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dearly rs possible; they fought for their lives
over their gus. using the musEot and the sabcr
90 u handt r-Auud encounter: aud this was cur
last effort Go beat the enemy back.
In this ercUuuter the writer was wounded /;
the battery was captured by the enemy; we
were also captured aud marched toward the
rebel rear; hut before we had Time 10 cross over
the ravinO Gcary's main liuc charged the robe!
line aud recaptured the battery, which was IN
stantly turned upon the enemy. aud discharges
Of grape from those guns wounded some OF those
who were esooftiug the Union prisoners 20 the
rebel rear.
i have since been informed that the First
Brigade Of Geary's Division, which inclndod
the 9Th, Goth aud G6'h Ohio and :.Sth aud la7th
Pa, took prominent part not only in the re-
capture OF those guns but also continued the
desperate hand-t0-hand struggle until Hood $
countless lcEi0us were ingloIiOusly defeated
and driven from the field.
As we prisoners Of war were passing through
the rebel lines we saw that Hoods and Hardces
Corps were both concentrated nc this point in
their attack on Gcary's Division, OF liooEcrs
Corps. The woods were fall or the rebel
wounded. who weTc getting OF the battlefield
in the best manner they could. This told the
story bow dearly bought had been their tenn
porRry victory, ln this manner ended the
writer's active career rs a soldier; u was his
last battle hat other experiences more 10 be
dreaded were soon 90 he real zed Ia a rebel
prison.-HENEV FLREIDGE CLARK, Sergeant,
Co. b, 29th Ohio, Soldiers Home Dayton, o.
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A Rscnra Of Which 10 be pronh.

FBTToR NA1IoNAL TRiRUNE: In February,
1861, Totten's battery II, 2d u. s Art. arrived
at St. Louis Arsenal. having coms from the
United States Arsenal al Little Rock. Ark.
which had been by order Of the traitor FLOYD,
Secretary Of War. surrendered Fob. 8. 1861. to
Gov. Rector. Of Arkansas. On arrival there we
found Capt. Nathaniel Lyon ia command OF the
Arsenal There were also stationed there Sec0ud
Lieut. Warren l.. Lothrup, Ina command Of de-
tachmsnt Of 4th Art, general services recruits,
miliaFly known as tho Forty Thieves"
Capt afterwards Gem Rufus H. Saxton
Was also stationed there in some capacity.
Among the F0uy's" weTo Ssrst's Hy Hes
cock, Elisha Cole Cater First Lieutenant, Co A,
LIST Mo Art, Charles ;. Sheldon and others who
rose 20 distinction during the continuance of
the civil war.
HegcOck became celebrated rs commander OF
Battery q. LIST Mo. J.. A., and who was captured
at EhickAmAuga Sept. 90. 1863. aud was for 10
mouths a prisoner at Libby Va, AndersonviIle.
Millen. Ga, aud Columbia. s. e.. aud lived only
q brief time after recaptuTe, because of star
gAtiun In those hell holes.
Charles s. Sheldon. whom Private Dalzell
some time ago attacked through yonr paper for
some reason Of which | am not Informed, was
| appointed or elected Second Lieutenant, Co. q,
LIST No.. April 20. 1861, and served three months
| His next rank was Captain. Co. l. LIST Mo. Art,
from March ~. 1862; resigned Aug. 81 1852
| HIS next rank aud command was Lieutenant-
Colonel, 18th Mo-. from Dec. L. 1862, aud pro-
NOTED TO Colonel same regiment Aug. Is. 1864,
| aud mustered 0ut July II. 1865. as Colonel and
| Bfevst Brigadier- General u. s. Volunteers with
a record for ynllantry 10 his credit second 20 TO
other man IN the army. De il now a resident Of
Caldwell, o.. ID. lMMELL. Washington, Mo.
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-EDIToE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.l
The am Mich.

