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POISONING OF HORSES WITH ARSENIC. 
horse some years, and he had always been sound. The war- 
ranty also stated that he was sound and right in every respect . 
I told my client I thought it was the change of stable, he 
having always been in a three-stall stable, and standing next 
to another horse. He asked me if this was not a breach of 
warranty ? I said, that with such a comprehensive war- 
ranty, it would appear to be so, and I thought the seller had 
better be seen, and some arrangement made. I was, how- 
ever, surprised to find that he was returned almost directly, 
and very much offended the seller was with me, and it was 
some time before he would regard me as usual. His connec- 
tions took the same view of the matter, and I was supposed 
to be unduly biassed by the buyer. The fact is, such a war- 
ranty never ought to have been given, as the horse might 
have been returned for a score of other things equally irrele- 
vant. But I will not trespass too much on your valuable 
pages ; for I find by your other correspondents, that anec- 
dotes illustrative of this matter spring up, and these make 
communications intolerably long. Moreover, I am desirous 
that others should communicate with you on this important 
subject, and especially that the heads of the profession 
should give us their opinions on it. 
POISONING OF HORSES WITH ARSENIC. 
By G. T. Baldwin, M.R.C.V.S., Fakenham, Norfolk. 
[Having been informed that several horses had been poi- 
soned by rye being given to them, when germinating, a state- 
ment which appeared to us not unlikely to prove false ; and 
also hearing that the animals were under the care of Mr. 
Baldwin, we immediately wrote to him, and soon received 
the following satisfactory reply.] 
Dear Sirs, — Respecting the horses which were supposed 
to have died from eating rye in a germinating state — an 
opinion I could not agree with, having known it used in that 
state as well as in its normal condition, without producing 
any ill effect on horses whatever — after making a post- 
mortem examination of the two horses, and instituting the 
necessary inquiries, from the information obtained, I had no 
doubt that they were poisoned accidentally, and afterwards 
I found out the cause. The horses were accustomed on leaving 
