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purchaser, at all events, made no claim upon him. Other cases he could 
give in illustration. 
Mr. Norris. —Are the other cases similar to this ? Witness.—They 
are (laughter). Mr. Norris somewhat facetiously cross-examined the 
witness on this point. “You sold thirty-four lambs in October, they 
have commenced dying almost immediately, and because you were not 
called upon for their value they were safe when you sold them. Ex¬ 
cellent reasoning truly!”—said the learned counsel. 
Witness, continuing, said he knew Mr. Simonds’ book. Mr. Simonds 
was a very able man, and he respected him. He, indeed, was at the 
head of the profession. He certainly was a very valuable man, and 
witness agreed with him in some cases. Certainly, when he agreed 
with witness, witness agreed with him (laughter). He had as much 
right to an opinion as Mr. Simonds (laughter). He certainly could 
not agree with the statement—indeed, they had examples to the 
contrary—that at the end of October the danger to sheep was really 
passed away, the cold weather and the frost removing the cause of 
further mischief. Such an opinion was held many years ago, but more 
recent experience contradicted it. 
Mr. Norris incidentally remarked that, at all events, the opinion had 
been held “subsequent to the year 1879.” 
Cross-examination continued. —He believed with Professor Simonds 
that a combination of unfavorable circumstances might originate the 
disease in five or six weeks. The ewes of Mr. Jones certainly appeared 
to have been badly kept. He would admit that what it was stated the 
animals were provided with was good and beneficial food. As to Mr. 
Butler’s farm, he should say that no danger would accrue to sheep on 
any part that he saw. 
His Lordship. —How is this fluke produced ? Witness.—The animals 
pick it up with the fruit. 
Ilis Lordship. —How does it produce the new germ ? Witness.—It 
passes to the stomach, and from the stomach into the liver. 
His Lordship. —But the germs are something upon the plants which the 
animal receives. How does the germ in the stomach come upon the 
plant? Witness.—That is the question. It passes from the animal. 
His Lordship. —Is there any particular season at which the germs 
develop themselves? Witness.—Yes, generally speaking, from June to 
the end of November. Last year, however, it should be remembered, 
was an exceptional year. 
Mr. John Davis Harford , a member of the Royal College of Veterinary 
Surgeons, residing at Southampton, and who is Inspector to the Privy 
Council for the Port of Southampton, said he visited Mr. Butler’s farm 
early in July, and made careful examination of the character of the 
greater part of the farm, and also examined the lambs and tegs. The 
animals were, as far as appearance went, in a sound, healthy condition, 
and he had no hesitation in saying the character of the soil—a red, sandy 
brashy loam—was the least calculated of any he had seen to produce this 
disease. He also visited the Bratton Drove, and from what he could 
glean this was originally an open common run; a considerable portion 
of it was enclosed, but the drove was really an open road with green 
sward each side. Consequent upon his observation, he had no hesitation 
in saying that it was eminently calculated to produce this disease. 
Witness came to the opinion, from a combination of circumstances—first, 
the character of Mr. Butler’s soil; next, the condition of the existing 
animals, and other influences, that the ewes were sound at the time of 
the sale. 