EDTToR NATIONAL tribune: Please give
history Of the 4th Mich, including their action
at the battle Of Gettysburg, Pa In what way
did Col. II. Fl. Jeffnrds meet with his death
Was the regiment detached from the brigade,
or the brigade detached from the division, at
the battle Of GettysburR9
2. Whore did the regiment 90 after the
men were discharged for expiration of term Of
serviee2 ! think il did not remain in the old
Second Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps
after that time. 3. Where did the regiment
serve after that time. and when and where
were they mustered out2 Who were the Col
Ouels after JedOrdsf
think, should you be kind enough to give
history Of the above regiment, it would be ap-
preciated by many whose hair Is now gray and
steps unsteady; not 30 strong az we're IN 81
and '65.-R W. TUFFs. Walla Wulla, Wash
This regiment was organized OF Adrian, May
| is. ls61. and took its departure from the State
June -. Proceeding TO Virginia iG Joined the
advance to First Bull Run, but was DOT engaged
there. In the Spring of 1862 il Joined the main
army on the Peninsula, and was assigned to the
Second Brigade tGFifiu'sl First Division (bIO-
rell'sl Fifth Corps, in which t remained, with
occasional changes of commanders, during its
entire service. 10 encountered it's first hard
fighting at Gaines's Mill, where it lost Is
killed. Al wounded and 30 missing. At NAL
yern Hill four days later, its casualties were
Z
Woodbury. being among the killed. AtGettys-
burg the division was commanded by Gen.
Barnes and the brigade by Col. Sweitzer. The
division fought In the desperate contest 10 the
Wbeatfeld, the regiment losing % killed. ga
wounded and 20 missing. The fighting WAS
very close; Confederate officer who seized the
aag of the 4th was shot by Col. Jedords. who,
in turu was bayOneted by a soldier. and fell
cIlnging 20 his colors. He died July 8. The
soldier who ran Col. Jeffords through went
down, killed by bullet from Mai. HALLS re-
yolver. Lieut.-C Col. Lombard, who succeeded
To the command of the regiment, lost his lifs at
the battle Of the Wilderness. AT the Wilder
ness and spottsylvania the casualties were 10
killed, 90 wounded. and eight missing Total.
so. The regiment WAS mustered out on june
90. 1864, It's term of service having expired.
Jarlus w. Hall was the last Colonel OF the regi-
ment which was mustered QUITO. G, Feb %.
1866, and the remaining companies May 26.
1865. Tue regiment was not detached from
the brigade, or the brigade from she division.
at GettysbHrg.-EDIToR NATIONAL Tab
UEEl
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The Gin md. Wants Share OF the GLORY Of Capt.
uriHg Petersburg.

EDTToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I have rend
q great deal recently about who was " IN X IN
front Of Petersburg, April 2, 1866. Without
note or comment beg that you will publish
tbs following official correspondence As The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE Is publishing true story
Of the great Uoufict, from the pens Of those who
were participants, aud which appears from
week 10 week, IL is but fair that all hands get q
showing;
HEAB'Qns ARMIES OF Tnr UHrTIsn sTATrs.
MAg.-GEs. 81. w. HtI1.EoK isiclmond- Va.
fir: Lleut-,bcn. Grant desires tire TO EEy thHt
the snm OF G1l0 placed in liz lHnds as rc,,nrd
81 gaatTy fDr the man who should flrsl rtisr our
hRR over Richmond. Ne Richmond was not talyrr,
by assault hr deems tie donors wishes WIN ne bet
carried put ny dividing Tire sum between three
mems One to he FCieclrd by Gen Wright a. most
ouHT Cuuus ier g5tisAntry So carrying the suep,Ns
iuer ~ Petersburg ~ wright one "a DC selected
by Gbbpn Tor EHllHntry la the assault OF tie fort
Hnuth oi Petersburg ON tho inner line by the
Twenty -fOnTth Corps. sud one by Sheridan ior
gHllHntry 81 tle blliile 81 Five Forls The Cen
cr.tl viii forward you Tie uluuoy for tho rst two
aud ~isics sou would have Il presented 60 the tlen
seiectrd.
Lieut.-Col A. d. C. aud Bvl. lsng. -Cien.
Indursemeut:
HEApQUkErEFs SIXTH ConPs Nav rs. 1893
Respectfully F8lrrFHo 60 the commanding officer
lieHdquAriors The name ~ the enlisted man ga hir
command no was most CIUErlCuuus Tor t.fllgufrv
4 An tAC assault on thC curmy'r line April u lNCS
49, command MAJ.-srE n O. NIJGuY
O. A. hmrtLEsER. A. A.-Gen.
| Endorsements
HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION. SIXTH Conrs,
May ~. 1865. (
/ Respectfully referred TO Gen Seymour.
liy command BVT MAJ -1iEN RIClzlrTN
Gro. LkHNsHAw, Captain and A. A-Grn,
Endorsement:
H'BQ'B FIRST BRIGADE THIRD DFvIssnp !
hiNrH hORFs, May 20 lsG5
Il Respectfully forwarded. hnrz't john A. lsufllnc-
ton, 60. g. 9TH bid. tseoond Bngade) H. believed 10
hnve been iic trst enlisted ulAn II thc Third III.
vision WHO anunmted titF pHrHunt Of tie eDssfp a
i lines Et Petersburg, Arrl u ls6s
T. hEFnOrR, BTigEdlsr- General.
SO much Tor The official evidence as the most
4 gallant man on thai occasion.
Mr. Hannah, special correspondent OF The
New York HTad, IN his report of the final rs.
1 sault on Petersburg, says;
Iu my Ffporl ~ the late engagement II was erro.
1 ueOu-ly stated that Mri. g. * lreutiss. CHI MA
and Col H. H. Smith, l4Bth Ohio vgerc lie Irst Ia
/ tie rebel works. They Nofe 4 brlierc he frpt
officers WlIU entered, bat stil uua the fret Serpft
/ Robert spence. Co B. 9th Md Color Bearer Mas
/ tle hret Individual who reached tle works aud
/ eaiinutlg planted our starry banner on tllcm
Your correspondent was a pariioiplor la the ca
EAgomeni, and consequently had AL excellent oI-
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George Bennett, Co. X, 18th Mo-, has never
seen anything from the 18th Mo, afterwards
changed to 22d Ohio. He would like To know
by letter if there is a Regimeutal orgauiza-
ton. IL there Is such, The NATIONAL TRIB-
UEE would like to have the address Of the Sec
Rotary.
