1 8 Nursing vs. Dosing. 



they are ailing, with the greatest care and 

 consideration, in order that their minds 

 may be free from care and worry, that they 

 may be in the best possible condition to 

 assist nature in withstanding and throwing 

 off threatened ills. How often is the mind 

 of the human patient won back to peace- 

 ful calm from its state of brooding despond- 

 ency by endearing words of affection and 

 gentle touch of loving hands, as disturbing 

 wrinkles are deftly smoothed from aching 

 brow and comfortless pillow ! A loving 

 word and gentle touch are often of greater 

 benefit to the suffering patient than the 

 most potent drug that can be administered. 

 Think of this when your dog is ailing, and 

 leave nothing undone that will tend to 

 soothe his mind or minister to his bodily 

 comfort. 



There is nothing more destructive to the 

 life and health of man or beast than the 

 administering of drugs and medicines by 

 practitioners who are not only ignorant of 



