to Bordentown, N. 

 J., about this time, I lost sight of these cases, 

 and have not since heard from them. 



Soon after the present rebeUion broke out, one 

 of my old customers, Mr. H., who kept a livery- 

 stable in Cherry street, Philadelphia, was doing a 

 thriving business, and having a number of the 

 finest horses in the city kept there. Two army 

 horses were put up for the night at that stable. No 

 appearance of disease was observed about them 

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