No Soldier Haiers Here.
William Ramage, Hampton, Fla, writes that
Hampton is one Of the best places In tho cOun-
try for old soldiers. There are no soldier
haters in that section. There are good schools,
several churches. and land is cheap. Any vet
eran having s. or Sl2 month pension would
find no difficulty In locating satisfactorily
among friends
Wants Free Transportation.
James Carroll, Co. F, 18th Ohio Alma, Kan,
Is very much in favor Of free trans pOrtatiOn for
the veterans to tho next National Encamp-
ment. He misses seeing some comrade at
every Reunion who has not appeared because
be is too hard up. He thinks the Government
could well afford to arrange this.
Scattering.
J. B. Linn, Co. F, 5Lh Pa. Shelby, Iowa, says
that on Saturday evening, May z, 1864 about
sunset the regiment was in line awaiting or
ders 70 march by flank movement 10 SDottsyl-
vania. While resting, the 14th n. T. II. A.
passed their lines TO the front and into a dense
woods. For q time all was quiet. then loud
cheering was heard on the right 80 far distant
that it could not be told whether il was by
friends or foes. They we're coming down the
line. aud the men Of the Sth Pa soon found
it was the boys in blue. The Heavies were
still out in front OF the Sth, and az the 9Th
cheered the Heavies fred their pieces and for
few minutes there WAS the liyeliest cursinR
in Dutch the writer heard during his three
years Of service. A rebel was hid in the brush
between their lines. and when the Heayies fred,
and they opened up with their cursing the
rebel thought that they were closing ia upon
him. He came running as If he thought " Old
Nick" was at his heels, and surrendered TO the
writer's Captain. The 14th n Y. II. A. was a
fine regiment, and the writer has no doubt that
they took large part in putting down the
rebalIiOn
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The BORN Ohio.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Give sketch
Of the 3Oth Ohio.-W. +. TOWNSEND, Downing
ton, O.
The Both Ohio was organized &C COiuHbuB,
In August 1861. 10 Immediately went Co Wsse
Virginia, where it served one year actively.
In August, 1862, il joined POps's army &C War
FentOn Junction. The Regiments was sc MaBasa
sss ia reserve. In Seamm0ns Brigade, C0x'B
Kauawha Division. Of MoClsilan's army, 10
marched through Marylan At SOath Mount
ala it lost IL killed outright and 53 wounded.
At Antistam ID we're killed outright 40
wounded and Is missing. The regiment waB
h0tly engaged &C Glnss lighting in both actiona
The kanRRhs Division returned co West Viz
ginia, and ia December, 1062 the reRimehe
went down the ONO and Mississippi, 60 Helena
Ark. aud was assigned % ESIHR's Third Brit
sis,ie. Blair's Second Division. FIitssuth Corps.
Is WA present at the siege Of NioksburE, aud
IN the assaaIE MAY ~. Is6L3. lost SIX killed 0us-
right - wounded, and two missing. Ia Mo-
Vumbsr the division moved 50 Chattanooga
The regiment loss N killed and wounded Re
Missionary Ridge. lt was In the Atlanta cams
psign. aud marched with sherman 20 tho SEA-
E0LTOG AATL0RAL TRIEUEE
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MILRoYs Division.
Its Losses In Resisting lees Advance into Penn
sylYaRia.

