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their work well and seemed to be in good spirits, but the same 
strange conduct was repeated at each meal. When Rusterholz 
was called in he began by examining all the food, especially 
their oats. All was found to be of excellent quality. Wishing 
to see if the oats lying in the manger had not undergone some 
deterioration which might explain the symptoms, he thrust his 
hand into the oats, which were now somewhat moist by ad¬ 
mixture with saliva and water. Each time he did this he 
felt a curious tingling, such as is produced by an electric cur¬ 
rent. The stable being lighted by electricity, Rusterholz 
caused the wires to be examined, and this brought about the 
discovery that over the horses’ heads the wire had become de¬ 
nuded of its insulating cover; the current was transmitted by 
the coat of paint, which had become an excellent conductor by 
reason of a slight coating of moisture deposited on its surface 
through the condensation of vapor, and this current reached 
the iron manger. It did not cause the animals any trouble so 
“long as the oats were dry; but as soon as they became damp by * 
the saliva and condensed vapor from the horses’ breath it took 
effect, and the animals were subjected to it every time they 
took a mouthful of oats. 
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