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this title does not include the human race, but includes every 
other living creature. 2. The word “ torture ” or “ cruelty ” 
includes every act, omission, or neglect whereby unjustifiable 
physical pain, suffering or death is caused or permitted. 
3. The words u impure and unwholesome milk ” include all 
milk obtained from animals in a diseased or unhealthy con¬ 
dition, or who are fed on distillery waste, usually called a 
u swill,” or upon any substance in a state of putrefaction or fer¬ 
mentation. 
A number of cases have been prosecuted by the A. S. P. 
C. A., and the operator invariably pleads guilty and pays his 
fine, while the owner, who is the principal offender and to my 
mind the most guilty party, goes free. I believe the operator 
has great pressure brought to bear upon him—that is, those vet¬ 
erinarians who occasionally perform it, as it means the retain¬ 
ing or procuring of a good client, and in these days of strife and 
rivalry the temptation is strong. At the same time I believe 
that if the A. S. P. C. A. could procure the conviction of a few 
of the wealthy owners of docked horses, the fashion would 
soon become unpopular and the owners suddenly become hu¬ 
manitarians, and that the members of our profession would be 
the first to welcome the era of fashion. 
SPASMS OF THE MASSETERS, WITH COMPLICATIONS. 
ByJ. D. NiGHBERT, V. S., PiTTSFIEED, ItE. 
Read before the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, Feb. 21, 1900. 
Under the above heading I shall call your attention to a few 
of the many cases of this disease or condition coming under my 
observation—not that I can give you the true etiology, but that 
I may add my mite to the very scant literature on the subject. 
It is generally seen in warm weather and in animals that 
have been at rest for a more or less lengthy period, and usually 
seen after vigorous or extended exercise. A majority of the 
cases coming under my observation were in animals that were 
taken up from pasture and put suddenly to work. I am in- 
