6l4 Kidd V. Royal Agricultural Society of England. 
supposes to be the facts. Do I understand you that you think that if (sup 
posing the fact, I do not say whether it is so or not) that if the turuips were 
given in the morning, and the cake not given till 2 o'clock, that could not 
have produced hove unless there were turnips given nearer the time that the 
cake was given either before or after? — A. Unless turnips were given again, I 
consider those symptoms would not have shown themselves. If no other 
turnips had followed the cake in the afternoon, or so near hand to the cake 
again, those symptoms would not have shown themselves. 
Mr. Justice Blackburn : Very well, whether the turnips did follow or not 
we will see by looking back at the evidence when the time comes, 
Ee-examined hy Mr. Seymour. 
Q. AVhat interval between the turuips and the giving of the cake would be 
consistent with the view you take ? — A. Two, or three, or four hours 
Avould do. 
Q. Then if turnips were given two, or three, or four hours before, and then 
the cake was given in this quantity, in your opinion might the evil conse- 
quences follow ? — A. In my opinion the fermentation would take place in tha 
storriach. 
Mr. Justice Blackburn : Just let me see, in order that we may have lU 
mistake about this ; do I understand you that four hours is the maximum— 
that if turnips had been given as much as six hours before, it could not have 
produced the result you have mentioned.'' — A. I should scarcely like to say 
that, but I am taking it as a maximum. I should judge so. It just depends 
upon how soon the animal begins to niminate ; it entirely depends upoa 
that. 
Q. But what would be the maximum time in your opinion as a man of 
skill and a practical man. I do not ask you what is conceivably possible, but 
what in your opinion would be reasonably probable as the maximum time — 
do you mean that four hours is the maximum ? — A. Well, I should say so. 
Mr. JOSEPH FREEMAN sworn : examined by Mr. Cave. 
Q. Are you a veterinary surgeon living at Keyingham, in Holdemess ?— 
A. Yes. 
Q. I believe you obtained your diploma in 1859? — A. I did. 
Q. Previously to that, had you been a jmpil of Mi-. Simonds ? — A. Yes. 
Q. Was your father a veterinary surgeon ? — A. Yes. 
Q. And have you had experience from your boyhood ? — A. Yes. 
Q. Have you an extensive practice at the present time in llolderness?— 
A. Yes. 
Q. I believe there is a good deal of grazing and feeding there, is there not? 
— A. There is. 
Q. Have you been in court and heard the evidence which has been given in 
this case ? — A. I have. * 
Q. And having heard the evidence which has been given, to what cause do 
you attribute the death of this cow ? — A. The primary cause, I believe, was 
indigestion. 
Q. How brought on, in your opinion ? — A. Through a change of food. 
Q. And is your opinion affected by the fact that a number of animals were 
affected in a similar manner at the same time? — A. No. 
Q. In the course of your practice have you seen cases of tympanitis-?— 
A. Many a one. 
Q. From what causes does tympanitis arise generally ? — A. Almost as many 
causes as the food they partake of. 
