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he replied that as several of the horses 

 were breathing rather heavily, he intended 

 to blister their sides. I told him that that 

 was my affair, and not wanting amateur experi- 

 ments to be tried on my equine friends, I 

 called the steward, got him to raise me up 

 (for I was unable even to turn in my bunk 

 without help) and put me on my legs, and 

 I then informed my commanding officer that 

 I was no longer on the sick list and that I 

 would remain off it for the remainder of the 

 voyage. The pain which the carrying out 

 of this resolution caused me was amply repaid 

 by the satisfaction I felt in saving my dumb 

 shipmates from amateur doctoring. As I was 

 under no agreement to obey anyone on that 

 voyage, I committed no breach of duty by 

 refusing to give up veterinary charge of the 



