80 DEATH OF HORSES AND COWS FROM DRINKING BAD WATER. 
^^3. Analysis of Water, labelled ‘ Trent Water.’ 
Clear :—Living creatures seen by the eye, no smell. 
The microscope showed decaying vegetable tissue; 
spiral ducts (from leaves), diatoms ;—Small algm, infusoria. 
Reagents showed the presence of chlorine, lime, mag¬ 
nesia, free acid, sulphuric acid. No metallic poison, ammonia, 
ulphuretted hydrogen. 
Total solids were 20 grains per gallon. 
Of this, organic inalter 5'33. 
Mineral 14*67. 
Ash amounted to 14 grains. 
Total hardness of the water . 
. 46° 
Permanent .... 
. 46° 
Temporary .... 
. none 
Magnesia hardness 
. 8° 
Chlorine . . 4*244 
grains. 
A gallon contained . 
Organic matter 
. 5*33 grains 
Chloride of calcium 
. 6*635 „ 
Sulphate of lime 
. 8*184 „ 
Magnesia .... 
•84 
Excess . 
20*989 
*989 
. 20* solids.” 
Three samples of water, taken from the same sources and 
at the same time as those referred to in the preceding 
report, were forwarded to me for analysis. My results, how¬ 
ever, differ very widely from those published by Dr. Truman; 
and, as it appears to me that that gentleman has fallen 
into many unaccountable errors, I deem it but an act 
of justice to myself, as well as to Messrs. Cave and Pyatt, 
veterinary surgeons of Nottingham, who were engaged with 
me in investigating the cause of the mortalitv amonir 
Mr. Elnor s stock, to place before the readers of the Vete- 
rinarian a few remarks on Dr. Truman^s report, and subse¬ 
quently a statement of the results of my own analysis. 
In the second sentence of Dr. TrumaiPs report, he states 
that ^^the water in all three cases was unfit to drink on 
account of the amount of the mineral matter, especially of 
the lime salts which it contained.'’"’ According to the doctor 
the total solids, i. e., including organic and mineral matter 
of various kinds, in the Dike WateE^ was 12-5 grains per 
