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[page 388] not? A. Yes, sir Q. Did the Dr. use to taste of the food at all when he came in? A. I dont recollect of his ever tasting any food; he used to taste of the coffee. Q. Did he use to test the food by look and smell if not by taste? A. That is all the way I saw him do it. Q. Did you see him do that too? A. Saw him smell of the meat. By Mr. Hall: Q. You were asked by a gentleman of the Committee about the rule, about getting permission from the superintendent: Was that rule practically a dead letter, the rule in regard to getting permission of the superintendent whenever you want to go away? A. Yes, sir Q. Was it a dead letter all the time you were in the hospital? A. Yes, sir. Q. When you wanted to get permission to go away to whom did you apply as matter of practice? A. I never went away over night unless I went to the superintendent and asked him if I could go