The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-26

Or. Harbaugh was tncn ItCdit'l 10 con-
/ tinuc his testimony lie said the burn
! ing OF the roof OF the horses mouth had
not been successful. for the animal had
! been brought back 10 MIN. Inc apph-
! cation OF hOt-irons was an unnecessary
/ torture because II burned part that
was not affected. and he knew of in
| stances where 10 had burned even through
/ the bone. He did not advise 20 nave
! the horse sent 20 the blaCkemith Tor
/ treatment He lanced the mouth Of the
J animal - his first examination. because
/ hc deemed n necessary, nut did hoi use
! cocaine. because IL would have relieved
/ the pain only Tor about twenty minutes
/ The burning OF the roof OF horse
mouth was done by people who ala not
/ understand the anatomy or the animal
He lancci the lower gum, Wnile inc not
/ iron was applied 10 the upper gum. burn
! ing was utterly impossible 10 cure ana
/ the lanciug was zone 10 give reiiet TO
! swollen gums. while nothing was the mat
/ ter with the part that had been burn
/ Dr. i. W. Egelcston. a dentist Of Sixth
and Main streets. was inc next witness.
/ lie said the trouble with the morse III
I question was "a physiological coniiilon
/ and not "A uafhOl0cical one. II was not duc
] 90 a disease. not being local ailct-0n.
/ M 10 had been 'umpf JUS IrL'p.h ~
! burning would have been JusuliaDie IN
/ This case the burning was unnecessary
/ and cruel and the horse was Worso OF
/ afterwards than before. Ltncing Was
/ necessary when the swelling hecd ne 700
] great or iliiHmel. n WIS ilill'Nt l"iit.'''
/ ana gave immediate iehcl.
coaroBonArING TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Joseph Lassitcr. the well-known
/ h,re'.r,ru had never heard Of lampas
| and did not think the burning or inc
roof OF q horses mouth was a proper
tfr lanes r.. Bickerstanf. who has ham
! dlcd horses AN his life. stated that burn
! inc was DID former years applied In Eng
/ land by ignorant people, but al pres
/ emit 10 could be only done IN secret IN or
/ der 90 avoid pun shmeut.
nr N H. Hog. Jr. said that. MS he
/ understood 10 the trouble ID question was
! the result of two things IL TOOK place
/ whenever teeth emerged from the gum,
on 10 was produced by change oi net
/ boo old age Tie did not und -r-tdnd why
/ the burning of "a horses mouth shoui
/ have any effect. IL was simply cruel and
! Dr. r. i. Triton. Dr. Davis. Dr. y. W.
4 Twulgrc. Dr. +. a. Donaldson Dir. W.
1 N. Il0v1 and several other experts all
/ pronounced the burning OF the roof ol
| Tho mouth as cruel ana unnecessary, and
/ the prosecution rested the case
oS rmIT or THE DFF NsE.
sfr. Stratus. the owner of tho horse. was
/ then called O. the stand on behalf OF
! tie accused lie stated that he had
| treated bis horse ON account OF ITS sore
! mouth for about two month" nfan
/ nash uI0n the advice of am expert II
! bad Il good effect for while. but DE
I -' l..,.. ~
/ l..ilE ne.i.,r I, nm .a,,ff,s,i', Tbe iattcr.
/ lltIN5'-' ~, ,-i .,ii.I g. H.. v,orsf
/ lance 'l-' I'M "'ii, -. soer or ~
/ 'e' or itl,'i'" ,s,ola hi,o ~ saw a. NJ me
/ .S' iv 81, 5ro,e 'o tbe Fa,r
1., .,..,.ig ,d SEQ so,n. bo~son m Who adj
si ti,, g. b.,-. tho horse burned he
/ tis'a hiih 10 nav, ,'le ,'s III h, nv
uiI So 81" i''' 'tD-..l,,, ,..e ieiT,, non
lI,u " i'.i. M ,,' ~ ,,hite hoat S-,u
1 lo 70. i'l,- " '.'i ga 90. ~, his hos and rode
4'., ,.,., ,ot rotieine any eyu effects
/ ON the animal
Several days Afterwards ~ morse Ith
/ on iht slitti anu "i' .'a vi
/ ShNti lA- rom ,' 'Ln "t -, WV v,l ~
! 'oI uta' tNo l'4s'"1 ri,a,,,b l@t ~r.
fiiii.ih a-al. 49,. a. s,, .o (ol M
..,.lit,,r of no horse han ifa-
.e. H., tr',t,nerf If me hlar,-
r.t..., g.,,, 90. fn~.. of- rho
/ rt..l, ,,'. i,,r,ino vn.- IN ,ifl
/ nnt irii.af. any Sign OF snfferne. Lame
i,- .iid some GOOD Int not sufficiently
hrs ins ul me-. s" t,o ,or-e was All r.rhf
nl,, Lr The animal sin suffered fr0m
/ rnl.,t .fl ID sore lie.
Ar Is3Iora Loveustein next went Upon
tl. witness stand. and. when asked ly
! colonel -notswood n DE- thlreht iai.ras
VAS disease That made burning neccs-
earv rfui.cl that De was not veterinary
erl-con, and. therefore. could not ans rer
! fho QUESTION. he had some oi bus h.iSr'
burned % fore. which were relieved oN
The procedure. but since listening 10 ine
testimony ho did no longer percy" l'i'i
there Was diseas' in eNls tNct 'ai''"
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