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stand; if lifted up, they immediatelytumbled down if not bal¬ 
anced against the wall. In fact, they were perfectly helpless. 
The sixth reeled and staggered, but was not so helpless. There 
was complete loss of appetite, constipation and inactivity of the 
kidneys. The marigolds were evidently not at fault. 
On inquiry it was found that they had been brought home, 
live or six miles off, two days before, and put in a field through 
which runs a large ditch, which had been lately cleaned out and 
all the herbage and refuse thrown out on the bank. On exam¬ 
ination it was noticed that wherever any of this plant was about 
among the ditch cleanings the leaves were all cropped close off. 
There was no doubt that this was the cause of the illness amongst 
the ewes. It had not been observed before that this plant pro¬ 
duced illness among stock. Perhaps in its green state they in¬ 
stinctively shun it; this was in a partially dried state. 
The treatment consisted of purgatives, followed by stimulants 
and mix vomica, and all the animals recovered. One had partial 
paralysis of a hind leg for two or three days after the others re¬ 
covered ; but another aperient seemed to have a good effect.— 
Ibid. 
EXTRACT 
FROM THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY 
OF BROOKLYN. 
For the first time since the organization of this department, 
the care of its horses is in the hands of a regularly graduated 
veterinary surgeon. In the selection of Elisha Hansliew, Jr., 
D.V.S., a graduate of the American Veterinary College, to fill 
this position, it was particularly fortuuate. 
Since his appointment on May 1, a small pharmacy has been 
fitted up in the veterinary hospital and provided with the neces¬ 
sary drugs and instruments, so that the department is put to no 
extra expense for the treatment of sick or disabled horses. 
The general condition of the animals is good. There has 
been a gradual weeding out of the unserviceable horses of the de¬ 
partment, but there still remains some that, through long service, 
have become unfit for duty, and others that are too small for the 
