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THE THREE PHYSICIANS. 
The celebrated French physician Dunmoulin, on his 
death-bed, when surrounded by the most distinguished 
citizens of Paris, who regretted the loss the profession would 
sustain by his death, said — 
“My friends, I leave behind me three physicians much 
greater than myself.” 
Being pressed to name them, each of the doctors supposing 
himself to be one of the three, he answered, “ Water, 
Exercise, and Diet.” 
A “ LOADED ” HORSE. 
At the Marlborough Street Police Court, lately, a cab- 
driver, accompanied by a countryman from Hoddesdon, 
complained to Mr. Bingham that his country friend had 
been taken in by some dealers, who had sold him a horse. 
His friend had gone to the Repository, St. Martin’s Lane, 
to see if anything would suit him. He could not find any- 
thing inside the place, but outside he was met by a horse- 
coper, who managed to persuade him to buy an animal for 
£8 10 s. When he got the horse home, he found it was only 
fit for the knackers ; for though outwardly good looking 
enough, it was broken winded and had no inside, although 
warranted sound. 
Mr. Bingham said he supposed the animal was warranted 
sound, wind and limb, quiet to ride or drive in single and 
double harness ? 
The applicant said the warranty was not in writing, but 
was made in the presence of a witness. 
Mr. Bingham said it did not matter about the warranty 
being in writing if it could be established by credible wit- 
nesses. He did not see what he could do in such a very 
common case. The buyer ought to have exercised more 
caution. 
Applicant intimated that the horse had been “ loaded” — 
that is, gorged with shot by some process, which gave the 
animal a temporary appearance of soundness ; but when it 
was taken home to the stable, and a little water given to it, 
the cheat was detected by the liquid running immediately 
through the body. After this a run of a dozen yards made 
the animal, to use the applicant’s words, C£ holler like a don- 
