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that is necessary for the practitioner to do 

 for his patient. In many cases it is of the 

 greatest importance, indeed it is often an 

 absolute necessity, that food or drink that 

 will neutralize the medicine prescribed 

 should be forbidden. Milk and fatty sub- 

 stances are well-known antidotes to many 

 drugs in constant use, but the average dog 

 owner is, nine times out of ten, ignorant or 

 forgetful of this, even if he has knowledge 

 of the medicine administered. Many prac- 

 titioners, I regret to say, have not the 

 knowledge necessary to impart these very 

 important particulars, owing to the fact that 

 the above charge against them is true. 

 They did not, in their studies, pay proper 

 attention to the minor details they thought 

 unimportant, and are all at sea on many 

 points with which they should be entirely 

 familiar. The student is not, however, 

 always to blame in the matter, for many 

 of our best known veterinary as well as 

 medical institutions, I regret to say, are 