Its Losses In Resisting lees Advance Into Penn
sIlYaHia.
EDiToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: VIII you
kindly give me the organizations, infantry,
cavalry and artillery. which opposed Lees ad-
vance into PenHsy lvania, under Gen. r. Fl. Mil
roy, at Winchester, Va, June 1915, 1868; the
strength Of MirOy's command at the time st
for duty, with their losses. ste.-JAMEs w.
DAILY, Co g, 18th Pa. Cav Loretto, Pa.
IL is impossible 10 give the strength Of the
Second Division, Eighth Corps commanded By
Gen. AHiToy, at the battle Of Winchester. June
1915. 1868, as no return made TO the War
Department Of that command. The late Col.
Scott, in charge Of the Rebellion Records while
tho volumes were being printed covering the
Gettysburg campaign, made an exhaustive
search Of the records on Gle Ia the Returns
Division, War Department, and no return of
MilrOy's troops could DO found.
The following is a return Of the casualties oil
the Second Division, Eighth Corps, at the bat
Ito Of Winchester. Va. June 1915 1868. Gen.
K. II. MirOy commanding;
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COmrade Thinks the Movement OF Col. Bartls
son Precir'tAtrd the SUNDAY Battle.
Enron NATIONAL TrHpuSr.

He story OF Chicks-
mauga has been told
ia sections time and
again, and only by
these sectional reports
from the participants,
gathered from the
nnmberless changes
continually occurring
all over these miles of
carnage, and woven
into one consistent
account. devoid Of all
embellishments OF the
great l." Of those who
essay to portray their
participation therein,
will any adequate con-
ception Of the magni-
tnde OF the whole ever
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portnuity Of witnessing the heroism OF Serg't
Spence.
This is not the 9th Nd. boys talk; il Is the
Official ulterance Of the Commanding General
and the unbiased report of the correspondent
al the New York Herald aud in the face Of
which we ARE not afraid that history will fail
10 assign us that position--the post Of honor
on that eventful Cd OF April, lS65.-JoHN Il.
KING, Jessups, Md.
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N regard 10 the article
by II. 4. Matthews. in
which he claims that
the 9th Me. were first
in the embrasures al
Marye's flights, May 3,
1863, 1 desire 10 say
that this claim is with.
out a shadow Of foun-
dation. have been In.
formed that Mr.. Mat
thews is n very young
man, and did not write
las own experience. as
lac was not born al the
time the battle was
fought.
The writer saw the
9th Me. come mp TO the
top or the Hill. where
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Flnds Hostoiter's Stomach Bitters forsmOsi among
tonics Tiilsvordict would not have been rendered
bad u not been perfectly coHsoRAnt with IacS The
medicine II peerless UeviEeT OF declining strength
hn unsurmonntable check 90 premature decay. Be-
sides being productive Of these grand results d.
overoomcs Dyspepsia, malaria and theumatlsnn
liver complaint and kidAsy weakness. IL Ia a gu.
perb appetizer.
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He cnnIdn'l undenlnnd-

Editor-Well, sir. did you interview that
woman as directed2
Reporter sHw her, but she refused 20 talk,
Editor startled Was she dead3
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BOUT the 18th Of July,
1861, Gen. sherman s
army had succeeded in
forcing q crossing, and
had taken Mp 4 strong
position on the south
side Of Charlottesville
River with the lines SO
extended az 20 threaten
the communications OF
the Confederate army.
About the time this
movement was being
effected a report came
informing ms that the
Confederate Gen. Hood
had superseded Gen. Jo-
soph II. Johnston IN the
command OF the hostile
army confronting ours,
Gen. sherman, how
ever, lost no time IN
taking the offensive, Cor
at au early hour on the
goth our army com
menrcd q general for.
---rl t..nr.rlnnl Lnn
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MARYE'S HIGHTS.

What Troops were First in the EmbrasurCs on Top
of the HiIll
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FIGHTING THEN OVER
Whai0ur Veterans Have 10 Say Ab0ut
Their Old Campaigns


RoOd's Flrsi Sorilc Dnrlag the Atlanta Campaign.
EDrToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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They were Not Abandoned.

J. T. Palmer, Co. A, sd ILL.,, Normal, ILL.,,
having noticed C0mrade Cannon's article stat
ing that Gen. Nelson's Division saved Grants
army AT Shiloh, says no one doubts the fight
ing of TINT grand division the following day,
but as 20 those siege-guns being abandoned out
on the bluff. there was line Of infantry in ad-
vance of the guns which had repealed the last
attack Of the enemy before Nelson's arrival.
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Which Battery Fired ItI

WIN. Whitley, 18th N. Y, Mack's Black
Horse Battery. Rochester. N. Y, wishes to Ger
rect COmrade Davis. It'll Ind, who claims his
battery fired tho last shot. just before Less
surrender. Whitley claims that his battery
fired the last shot after Lees surrender, at
Fort BIakely April 8, at p. IN If any battery
fred shot after that he would like to hear
from IL.
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Charles L. Mceller. Co. f, 18th Mo. Cav,
Parks Mills, o., says that on the morning OF
Dec. Is. 1864. the regiment in which the writer
was left the trenches az Nashville and cut a hole
through the rebel lines. surrounding them.
After four hears hard fighting they drove
Hoods army into the works which were the
KEY Of the rebel position. In looking back
from where they had halted for reinfoTcements
they saw body of troops coming up from their
rear. nobody knowing where they came from.
The Adjutant Was sent to stop them and see
who they were. The men advanced and called
for Lieut. Col. Brown. who commanded the
regiment When asked who they were they
replied that they we're the prisoners of tho 18th
Mo. Cav, aud having heard while In the bull
pen the terrible noise Of battle, aud knowing
that the FsdeTals were suffering for want Of
men, they OyerpOweTed the guards and broke
for the Union lines They wanted to be placed
in the ranks. which the Lieutenant Colonel
did. after using considerable strong language to
the prisoners The writer thinks this was
patriotic on tho part OF the boys.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
GOOD MARKET.
A Favorable Bank Statement.
Increase.
EVERYTHING FAVORABLE,
But the Gold ENport-yillard's Trip to
Europe to Secure Money-London
Sent in Buying Orders-Stocks
Strong and Active.
GOOD BANK STATEMENT.

