Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-16
DOPING ARMY MULES.
an ODD Imposition Practiced Upon
Uncle Sam.
ola and worn-Out Animals Doctored
Up for sale to the Government
How IL Was Pound
Out.

4 unique swindle of the government
has recently been exposed by DR.. Ed
Terrell and further attempt IN that d.
reetion prevented. DR.. Terrell is a we'll
known St. Louis veterinarian. having
taken up the large practice enjoyed by
his father, when the latter was APP
pointed inspector Of horses and mules
for the government. with headquarters
at Chicago.
According to the young veterinari-
ans story a large contract for army
mules was recently advertised, and, fol-
lowing the rules and reeula tions. was
let TO the lowest bidder. This man said
he would furnish all the mules wanted
at SIS apiece.
THE first consignment was 10 arrive
in East St Louis" said DR.. Ed Terrell.
"and father appointed me TO inspect
them. When looked atthe papers and
saw that SIS was the price per head at
once concluded something was amiss
for knew a good muse cannot be pur-
chased for less than $50 But the an
imals | examined seemed all right;
they were sleek and lively. and ap1Iar-
emily came up to the requirements
During tire first half hour that was in
specting I noticed tlNat was never per
mitted to examine a mule very closely.
The animal itself objected and when
one or two had nearly kicked my head
off began 70 suspect that some person
was causing their Gevi!try. Then, final
~, | caught sight Of a man pokiug a
mule with a sharp-pointed iron just as
/ stopped to examine fetlock. This
happened two or three times, and | tell
yon my life was in danger.
THE next discovery made was that
Of d man poldng a 'hvpo into a mule.
Then ! called a halt, and ordered oneof
the drivers to take an animal far to ore
side. and not have anyone come near.
For half aH hour examined that mule.
and when I had finished / was ready for
the contractor We didn't exchange
many words. but the result Of what was
said appeared the day following, when
the man relinquished his contract"
What was it you discovered ." the re-
porter for the Post-Dispatch asked.
II discovered" replied Or. Terrell.
tA4ttL IfNt p OtiC vi tlttoE IiuAtSs ana
there were several hundred of Them.
was old enough to keel over and die of
antiquity But they had been under.
going treatment For a month or more
the beasts had been treated to hypo-
eermic injections Of d fluid especially
prepared for the purpose, and which
contained some arsenic II caused
them 70 be temporarily young again,
Allied them out ard gave their coats
sleek appearance and made their eyes
gliaten
II suspected the mules had been
doped after had examined that animal
ten minutes, but ] was puzzled when [
opened the mouth, for the teeth indi-
Gated a tbree-year-old 1T was some
time before I caught on, ard when did
maryele4 at the neatEess of the work.
Those teeth had not only been sawed to
the right length. bur had been rounded
with file Then again I was puzzled
There are little black SPOTS around the
lower part of am old mules teeth that
are missing en- more Youthful animals.
looked for these and conld not find
them, but Is / passed n1v finger over
where they should tie / felt slight in
definitions and AZ once realized that
nitric acid had been used to burn the
marks awaS That settled the bust
ness. st. Louis Post Dispatch