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CASE OF PAROTITIS. 
examine and report upon property, goods, &c., charge a per- 
centage on the real or assumed value ; if we did this we 
should be protected somewhat against the increased responsi- 
bility. 
3rdly. Would it not be always best in giving a certificate 
to introduce some such clause — “ to the best of my judg- 
ment the animal is sound or unsound,” thus doing away 
with the responsibility ? 
4thly. Is it wise for a veterinary surgeon to volunteer an 
opinion as to the value of a horse when examining him as 
to soundness ? and 
5thly. If he is requested to give an opinion as to value, 
capabilities, &c., is he not entitled to a larger fee ? 
These are all questions which present themselves to the 
mind ; and I am of opinion that they should be thoroughly 
sifted, and some definite conclusion arrived at, before the 
matter is allowed to remain in statu quo . It is by no means 
unfrequent for the veterinary surgeon to be blamed for not 
telling his client that the animal was a kicker or rearer, or 
something else of a like nature, which it is perfectly impossible 
for him to have known. I have also known instances in which 
it has been attempted to hold him responsible for defects 
which originated perhaps two or three months after purchase, 
and in one or two cases as the result of a severe illness, of 
the occurrence of which the most far-seeing prophet could 
not have foretold. 
Seeing that such things happen, I reiterate, we are not 
sufficiently remunerated for our trouble, and further than 
this the fault lies with ourselves. 
CASE OF PAROTITIS. 
By “ Mauvaise Humeur.” 
Gentlemen, — Not having seen a case of the following 
description in print, I have thought that it might be of some 
professional importance to communicate it through the 
medium of your journal (the Veterinarian ) , to the members 
of the veterinary profession at large, and by so doing lay an 
additional stone to the building which will one day prove 
that the profession has attained that position in the social 
world it so deservedly merits. 