Special to the Gazette.
New YORK, April 25.-Money continued
to flow in heavy volume from the interior,
and but for gold shipments it is thought a
very favorable statement would have been
made. The banks gained 81, coo from
the interior, and 81, lI4,3S4 from regular
sub-treasury operations. 1t was thought,
however, that the gold shipments would
nearly Offset this, and a decrease in the re-
serve was generally expected. The state
ment showed an increase of s., G55,215,
showing that the trust companies must
have become more liberal in their methods,
and have loaned large amounts of their
funds on call, giving relief to the banks,
and causing reduction of loans, in which
aspect the bank statement is made favor
able
THE CHRONICLES MARKET REPORT.
Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, April 25-The Chronicle
says: Every event this week was favora-
BILE except gold export. The trade Situa-
ton is of course far from satisfactory, nota
bly, the iron market and the low price of
cotton; but if the other conditions become
favorable to activity here and abroad, the
surplus cotton will find quick market, for
there is nothing so marvellous as the rapid
ity with which the consumption of cotton
goods has overtaken any enlargement in the
supply of raw material.
nifcance, in view of prospects that Europe
will want our surplus food products at
paying prices.
OF Northern Pacific sales for foreign ac-
count, it says: 'Thev do not indicate loss
OF confidence in property. Germany is
iquidating as London did, and these secur-
tiles are most saleable - It learns from an
independent source that before Willard
went to Europe he made engagements to
provide money for the company's needs
for year to come. 1t is nothing unusual
for a company to lose in January and Feb
ruary and the rest of the months of the ifs
cal year will show much larger income
than in those two months. Rentals, too. in
the next six months will be lighter. The
gross earnings of lightweight roads for the
second week in April increased Asa per
cent. Net earnings for March: Central of
New Jersey, 1891, 1874 against S31S, SOB, for
February. Memphis and Charleston, 49,
$50, against S31173. In the year ending
December 81, 1890, the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern had deficit, after all
$20,341 in 1889.
ADVANCES AND DECLINES.
Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, April 25-Cables from Lon
don announced that money rates were
higher and that the discount rate was up to
80 per cent, the banks minimum discount
figure. This did not seem to cause any
trouble over there, as London sent over
many buying orders in st. Paul, Atchison,
Erie and Louisville and Nashville. Prob
ably the principal reason for the advance
was that the new bi-weekly account began
to-day. instead Of Monday, owing to the fact
that Monday win be Jewish holiday
The stock market Was strong and active
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
K0CH'S Lynn PHI.
One Hundred and Fifty Cases Treated at
San Antonio, in Almost Every Stage.
Not Single Death
Special TO the Gazette.

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, April 25.-In the
past sixty days $50 cases of consumption
have been given the lymph. The patients
showed all forms of tuberculosis, but none
of them were in the last stages There
has not been single death, and all have
derived more or less benefit Three
thousand injections have been given. 1t
is believed BY physicians here that the
deaths and failure of result III Northern
cities have been due to lack of caution in
administering the medicine. 1t has been
given here mixed with slight proper
ton of carbolic acid. This mixture is
thoroughly boiled in q test tube, which
shows i dark brown stain with the acid
The lymph has been found to act, in a
highly uncertain and unsatisfactory man
ner. In one case temperature of 104
dogs. allowed the injection, and the man
came near dying. Physicians here are
still Using Koch's products. It's results
so far have been highly beneficial One
case of lupus in the hand has been COM
pletely cured. The others have gained
in weight and strength. The experiments
will continue until final results are at
tanned.