[38]

14

Aug 24 8

Dr. E.H. Dixon

Dear Sir,

I have read, and highly appreciate your excellent article in the Tribune of the [illegible] inst onthe subject of cruelty to cattle: Your admirable treatment of it leaves nothing to desire; it is exhaustive in its scientfic and humane considerations.

Failure in every other effort to mitigate the sufferings of the poor brute while in course of transportation; I last winter went to the Legislature with a Bill requiring [all?] cattle cars to be [provided?] with water [thoughs?], outside the same, always accessible to the animals within them;