New-York tribune., 1908-11-22

right II he makes sn arrest Il is only TO arouse
! the contempt of most Of his neighboFs. by whom
HIS action is regarded nothing more than piece
OF personal sptte-an attempt to get even" with
enemy
The travelling agent on the other hand. is handi-
capped by no such things. He can exercise his
authority without fear. and IL he does leave an
enemy behind he moves on TO the next stopping
place the fact is unimportaht- But. Mr. Mervtn
points out, he rarely need make enemy He is
regarded impersonal being the repre-
sentative OF law and society, and to illustrate the
good which can be accomplished through the me-
dunn OF the travelling agents Mr.. Merwin calls
attention to the OF Dr. J. II. Rollin the first
such agent to be commissioned in this or any other
country. who appointed by the Governor Of
Maine in September, 1907, at the request OF the
Farmington Humane Society
Or. Roilin. though he has been dentist for many
years, Is a man Of lifelong experience with horses.
a stallion owner. colt breaker. trainer and
driver OF trotters. His services became available
the society by OF the fact that his health
required an outdoor life. Since appointment he has
travelled over large portion OF the State OF
Maine One OF the chief objects OF his canvass has
been the OF old. wornout and incurabiy lame
horses and in this he has been particularly sue
cszsfuL In the first year Of his employment Dr.
Rolin killed many Of these horses, and in each
with the consent OF the owner
This consent Of the owner has not, however.
been readily forthcoming might be gathered
1rom the published reports. Indeed, IN the MAJOR
ity Of cases II has been set to the accompaniment
OF profuse profanity and much angry protestation
the side and the alternative Of prosecution
calmly presented the other. In the end the al
tentative has been accepted. the owner has taken
dollar or two for burying the body and the old
horse has gone to it's last reward 1t is in this
"shc wdown.' when the clustering Of the owner is
put TO the test, that the tact Of the travelling
agent is called into play There is nothing TO be
gained by getting into a passion and quarreiling
with the owner. IN several cases DR.. Rollin has
prosecuted cases, and each time successfully. One
that OF who had pulled a
horses tongue, and another that OF a
who insisted working big farm horse with
a CALLED shoulder until both sides Of the animals
neck became running sores and flies gathered upon
them had nearly crazed the poor beast. Though
the condition OF this animal was certainly known
to twenty men, IT remained for resident
OF the place TO tell Dr. Rollin Of it. The horse was
at work a moving machine when the agent
found the animal. striped OF the harness and led
the poor beast away.
Many cruelties to sheep cattle and calves have
been brought to light by DR.. Rolin, who for
eral months has spent one day and part Of the
night every week travelling the stock train from
Framingham to Portland
These only few phases Of the work which
has developed in this new field Of the travelling
agents for humane societies. and the success thus
far met with in each branch OF the work leads
the officials Of the societies believe that at last
they have arrived at the solution of the vexatous
problem Of Furnishing offenders against the law in
the matter Of cruelty TO animals in the outlying
districts.