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woik or travel, and was suffering from a disease known as cartil- 
aginous quittor, which necessitated the casting of the horse and 
surgical treatment such as the defendant applied. 
<th. The testimony of Dr. A. F. Martins, a graduate of the 
American Veterinary College, New York, and who is the defend¬ 
ant in this action, shows that before the operation the plaintiff 
told him that it was a case of “kill or cure,” to which defendant 
replied that plaintiff should assume that risk, which he did. 
Sth. According to the rules of evidence, the burden of proof 
is on the party charging a veterinary surgeon witli negligence or 
malpractice. (Greenleaf on Evidence, p. 102, Vol. I., 13th Ed). 
9th. Neither the plaintiff nor any witness for him has testi¬ 
fied that they were present at the operation performed, and the 
testimony of the defendant and his experts directly proves that 
all things were done in and about the casting and the surgical 
operation upon the horse in question, were correctly done, and in 
the manner usually pursued and followed by experienced and 
learned veterinary surgeons. 
NEWS AND SUNDRIES. 
Hog Ciiolora is causing considerable loss in Illinois. 
The Swine Plague is existing in Pennsylvania, near Read- 
ing, Berks County. 
Prolific Cow.—A cow owned in Washington County, Pa., 
has given berth to five calves inside of a year—twins and triplets! 
Texas Fever, aboiit which there was such a scare among 
farmers and breeders a month ago, is now said to be subsiding ° 
A Remedy for Trichinosis.— Dr. J. M. Basten claims to 
have successfully treated four cases of trichinosis with large 
quantities of glycerine. The treatment is based upon the fact 
that immersion in glycerine proves fatal to the parasite.— Jour- 
7iai oj Materia Medica. 
Salting Trichinosed Meat.— Salting, M. L. Fourment as¬ 
serts, is not necessarily fatal to trichinae imbedded in meat. 
